Monthly Archives: January 2018

Louis Malle’s “Phantom India”

Sir Barken Hyena writes: I watched this series from French director Louis Malle back-to-back the other day, it’s that good. In the late 60’s, Malle spent 5 months motoring around the vast backwaters of India in search of what spontaneous … Continue reading

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Mueller? . . . . Mueller? . . .

Fenster writes: Most of my friends are liberal, which in the current era is to say progressive, which in the current moment is to say increasingly illiberal about a lot of things.  A closed mind seems to many to be … Continue reading

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Notes on “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Based on the comic by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” more than makes good on the extravagant promise of its title. The principal setting is Alpha, an improbable … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Keeley Hazell

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I just realized that Keeley Hazell became famous (okay, semi-famous) 12 years ago, but in my mind she’s a contemporary, even up-and-coming, figure. Fuck, I’m old. In England a young woman can make a name for … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Lisa Welch

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: September 1980 Playmate of the Month Lisa Welch strikes me as one of the prettier Playmates of her era. She also strikes me as an almost perfect creature of Playboy — sexily bodacious, yet nonthreatening and … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Elena Koshka

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Elena’s name might lead you to believe that she is Russian. In fact, she’s from Oregon, though I’m guessing there’s some Russian in there regardless. She’s six feet tall. I didn’t realize this until I watched … Continue reading

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Elites and Private Virtue

Fenster writes: Nils Gilman writes: Perhaps the most insidious threat facing Western democracies has been the progressive decline of elite accountability and responsibility. “Today’s elite is more talented and open but lacks a self-conscious leadership code. The language of meritocracy … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Mika

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I suppose Mika here qualifies as an unconventional beauty. Her teeth are too much, her chin too little, and her nose too topographical. And yet I’m quite taken with her. She has poise and personality. Okay, … Continue reading

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Woody in the Post

Paleo Retiree writes: America’s very own Maoist Cultural Revolution gathers steam: Allen frustrates people because he seems to relish dancing on the edge of the outrage. There’s nothing criminal about an 82-year-old’s fixation with 18-year-olds, and it’s not whip-out-your-penis, button-under-the-desk … Continue reading

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