Monthly Archives: January 2018

Louis Malle’s “Phantom India”

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Sir Barken Hyena

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

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Mueller? . . . . Mueller? . . .

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Fenster

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”

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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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Elites and Private Virtue

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Fenster

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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Woody in the Post

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

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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Your Comedy and Mine

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There came a day when the round of decorous pleasures and solemn gaieties in which Mr. Jos Sedley’s family indulged was interrupted by an event which happens in most houses. As you ascend the staircase of … Continue reading →

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Under Construction

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster leaks: A map of the proposed Cryptomall of America, due to open in November, indicating anchor tenants as of January 1.  Subject to rapid change.

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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Consciousness is such a given that one would not think to consider it as a problem.  It is just there.  But the fact that it is there, and what it means that there is a there there, does … Continue reading →

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