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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Notes on “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” intends to condemn the divorce laws of Israeli, yet it’s more interesting for the debate it poses between personal liberty and traditional authoritarianism. What is the last movie to put … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Film, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Israel, Judaism, marriage, movies, Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian
3 Comments
Architecture and Color
Paleo Retiree writes:
Burning Burns
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Listening to Meryl Streep impersonate the persnickety, dying-quail voice of Eleanor Roosevelt in Ken Burns’ “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,” you get the sense that this is the role she’s been waiting to play since she … Continue reading
Posted in History, Movies
Tagged documentaries, Eleanor Roosevelt, Film, Ken Burns, Meryl Streep, movies, PBS
3 Comments
Merry Christmas
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Architecture and Color
Paleo Retiree writes:
UR’s Philosophy and “The Evolution of Everything”
Fenster writes: Back here Blowhard Esq. summed up UR’s philosophy in a nutshell by quoting Frédéric Bastiat, which makes us classical liberals in economic matters I think. I don’t object since that line of thinking is agreeable. Plus, I didn’t … Continue reading
Naked Lady of the Week: Edwige Fenech
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: For my money, Edwige Fenech is to the ’70s what Bardot was to the ’60s: the preeminent sex queen of the European cinema. Admittedly, this is a crown she wears in my imagination only: the general … Continue reading
Posted in Performers, Photography, Sex
Tagged bush, Edwige Fenech, Italy, naked lady of the week, nude photography, Tunisia
1 Comment
Some Quick Thoughts on the New “Star Wars”
Sax von Stroheim writes: Uninspired action, a plot rehashed from Star Wars ’77 and Return of the Jedi, progressive signalling standing in for characterization (look, girl power!), a cynical trotting out of decrepit pieces of nostalgia to fulfill the audience’s … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
20 Comments
Our Favorite Things in 2015
Blowhard, Esq. writes: In a nice bit of symmetry, three of my favorite albums from last year had sequels this year. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys gave us more retro rock n’ roll grooves with The Arcs’ Yours, Dreamily, Chavurches … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History, Movies, Music, The Good Life, Theater
6 Comments
Juxtaposin’: America’s Foremost Public Intellectual
Blowhard, Esq. writes:
Posted in Politics and Economics
Tagged Melissa Harris-Perry, public intellectuals, Ta-Nehisi Coates
8 Comments