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Monthly Archives: February 2017
One Nice Thing About Tenure. . .
Fenster writes: . . . is that it permits tenured professors to write what they see. Of course this can cut the wrong way but tenure is a double edged sword. Here, an article skeptical about unlimited low-skill immigration is … Continue reading
Naked Lady of the Week: Sasha Grey
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Is it fair to call Sasha Grey a legend? I feel like it is, in part because her meteoric plummet through the hardcore porn industry now seems like part of a past era. Upon seeing her … Continue reading
Posted in Performers, Photography, Sex, Uncategorized
Tagged naked lady of the week, nude photography, Sasha Grey
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Rant Du Jour: Why Rob from “High Fidelity” Sucks
Blowhard, Esq. writes: We’re all arts sophisticates around here, right? We love the good things in life like pro wrestling, Michael Bay movies, and Mickey Spillane novels. We cultivate our refined taste and enjoy bantering with like-minded aesthetes. Ergo, you’d think … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Personal reflections
Tagged John Cusack, nerds, Nick Hornby
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Quote Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: At provincial assize courts in the Elizabethan-Jacobean period (1558-1625) the average duration of a trial, including time for jury deliberations, has been reckoned at between fifteen and twenty minutes. These were cases of felony, which still in Elizabethan … Continue reading
Posted in History, Law
Tagged adversary trial, criminal law, criminal procedure, John H. Langbein, Old Bailey
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A Vested Interest In Disorder
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found myself mulling over a discussion in our class in History and Moral Philosophy. Mr. Dubois was talking about the disorders that preceded the breakup of the North American republic, back in the 20th century. … Continue reading
Caldwell on Trump
Paleo Retiree writes: From a terrific piece by Christopher Caldwell: In our time, as in Jackson’s, the ruling classes claim a monopoly not just on the economy and society but also on the legitimate authority to regulate and restrain it, … Continue reading
Naked Lady of the Week: Daniel Sea
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Daniel is a boy’s name, but no one would take the model known as Daniel Sea for a boy. Not on visual evidence, anyway. She looks a bit like a deluxe version of Elle Fanning. A … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life
Tagged Belarus, boobs, Daniel Sea, naked lady of the week, nude photography
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“Feminine Beauty” by Kenneth Clark
Blowhard, Esq. writes: What I appreciated most about this book, aside from the subject matter, was its modest approach. Clark, best known as the writer and host of the TV series “Civilization”, is a highly cultured man but he wears his … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, The Good Life
Tagged beauty, Kenneth Clark, shitlordery, the male gaze, Western Civilization, women
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