Blowhard, Esq. writes:

• The next hipster coffee trend? I can only assume the sound waves were generated from vinyl records.
• Just what Los Angeles needs — a giant, translucent, glowing egg. Lots of good art deco architecture on Miracle Mile, including the May Company building this thing will be attached to, that the architect could play off of instead. Not to mention art deco was the reigning style during Hollywood’s Golden Age so it would make a doubly perfect fit for the museum.
• The movie fan theories that go viral make about as much sense to me as this does. I ranted about geeky fan theories back here.
• For years I’ve been saying that I enjoy reading RPG rulebooks more than actually playing the games. I realize that makes me a real weirdo.
• I enjoy this art more than the stuff I see in contemporary art museums and galleries.
• Everyone needs a hobby.
• Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn share their favorite Criterion movies. I love most of these too.
• OK, it’s a funny line. I chuckled. But stuff like this makes it apparent to me that a lot of anti-red state bias is class-based. God forbid someone likes living in a small town and going to Olive Garden.

• Aren’t lefties supposed to be more cynical about corporations than this? Clark Bianco at Popehat has a different take.

• Cici James, founder of Singularity and Co. bookstore, photographed by Bill Wadman with body paint by Adam DuShole.