Monthly Archives: February 2015

Naked Lady of the Week: Emma Mae

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: What’s your take on tattoos on girls? A turn-on? A turn-off? I have trouble with them myself. Not that they’re a deal-breaker, mind you. But where evaluations of attractiveness go, a tattoo isn’t a feature that my reptilian hindbrain … Continue reading →

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RIP Lloyd Fonvielle 1950-2015

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Lloyd Fonvielle — writer, artist, friend to many of us here, our fifth Beatle — died earlier this week at his home in Las Vegas. His creativity, humor, intelligence, and generosity will be deeply missed. I heard a … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Detail from the Louisiana Supreme Court. Source. Click on the image to enlarge. 

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Ngram of the Day

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Society and culture: From a current day academic point of view society and culture are separate but related concepts.  Culture tends to refer to the values and beliefs of a group of people and the material surroundings that … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you love and are passionate about your job, that’s great, but why do we expect that from everyone? A woman, who now identifies as a man, takes large injections of testosterone and finds her entire worldview turned … Continue reading →

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Movie Clip Du Jour

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Miriam Hopkins and Claudette Colbert sing “Jazz Up Your Lingerie” from Ernst Lubitsch’s THE SMILING LIEUTENANT (1931).

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Artist Stanislav Szukalski, A Forgotten Master

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Cultural memory is a roulette wheel, and there’s no telling who will survive to be one of the “deathless greats”. Some come and go, as Shakespeare has, and some never get a shot at the big … Continue reading →

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Movie Clip Du Jour

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Related BARCELONA is one of my favorite movies from the ’90s. Fabrizio listed his favorite ’90s movies here.

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The Camera Loves…

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: …Rita Hayworth Click on the image to enlarge.

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Frank Bruni on Higher Education

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Time for perfesser Fenster to grade Frank Bruni for his essay on higher education in the NYT. I’ll grant him an A in the effective writing department, as always.  No typos.  No misspellings.  Good structure. I’ll give him … Continue reading →

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