Yearly Archives: 2016

Faking It

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Steve Sailer asks if fake hate crimes are against the law.  Apparently not, in a lot of places.  But should criminal penalties apply?  And is a fake hate crime itself a hate crime? And should it be prosecuted … Continue reading →

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Eight Movie Posters for “Band of Outsiders”

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Band of Outsiders” is, I think, the tenderest of the great Godard films. It’s also, with the exception of “Breathless,” the one that looms largest in the public consciousness: The scenes showing Karina, Frey, and Brasseur … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Cry Danger”

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Cry Danger,” the first film directed by Robert Parrish, may come closer to the wry, frugal tone of Dashiell Hammett than even Huston’s adaptation of “The Maltese Falcon,” which leans rather heavily — and quite successfully … Continue reading →

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Naked Lady of the Week: Alison Tyler

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Porn star Alison Tyler’s Amazonian proportions recall Lynda Carter as reimagined by R. Crumb. Maybe that’s why she played Wonder Woman in a recent porn parody? (Link NSFW, natch.) Feminists are always going on about how anorexic models … Continue reading →

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“Love & Friendship” Pre-review

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: It is always a kind of special event, albeit in a low key, when a new Whit Stillman film opens.  He’s done only four since 1990: the WASP trilogy of Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco … Continue reading →

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Quadrangulation

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Peggy Noonan today quotes a cabbie shouting from his cab that he supports Trump because he is “neither left not right”. But wait, didn’t Clinton finish this job off in the 90s with his fabled “triangulation”? Yes, Clinton did … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead”

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a documentary film chronicling the life and death of the highly influential humor magazine National Lampoon. It is worth viewing but don’t expect all that much humor.  It is not a revue or … Continue reading →

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UR: The Only Kind of Jokes We Like Are Problematic Ones

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The anti-SJW meme is a thriving folk art. (HT: Paleo Retiree for turning up the link.) A few examples:

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An Interesting Lesson in Female Psychology

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Kerim forked up a strip of fish and tore at it with his teeth. He drank down a half a tumbler of raki. He lit a cigarette and sat back in his chair. ‘Well,’ he said … Continue reading →

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Steve Miller

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Steve Miller is a protean fellow as a musician.  Blues artist, psychedelic pioneer, pop craftsman and now feted at Lincoln Center under the broad umbrella of jazz. This caused me to reflect on a blog post Fenster wrote … Continue reading →

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