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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Kirsten Mortensen’s Latest
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Kirsten Mortensen’s latest novel, which is about a small chemical engineering company in upstate New York, is very clever. Kirsten’s fiction, which includes idiosyncratic works like “Can Job,” doesn’t fit comfortably into any particular box. That’s part … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing
Tagged Dark Chemistry, kirsten mortensen, pheromones
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Sunday Jazz Selection
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Ginza Samba, Cal Tjader & Stan Getz Sextet, 1958. Composed by Vince Guaraldi of “Peanuts” fame, he plays piano on the track.
Architecture Du Jour: The Italian Trulli Stone Houses
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Based on prehistoric building technique, dry-stone houses with conical roofs are found throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond. They follow similar construction principles, but each type has its own name and style. The trullo (pl. trulli) is the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Apulia, dry stone, Italy, traditionalism, vernacular architecture
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Village Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Pradelles, France. Click on the image to enlarge.
Showtune Saturday: “Moses Supposes”
Eddie Pensier writes: Not really a showtune, you protest. In fact, “Moses Supposes” was the only song from Singin’ In The Rain that hadn’t been previously used in other MGM musicals. The lyrics, such as they are, are by musical … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Performers
Tagged donald o'connor, gene kelly, moses supposes, showtune saturday, singin' in the rain
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Notes on “The Working Man”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1933 George Arliss vehicle focuses on a getting-ready-to-retire shoe magnate. His vitality is so reliant on competition that he covertly goes to work for his rivals when their fortunes begin to fail. The company, launched by his onetime buddy and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Unexpected Celebrity Perfumes, Five Ways
Eddie Pensier writes: Every celebrity has their own fragrance nowadays. And frankly, those of us who appreciate the art of perfumery generally don’t think much of star-hyped scents: the lion’s share of their budget tends to go toward packaging and … Continue reading
Docs About Movies 1: “Free Radicals”
Paleo Retiree writes: Sick and housebound with a cold/flu/something-or-other, I’ve been passing the time with a lot of doc-watching via Netflix Instant. Weird the way that illness makes me lose my appetite for fiction films. Why should that be? Is it as simple as … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged avant-garde movies, documentaries, documentary, movies, pip chodorov, stan brakhage
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