Monthly Archives: February 2015

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.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Beaux Arts, French Quarter, Louisiana, New Orleans, traditionalism | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Linkathons | 8 Comments

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).

Posted in Movies, Music, Sex, The Good Life, Women men and fashion | Tagged Claudette Colbert, Ernst Lubitsch, Miriam Hopkins | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged Barcelona, Chris Eigeman, subtext, Taylor Nichols, Whit Stillman | Leave a comment

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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Six Movie Posters for “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The French poster, by Chica, is a classic. Echoed, somewhat ineptly, in this Argentine design. The U.S. poster utilizes a couple sketch that appeared in a lot of international advertising for the movie. The American posters … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Argentina, catherine deneuve, Denmark, England, Film, Finland, France, Jacques Demy, Movie Posters, movies, Nino Castelnuovo, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 1 Comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Karina Hart

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Because tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, I thought Karina Hart’s name and cherubic figure made her an appropriate choice this week. Like her fellow compatriots Veronika Zemanova, Jana Defi, and Karin Spolnikova, Ms. Hart hails from the Czech Republic or … Continue reading →