Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Doesn’t matter that it’s ultimately complimentary and sympathetic to Ms. Davis, the lyrics and Jagger’s black accent would render it verboten. Got a sweet black angel, Got a pin up girl. Got a sweet black angel, Up upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Angela Davis, cultural appropriation, Rolling Stones | 2 Comments

Linkage

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s very likely that this is a troll job, especially since earlier this month another anti-First Amendment screed published by the Times of Israel (and also written by a supposedly Jewish female human rights activist) was exposed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | 2 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Claude Joseph Vernet, “Storm on a Mediterranean Coast,” 1767. Download a super hi-res copy here. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Art | Tagged Claude Joseph Vernet, French art | 2 Comments

Coke Is It!

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: One thing the United States continues to lead the world in is innovative soda packaging. Would you like glass, plastic, or aluminum? Bottles, cans, mini-cans, or mini-bottles? Single serve, 6-pack, 8-pack, 12-pack, or 20-pack? All of these photographed … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Politics and Economics | Tagged Coca-Cola, soda | 2 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Human Rights

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s funny how, in the past thirty years or so, same-sex marriage has gone from something obviously ridiculous — something even the vast majority of gays had zero desire for — to an undisputed universal human right supported … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged First Amendment, free speech, gay marriage | 3 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Drottningholms Palace, Sweden. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged baroque architecture, Sweden, traditionalism | 1 Comment

Linkage

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Just as the right to marry has seen its stock skyrocket on the Universal Fundamental Human Rights Market over the past decade, the right to free speech has been plummeting. (H/T Fabrizio) Steve Donoghue on the David Foster … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | 7 Comments

Hardy Earworms Du Jour

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Françoise Hardy, French music | Leave a comment

Reading Backstage

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A couple of burlesque beauties, date and location unknown. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Performers, Sex | Tagged burlesque, vintage photo | 1 Comment

Overlooked Oeuvres: Anita Loos

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Anita Loos, born in 1889 in California and died in 1981 in New York, was present for the birth of cinema as a scenarist for D.W. Griffith, wrote the movies that made Douglas Fairbanks a star, penned an … Continue reading →