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Blowhard, Esq. writes: Bernardo Bellotto, “View of the Grand Canal and the Dogana,” 1743. Click on the image to enlarge.
Posted in Architecture, Art
Tagged Bernardo Bellotto, Italian art, landscape painting, vedute
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Art Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hieronymus Francken II, “The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting a Collector’s Cabinet,” 1621-1623. More here. Click on the image to enlarge.
Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: I spotted this at Design Within Reach, a chic national chain that sells modernist furniture, at their location on 3rd Avenue. Erasing the boundaries between inside and out is one thing if you live in Newport Beach, CA … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged interior design, mid-century modernism, modernism, postmodernism
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Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Bruges, Belgium. Click on the image to enlarge.
Mad Men Notes: S7, Ep9 — “New Business”
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Lots of people are disappointed with this episode, but I enjoyed it. What’s wrong with an action-packed installment filled with hook-ups, rebuffs, and comic interruptions? Does every episode have to be slow and ponderous? 1. Betty is going … Continue reading
Mad Men Notes: S7, Ep8 — “Severance”
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Someone once said that TV recaps are the lowest form of writing — which is probably true — but why should that stop me? Therefore, I’ll be spouting random opinions and observations about the last half season of … Continue reading
Posted in Television
Tagged Colonel Sanders, David Ogilvy, James M. Cain, John Dos Passos, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner
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Memories of a WWII Soldier
Blowhard, Esq. writes: I was going through some old papers when I came across this, an interview I did with my grandfather (RIP) for a college oral history assignment. Despite my primitive interviewing skills and shameful lack of follow-up questions, there’s … Continue reading
Linkage: Whiteness is the Worst Edition
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday The Independent published an anonymous article entitled “White Men Should Never Hold Elected Positions In British Universities Again.” It appears they have taken it down, but someone at reddit helpfully preserved this charming bit lefty self-flagellation: University is … Continue reading
A Night on the Town in Manhattan: November 1963
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Quite a list of choices. Although, as someone pointed out, this occurred the week after Kennedy’s assassination, so I’m sure some of these events were cancelled.
Posted in Art, Movies, Music
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Quote Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: In Benson, Ruben Vega had to find the right church first, St. John the Apostle, then had to lie to the priest to get him to come from the priest house to the church to hear his confession. … Continue reading
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