Monthly Archives: May 2017

Notes on “Get Out” (2017)

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I finally caught up with GET OUT, writer-director Jordan Peele’s racial satire. A box-office smash beloved by critics (well, most of them), Peele takes Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “black bodies” rhetoric and recasts it into a horror-thriller. Chris Washington, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Allison Williams, antiracism, Daniel Kaluuya, horror, Jordan Peele, LaKeith Stanfield, Lil Rey Howery, racism, Ta-Nehisi Coates, thriller | Leave a comment

Little Pieces of Blue Jelly

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Dickie stopped in the road, looking at him. They were arguing so loudly, a few people around them were looking, watching. ‘It could have been fun,’ Tom said, ‘but not the way you chose to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Crime Fiction, Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr. Ripley | 5 Comments

Architecture and Color

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture | 2 Comments

“The Fits”

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: For much of its running time “The Fits,” the first feature film from writer-director Anna Rose Holmer, is a sensitive and nicely underplayed piece of naturalistic humanism. Holmer’s camera follows 11-year-old Toni (the bracingly earnest Royalty … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Anna Rose Holmer, Film, movies, Royalty Hightower, The Fits | 1 Comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Samantha Fox

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Remember Samantha Fox? She rose to fame in England after her mother allowed racy photos of her to appear on Page 3 of The Sun. She was only around five feet in height, but she had … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged boobs, England, naked lady of the week, nude photography, Page 3, Samantha Fox | 4 Comments

Linkage

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: James Kunstler: “The Deep State is determined to drive Trump from office.” Thomas E. Patterson, professor of government and media at Harvard: “Trump’s coverage during his first 100 days set a new standard for negativity. Of news … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged Camille Paglia, Donald Trump, James Kunstler, politics | 1 Comment

Radical Thought

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Jordan Peterson | 2 Comments

Left, Right, Left, Right, Left

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Ah, the times in which we live. Here is Michael Lind, once conservative, then a critic of conservatism, now writing an article not for Salon but for the Trumpist journal American Affairs. Is this a conservative piece? … Continue reading →