Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

“Cuties” (2020)

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I had planned on avoiding this — I didn’t find the subject matter or controversy compelling — but my curiosity got the better of me. The conservatives condemning this movie as a celebration of tween sexualization are off-base, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cardi B, French movies, Kim Kardashian, Maïmouna Doucouré | 3 Comments

People in a Room

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This scene, from THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, is one of the most famous speeches in recent movies: What if — and I know it’s absolutely insane to even suggest such a thing, but bear with me — but … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged conspiracy theories | Leave a comment

Juxtaposin’: Missed Connections

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Music | Tagged fountains of wayne, the civil wars | Leave a comment

The Coronaball Run, Day 7: Flagstaff to Los Angeles

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the seventh and final installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post, here for the second post, here for the third post, here for the fourth post, here … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Flagstaff, Louis L'Amour, Munchy's, Needles, Route 66, truck stops, westerns, Whole Foods | 4 Comments

The Coronaball Run, Day 6: Santa Fe to Albuquerque to Flagstaff

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the sixth installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post, here for the second post, here for the third post, here for the fourth post, and here for … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Albuquerque, arizona, Breaking Bad, Flagstaff, New Mexico, Petrified Forest, Vince Gilligan | 2 Comments

The Coronaball Run, Day 5: Oklahoma City to Amarillo to Santa Fe

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the fifth installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post, here for the second post, here for the third post, and here for the fourth post. From the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Amarillo, Big Texan Steak Ranch, cowboys, green chile, kitsch, OKC Stockyards, Pueblo Revival style, red chile, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Plaza, sopaipilla, St. Francis of Assisi, steak, steakhouses, Stockyards City, tamales, Tomasita's, vaquero | 5 Comments

The Coronaball Run, Day 4: Little Rock to Fort Smith to Oklahoma City

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the fourth installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post, here for the second post, and here for the third post. On day four we left the south … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Arkansas, Bricktown, brutalism, but what about her emails?, Carrie Underwood, Charles Portis, Clinton Presidential Library, Coen Brothers, Fort Smith, Hidaway Pizza, Kings of Leon, Little Rock, Mena, OKC Memorial, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Dodgers, True Grit, Vince Foster, Waffle House | 6 Comments

The Coronaball Run, Day 3: Nashville to Oxford to Clarksdale to Little Rock

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the third installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post and here for the second post. On day three we pulled off the 40 and detoured through the back … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Arkansas, BBQ, blues, Clarksdale, George Jenkins, Gus's Famous Fried Chicken, Highway 61, Jackson, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Little Rock, Mississippi, Nashville, Oxford, Parthenon, Publix, Robert Johnson, Roger Stolle, Tennessee | 6 Comments

The Coronaball Run, Day 2: Richmond to Asheville to Nashville

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the second installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post. On day two we left behind the North and drove deeper into the South. Richmond set the pattern … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Asheville, Burke County, Confederacy, Confederate statues, Country Music Hall of Fame, Dixie, Edley's Bar-B-Que, Jefferson Davis, Johnny Cash, Knoxville, Moxy Hotel, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, neon, North Carolina, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Sunsphere, Tennessee | 10 Comments

The Coronaball Run, Day 1: New York City to Richmond

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In the middle of the coronavirus crisis, I drove from New York City to Los Angeles. I had been planning to move back to California for a number of weeks and I wasn’t about to let the zombie apocalypse … Continue reading →