Monthly Archives: October 2014

Juxtaposin’: Merry Companies

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged Dennis Hopper, Dutch painting, Jack Nicholson, Juxtaposin', merry company, Michelle Phillips | 2 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Gustave Doré, “The Deluge,” 1866. Hi-res copy here. H/T Glynn Marshes. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Art, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged engraving, Gustave Doré, The Bible | 4 Comments

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Beneath your perfume and your make-up You’re just a baby in disguise And though you know that it’s wrong to be Alone with me That come on look is in your eyes

Posted in Music, Sex | Tagged better runnnnn girl!, couldn't do it today, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap | 4 Comments

Art Gallery of New South Wales: Australians

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: More AGNSW pictures, this one focusing on the museum’s works by Australian artists. (I’m using a loose definition: artists who were either born or died or spent a substantial part of their lives in Australia.) I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Travel | Tagged albert tucker, art gallery of new south wales, arthur collingridge, charles meere, eric thake, george washington lambert, grace cossington smith, herbert mcclintock, james gleeson, john brack, raokin, ronald wakelin, sidney nolan, sydney long, weaver hawkins | 1 Comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wheeler Hall at UC Berkeley, California. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged traditionalism, UC Berkeley, University of California | Leave a comment

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Grand Illusion”

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This poster, for a ’40s release of “Grand Illusion,” is generally regarded as the best design for the film. It’s by Bernard Lancy. Related Lancy on Pinterest.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Bernard Lancy, Film, France, Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

Showtune Saturday: “The Lambeth Walk” (With Bonus Nazis)

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Me and my Girl was a hit musical of 1937, a mistaken-identity dancehall comedy about a Cockney bloke named Bill Snibson who discovers he is the heir to a noble title. The show’s hit tune was “The … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Humor, Movies, Music | Tagged Adolph Hitler, dancing nazis, Emma Thompson, me and my girl, robert lindsay, showtune saturday, Stephen Fry, the lambeth walk | 3 Comments

Notes on “Thirteen Women”

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the many quasi-horror films released in the wake of Universal’s “Dracula” and “Frankenstein,” this RKO production from 1932 offers the intriguing spectacle of Myrna Loy playing an archvillainess. Her character, Ursula Georgi, is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Film, George Archainbaud, horror, Irene Dunne, movies, Myrna Loy, Ricardo Cortez | 2 Comments

Thursday Pop Selection: XTC / Respectable Street

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: XTC is caught here at the moment when their early hyperactive pop-punk began to give way to the softer, kinder sound that would debut on “English Settlement” (their peak in my view) and achieve full-bodied form on “Mummer.” … Continue reading →

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Twink Chic?

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Some ads that caught my attention as I’ve made my usual rounds in NYC in recent days: Twinks are in? And even black guys now open their mouths like women and wear buns? Of course we who visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Sex, Trends, Women men and fashion | 8 Comments