Yearly Archives: 2016

Naked Lady of the Week: Liz Vicious

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Former erotica entrepreneur Liz Vicious always sort of reminded me of Ann Dvorak, one of the few actresses to choose a stage name easily pronounceable by no one. “My fake name is properly pronounced vor’shack,” she … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sex | Tagged Ann Dvorak, Liz Vicious, naked lady of the week, nude photography | 1 Comment

The UR Syllabus of Shitlordery

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Browsing my Facebook feed the past few days, I’ve been astonished at the amount of hysterical, sloppy thinking I’ve seen from many of my otherwise smart friends. How you can see a (likely gay) Muslim man shoot up … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Education, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Bukka White, Charles Bukowski, Charles Ferguson, Charles Portis, Charles Willeford, donald westlake, Edward Abbey, Elmore Leonard, Epictetus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gary Taubes, George MacDonald Fraser, Gore Vidal, Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending, Howlin' Wolf, John Colapinto, John Lee Hooker, John T. Flynn, Joseph McCarthy, Kevin MacDonald, Lead Belly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lonnie Johnson, Mance Lipscomb, Marcus Aurelius, Mencius Moldbug, Michael Oakeshott, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Nassim Taleb, Nicholas Wade, Oswald Spengler, Otis Rush, Raymond Chandler, Red Pill, seneca, shitlordery, Skip James, Son House, Stanley Rothman, Steven Pinker, T-Bone Walker, Thomas Sowell | 7 Comments

Quote Du Jour: On the White Cultural Theft of “Bye, Felicia!”

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Carvell Wallace, commenting on white friend’s use of the phrase “Bye, Felicia!” in a text message, writes perhaps the stupidest thing I’ve read so far this year: Not knowing where something comes from is not a crime. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music | Tagged Bye Felicia!, Chris Tucker, F. Gary Gray, Ice Cube, N.W.A. | 5 Comments

A Generation on a Ledge

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about how the pro-faculty American Association of University Professors issued a report critical of the misuses of Title IX. And how Fester found that take to be refreshing and welcome. But also that it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Politics and Economics, Uncategorized | Tagged architecture, higher education, Jonathan R. Cole, microaggessions, NewBostonPost, safe spaces, The Atlantic | 3 Comments

Faces and Noses, con’t.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about Neil Postman’s influential early 90s view that broadcast news was morphing to entertainment. And how that argument–insightful as it was–missed the notion of actual media bias, replete with intention about actual content, that came down … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics and Economics, Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Neil Postman, sundayarts | 5 Comments

The Nose in Front of One’s Face

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Neil Postman was an author, academic and media critic, best known for his book Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985). According to Wikipedia: The book’s origins lay in a talk Postman gave to the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1984. … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics and Economics | Tagged media bias, Neil Postman | 3 Comments

Notes on “Capricorn One”

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There is one great moment in the 1978 “Capricorn One”: a slow track away from a group of astronauts who are acting out a Mars landing for the benefit of a credulous public. As the head … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Capricorn One, Elliott Gould, Film, movies, Peter Hyams, Science Fiction, thrillers | Leave a comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Abigaile Johnson

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Abigaile Johnson’s real name is surely not Abigaile Johnson. She’s Czech, and she looks it. While putting together this post I was struck by the facial resemblance to former NLOTW Jenni Czech, profiled back here. What … Continue reading →