Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

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About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Ad Du Jour

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Is this the closest Catherine Deneuve ever came to starring in a sci-fi opera? An ad from Women’s Wear Daily, February 9, 1971. Click on the image to enlarge.    

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Juxtaposin’: Aloha Edition

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Do “cultural appropriation”-obsessed SJWs know about the Tiki craze? Is that their version of the Holocaust?

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A friend notes that it’s a comedy in which rape is dismissed as “assault with a friendly weapon.”

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As Paleo Retiree likes to say, “It was the 70s.” “We’d like to undress him and watch his fashion turn to passion,” drool the editors of Playgirl, under a photo of — Calvin Klein! What is the blue-eyed, … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Naked Lady of the Week: Sandra Otterson aka Wifey

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Like her amateur-turned-pro colleague Danni Ashe, Wifey began her modeling career in the early days of the Internet on Usenet. In fact, I first (ahem) came across Wifey when she was featured on an early iteration of Danni’s … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: Hampden, MA

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I recently spent some time in sleepy, idyllic southern Massachusetts, my first time in New England. Fenster disputes that this area is New England at all, but what does he know? What the town lacked in ethnic restaurants … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: Juxtaposin’

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via Callowman, the proposed design for the Italian pavilion at Expo 2015.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Doctors House, Glendale, CA, built in the Eastlake style. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Linkage

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Learning new ideas and having your assumptions challenged are patriarchal. College should be a warm, validating, soothing hugbox. More babies who shouldn’t be allowed to sit at the grown-up’s table. While in line and the drug store the … Continue reading →

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