Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

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About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Juxtaposin’: Shakin’ It

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Naked Lady of the Year

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In 2014 we at UR discovered that, shock of shocks, people on the Internet like looking at female nudity. The Naked Lady of the Week became far and away our most popular regular feature. Although we get a … Continue reading

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My Year in Books: 2014

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I already shared the movies I saw this year, now here’s the books I read.

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My Year in Movies: 2014

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The thing about being friends with serious movie buffs is that they can be pretty demanding. Here I am thinking I know a thing or two, but I’m not so much the Ringo Starr as the Pete Best … Continue reading

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Our Favorite Things from 2014

Blowhard, Esq. writes: For approximately the 14th year in a row my pop music taste slid into middling mediocrity, but I’m perfectly OK with that. I long ago abandoned caring about or following new music. I loved The Black Keys’ “Turn … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

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The Best of UR 2014

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Once again, your staff of crack culture connoisseurs were snubbed by those moronic idiots at National Magazine Awards. When I wrote a formal letter of protest to the judges’ panel I got back some boilerplate claptrap about UR … Continue reading

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Architecture Du Jour

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The main gate to the World’s Exposition in Paris, 1900. More here. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Art Du Jour: The Velveteria

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When Sir Barken was recently in L.A. on a cultural tour for his daughter, we met up for a day so I could show them around downtown. Sure, LACMA and the Getty are fine, but the city has … Continue reading

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Naked Lady of the Week: Yulia Nova

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Like Fabrizio last week, I reached back into the Naked Lady vault for today’s selection, Russian model Yulia Nova. Although some sites say she’s still active, she seems to have had her heydey in the early 00s modeling … Continue reading

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