Monthly Archives: September 2015

Triggers Again

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Thankfully, the trigger warning idea is getting some strong pushback.  The faculty at American University has strongly endorsed free speech on campus.  Other prestige colleges, like Purdue, are following the lead of the University of Chicago in taking … Continue reading →

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The Queen Waits To Address Her Subjects

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Photo via Paleo Retiree.

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Australian Hot Chocolate, Five Ways

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: There might be more obvious candidates for the title of quintessentially Australian drink. VB, Penfold’s Grange, Bundy,  Sullivan’s Cove. But it cannot be denied that hot chocolate is big business here. Not “cocoa”, either, but real, serious, … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Man of Aran”

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrzio del Wrongo writes: This British three-sheet for Robert Flaherty’s 1934 “Man of Aran” was designed by Marc Stone, a notable commercial artist who was responsible for some great posters, including a couple for the Karloff horror vehicle “The Ghoul.” … Continue reading →

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Tempest in a Teapot?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: ere is a video on the subject of tea.  Oh, and sex, too, since they go together like love and marriage.  Check it out.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Ivan Aivazovsky, “The Birth of Aphrodite,” 1887. Click on the image to enlarge. Related Back here I shared a gallery of Aivazovsky’s seascapes.

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Juxtaposin’: Cultural Appropriation Alert!

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Perhaps you thought James Brown’s famous disrobing-and-falling-down routine was sui generis?  Maybe maybe not.

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Naked Lady of the Week: Poppy Coles

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I guess the British Poppy is best considered as a figure of the very late days of semi-traditional cheesecake publishing, when models still made their names (or pseudonyms) on the rare spread published in a glossy … Continue reading →

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Free College?

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Perhaps as punishment for having been a manager for so long, or maybe simply as a form of cosmic social justice, I find myself at a relatively advanced age a union member.  I got to be a faculty … Continue reading →

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Delayed Reaction X 2

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The Boston Globe front page tells two tales that, to me at least, reveal something about delayed reactions on the part of institutions. People are creatures of habit, and prone to both cognitive error and poor judgment of … Continue reading →

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