Monthly Archives: October 2015

Listing Books: Anti-Modernism

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s funny how after over a century of a near-stranglehold on elite sensibilities, modernism refuses to give an inch in the art world. Whether in novels, gallery art, architecture, fashion, or music, the implicit (or even at times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Education, History, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged modernism, postmodernism, traditionalism | 7 Comments

A Magnificence Suitable to a People Who Styled Themselves the Masters of the World

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The only merit of the administration of Carinus that history could record, or poetry celebrate, was the uncommon splendor with which, in his own and his brother’s name, he exhibited the Roman games of the theatre, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged And you complained about Cecil the Lion, Carinus, Edward Gibbon, Roman Empire, Rome, the Colosseum, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | 5 Comments

A Frog’s Life

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: At first it all seemed to be images, not even a me. Then things got clearer and I sensed I was here. But it wasn’t just me after all. There were a few others too! In fact the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health | 1 Comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Narkiss

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the signature models from the early days of MetArt, the Russian Narkiss (I’m not aware of a last name) seems to have worked exclusively with the photographer known as Slastyonoff. Her coolness and dramatic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged naked lady of the week, Narkiss, nude photography, Russia, Slastyonoff | Leave a comment

2,000,000

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Thank you to all visitors, commenters, and porn bots.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog news | 2 Comments

Moody Street Update: All About the Fat

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here of a walk down Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was just before Christmas in 2013 and early in the evening, when it was already quite dark, and the life of the place was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health | 6 Comments

Notes on “First Blood”

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1982 “First Blood” has much in common with the Kirk Douglas vehicle “Lonely Are the Brave,” made 20 years earlier. The heroes of both movies are veterans and pariahs, and they duke it out with … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Action Movies, Film, First Blood, movies, Rambo, Sylvester Stallone, Ted Kotcheff | 6 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Anna Sbitna

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Surely one of the most famed erotic models of recent years, Anna Sbitna was at one time the main muse of high-class cheesecake purveyor Petter Hegre. It’s not hard to understand Hegre’s attraction to her: her … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged Anna Sbitna, naked lady of the week, nude photography, Petter Hegre, Ukraine | Leave a comment

21 Underappreciated Movies (From The Last Decade Or So)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Tired of looking at stupid arbitrary BuzzFeed lists in Facebook feed all day, I thought it was about time I create my own stupid arbitrary BuzzFeed-style list. I was having a discussion with a friend during which the … Continue reading →