Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Architecture Du Jour: The English Cob House

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cob is an earth-base building material comprising subsoil, clay, sand, and gravel, which is mixed with straw and water to a stiff but malleable mass and used to build the walls of a house and numerous items within … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged cob house, Devon, England, traditionalism, vernacular architecture | 8 Comments

“A Damsel In Distress” (1937)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A musical comedy co-written by P.G. Wodehouse, with music and lyrics by the Gershwins, and starring Fred Astaire is pretty much essential viewing for me. Although the film is usually regarded as one of Astaire’s post-Rogers flubs, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Fred Astaire, George Burns, George Gershwin, George Stevens, Gracie Allen, Ira Gershwin, Joan Fontaine, Musicals, P.G. Wodehouse, Romantic Comedy | 5 Comments

Blowhard Esq.’s Tea Chronicles: Boxwood Cafe at The London West Hollywood

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve probably developed a certain image in your mind of how I am in real life. No doubt you think of me as a mega-Alpha male not unlike a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged afternoon tea, Boxwood Cafe, Gordon Ramsay, Los Angeles, Sunset Strip, The Kinks, The London West Hollywood | 8 Comments

“The Cosmopolitans” (2014)

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Because I am ‪#‎hardcore‬, I stayed up until midnight so I could watch Whit Stillman’s potential series pilot THE COSMOPOLITANS as soon as it went live on Amazon. The show opens with Joan Osborne singing “What Becomes of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Television | Tagged Adam Brody, Adriano Giannini, Carrie MacLemore, Chloë Sevigny, French New Wave, Jordan Rountree, Paris, Whit Stillman | 8 Comments

Architecture Du Jour: The Russian Izba

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The traditional Russian izba, a “peasant house” built of interlocking ax-hewn logs, was for centuries the most widespread form of house found in the Russian countryside. A typical farmstead would consist of an izba, a long-built barn and hay shed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged izba, Russia, traditionalism, vernacular architecture | 8 Comments

Village Du Jour

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Gardenstown, Scotland. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Scotland, traditionalism, urbanism | 1 Comment

Linkage

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Can you all see how the before and after pictures are nearly identical? God, not only am I totally hot — pretty much near ideal, tbh — I also get brownie points for my ‘transparency’ and bringing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | 3 Comments

Village Du Jour

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Lungern, Switzerland. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Switzerland, traditionalism, urbanism | 2 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Lexi Belle

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Porn star Lexi Belle, AVN nominee for best three-way sex scene (G/G/B) and winner of the award for best three-way sex scene (B/B/G), knows about the good life: Along with her vegetarianism, she involves herself in animal volunteering, expressing a … Continue reading →