Monthly Archives: November 2017

Juxtaposin’: Halos

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Photography | Tagged david lynch, Juxtaposin', Laura Palmer, Lillian Gish, Sheryl Lee, twin peaks | Leave a comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A woman inspects some travel posters in Jacques Tati’s PLAYTIME (1967). Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, Movies | Tagged Jacques Tati, modernism | 2 Comments

If I Must Have a Master, My Master Should Be a Great Man

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: By this time it was about midnight. One of her servants, waiting with her pelisse, went down to order her carriage. On her way home she fell naturally enough to musing over M. de Montriveau’s prediction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged branding game, France, Honore de Balzac, The Duchess of Langeaise | 2 Comments

Unillumined Corridors

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: People live in a tiny time-slice of the present moment, which they carry forward with them. But nothing remains. And there’s nothing in their experience which reverberates down the centuries, because the centuries to them are … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Politics and Economics | Tagged England, Granville Thorndyke, Roger Scruton | 1 Comment

Nerds Who Aren’t As Smart As They Think They Are, The First in a Possible Series

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In this NYT profile of 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki, Anne’s mother Esther has this to say about her daughter dating Yankee* Alex Rodriguez: “I liked A-Rod, he was a very nice man,” Esther Wojcicki told me. “He … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Sports | Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Anne Wojcicki, intellectuals, nerds, New York Yankees | 8 Comments

“Ultrasociety” by Peter Turchin

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The book’s complete title: “Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth.” A stimulating, clear, fast and provocative attempt to explain via the principles of cultural evolution and population biology how humans … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History, Science, Uncategorized | Tagged Cliodynamics, complexity, evolution, Evolutionary Biology, history, Peter Turchin | Leave a comment

Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Post-Modern Left imagines a system of 'systemic oppression' so devious that it allows every adult to vote, own property, work any job, move anywhere, marry anyone, learn anything, and say anything. — Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) November … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged postmodernism | 15 Comments

Pope Brody Issues an Encyclical

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Like the Pope issuing a bull, New Yorker film critic Richard Brody has declared Louis CK’s I LOVE YOU, DADDY to be a “disgusting movie that should never have been acquired for distribution in the first place.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Feminism, Louis C.K., Pepperidge Farm Remembers, Richard Brody, The New Yorker | 7 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Manhatta(n)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged avant-garde movies, Charles Sheeler, Paul Strand, Woody Allen | Leave a comment

It’s a New Day in America!

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: At a time of rancor and divisiveness it is good to remember: it’s a new day in America! It’s always a new day in America. America . . . it’s a new day! President Frank Underwood A new … Continue reading →