Monthly Archives: August 2014

Showtune Saturday: “Dentist”

Eddie Pensier writes: Certainly the best song sung by Steve Martin playing a sadistic biker-dentist in a musical horror movie about a cannibalistic plant based on a stage musical derived from a Roger Corman film, ever. From Frank Oz’s Little Shop … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “1941”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: With art by David McMacken.

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Naked Lady of the Week: Lexi Belle

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Porn star Lexi Belle, AVN nominee for best three-way sex scene (G/G/B) and winner of the award for best three-way sex scene (B/B/G), knows about the good life: Along with her vegetarianism, she involves herself in animal volunteering, expressing a … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Egyptian Queen” by Frank Frazetta, 1969. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Five Things I Learned From Watching 37 Episodes Of “Yes, Minister”

Eddie Pensier writes: Illness has struck the Pensiers: at least two members of our household have spent the last six days walking around in various states of poor health. To fill up the gaping maw of daylight hours while I … Continue reading →

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“Crazy Wisdom”

Paleo Retiree writes: Doc about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the Tibetan monk who was mostly responsible for bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the west. He was a big figure in the counterculture from the ’60s through the ’80s (he died in 1987 … Continue reading →

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Crusades

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Zero for Conduct, “Jean Vigo’s rough-hewn, poetic evocation of youth under the strain of institutionalized education, is nearly impossible to summarize in words. Among other things, it’s perhaps the greatest expression of the anarchic impulse ever put on film. In … Continue reading →

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The Camera Loves…

Blowhard, Esq. writes: …Lauren Bacall, 1924-2014. RIP. 

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Jewish Music and the Blues

Fenster writes: If you have not seen it, the PBS special on Jews and Broadway is very much worth watching.  It’s entitled Broadway Musicals: a Jewish Legacy.  Jews often seem to want to downplay their prominence in various fields, or … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A woman goes for a run, a dude smiles at her twice. Here’s her reaction. An Indian woman sees a white girl wearing a sari incorrectly. Here’s her reaction. Ugh, so super sad. The fact that blacks, Hispanics, … Continue reading →

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