Monthly Archives: June 2015

Juxtaposin’: Aloha Edition

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Do “cultural appropriation”-obsessed SJWs know about the Tiki craze? Is that their version of the Holocaust?

Posted in Art, History, Movies | Tagged Cameron Crowe, cultural appropriation, tiki | 8 Comments

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A friend notes that it’s a comedy in which rape is dismissed as “assault with a friendly weapon.”

Posted in Movies | Tagged Blake Edwards, James Coburn, William Graham | Leave a comment

Paleo Retiree writes: The real Pussy Galore. A great rant from Fred Reed. Steve Sailer takes a look at the excruciatingly slow progress of California’s High Speed Rail. Some girls are just born wild. Elon Musk: genius … at milking the … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged color, Fred Reed, karen straughan, robert parker, Steve Sailer, thediggitydank, thongs, wine | 6 Comments

“Filthy Cities”

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I recently enjoyed (if with some reservations) the three-part BBC documentary series “Filthy Cities,” which recently became available on Netflix Instant. Medieval London, revolutionary Paris and industrial-age New York City are the filthy cities covered by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Television | Tagged BBC, cities, dan snow, documentary, television, urbanism | Leave a comment

Where’s the Tape?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Is it just me, or do rolls of Scotch tape come with less product these days?

Posted in Personal reflections, Shopping | Tagged tape | 3 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As Paleo Retiree likes to say, “It was the 70s.” “We’d like to undress him and watch his fashion turn to passion,” drool the editors of Playgirl, under a photo of — Calvin Klein! What is the blue-eyed, … Continue reading →