Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

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About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

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Posted on October 15, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Will a free speech case few took note of prove to be the most significant decision of the Supreme Court’s current term? I thought this line was pretty funny: “Robert Post, the dean of Yale Law School and … Continue reading →

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Listing Books: Anti-Modernism

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s funny how after over a century of a near-stranglehold on elite sensibilities, modernism refuses to give an inch in the art world. Whether in novels, gallery art, architecture, fashion, or music, the implicit (or even at times, … Continue reading →

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2,000,000

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Thank you to all visitors, commenters, and porn bots.

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21 Underappreciated Movies (From The Last Decade Or So)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Tired of looking at stupid arbitrary BuzzFeed lists in Facebook feed all day, I thought it was about time I create my own stupid arbitrary BuzzFeed-style list. I was having a discussion with a friend during which the … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour: Revolution, Architecture, and the Law

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The most important consequence of the Papal Revolution was that it introduced into Western history the experience of revolution itself. In contrast to the older view of secular history as a process of decay, there was introduced a … Continue reading →

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The Queen Waits To Address Her Subjects

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Photo via Paleo Retiree.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Ivan Aivazovsky, “The Birth of Aphrodite,” 1887. Click on the image to enlarge. Related Back here I shared a gallery of Aivazovsky’s seascapes.

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An Interview With Brian Kellow, Part 2

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday, Paleo Retiree kicked off part one of our two-part interview with Sue Mengers biographer Brian Kellow. Today we conclude our conversation. We cover, among other topics, how to write a biography, Brian’s reaction to Janet Maslin’s pan … Continue reading →

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Law Without Lawyers in Ancient Greece

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Lawyers never secured a stable foothold in the societies of ancient Greece. Athenians showed little enthusiasm for the practice of law, although they enthusiastically indulged in philosophical speculations about the nature of legal systems. Indeed, they sought to … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Stairs

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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