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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Cartoon Gangsta
Paleo Retiree writes: Good lord, the ways some people dress these days. Mr. Gang was so devoted to demonstrating his Badness that he kept flashing a roll: LOL: I just noticed for the first time that his forearm tattoos match the number on his … Continue reading
Linkage
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Blood Boil Du Jour: since 9/11, police have seized billions from motorists without a single warrant, indictment, or trial. Nanny State Update. Key quote: <<Some say it is all but impossible to make compliant raw-milk cheese consistently, and … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
9 Comments
Movie Still Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Marina Vlady and Anny Duperey in Godard’s 2 OR 3 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER. Just two naked French prostitutes mock fighting while wearing travel bags over their heads, nbd. Click on the image to enlarge.
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged Anny Duperey, consumerism, French movies, Jean-Luc Godard, Marina Vlady
4 Comments
Architecture Du Jour: The Yemen Tower House
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Tower houses are a form of building unique to southern Arabia. They originated in pre-Islamic times in the south of Yemen, where tribal strife was the motivation for developing an effective way of building defensive towers out of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Arabia, tower house, traditionalism, vernacular architecture, Yemen
6 Comments
Belcampo Meat Co. at Grand Central Market
Blowhard, Esq. writes: L.A.’s Grand Central Market has been undergoing a renaissance over the past few years. When a friend and I were there three years ago, the food offerings ranged from mediocre to lousy. While the middling places we ate … Continue reading
Posted in Food and health, The Good Life, Travel
Tagged butcher, Grand Central Market, Los Angeles, meat
13 Comments
“The Unknown Known”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Have any UR readers watched “The Unknown Known,” Errol Morris’ documentary on Donald Rumsfeld? It’s on Netflix Instant. I caught up with it last week and found myself fascinated by its lameness. For 100 minutes Morris … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics
Tagged documentaries, Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris, Film, George W. Bush, movies, The Unknown Known, War on Terror
14 Comments
Architecture Du Jour: The English Cob House
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cob is an earth-base building material comprising subsoil, clay, sand, and gravel, which is mixed with straw and water to a stiff but malleable mass and used to build the walls of a house and numerous items within … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged cob house, Devon, England, traditionalism, vernacular architecture
8 Comments
Movie Poster Du Jour: “All That Heaven Allows”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The stone lithography process by which this poster was printed makes looking at it a rather sumptuous experience. Gotta love the delicate lighting effect on the faces and the array of blues and greens. With art … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Movies
Tagged All That Heaven Allows, Douglas Sirk, Film, France, Jane Wyman, Movie Posters, movies, Rock Hudson
2 Comments
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