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Monthly Archives: December 2016
“Cafe Society”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found “Cafe Society” to be the most affecting Woody Allen movie of recent years. It’s a soft-shoe over and around Allen’s accustomed themes and obsessions that — miraculously — never stumbles into triteness or predictability. Allen’s hero, Bobby, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Cafe Society, Film, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, movies, Vittorio Storaro, Woody Allen
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Merry Christmas
Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Mystic Nativity” by Sandro Botticelli, 1500. Click on the image to enlarge.
Our Favorite Things in 2016
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Aging crank that I am, like the others in this group I gave up following whatever’s current a long time ago. Why bother when 90% will be forgotten in a few years anyway? So, as my selections show, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Media, Movies, Music, Performers, Politics and Economics, Television, The Good Life
Tagged 2016, best of
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Juxtaposin’: Intros
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:
Posted in Movies
Tagged Ed Forsyth, Film, Jackie Brown, Joyce Jillson, Juxtaposin', movies, Superchick
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Juxtaposin’: Send Me
Blowhard, Esq. writes:
Book Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes:
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Music
Tagged anticommunism, communism, hypnotism, the beatles
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Linkage
Paleo Retiree writes: Will France follow in Trump’s footsteps? Title IX gone wild. New York City’s best dumplings. How Russia does a trade show. (NSFW) Why are we more preoccupied these days with policing attitudes than with policing behavior? Should … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
Tagged alt right, food, France, Gary Taubes, ramen, Russia, Title IX
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Naked Lady of the Week: Bretona
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Bretona’s face is suggestive of a goddess or allegorical figure out of Neoclassical sculpture. There’s a severity to the nose and chin that’s mitigated by her big gray eyes and long honey-blonde hair. Her body, too, … Continue reading
Juxtaposin’: Dark Lords of the Shit
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related “Rogue One” Makes White Guys the Enemy of the Future