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Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Frank Gehry’s Beekman Tower looms over the Potter Building in lower Manhattan. Click on the image to enlarge.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Frank Gehry, Juxtaposin', postmodernism, terra cotta, traditionalism
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Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: The entrance hall of the NYPL’s Stephen A. Schwarzman building on 42nd St. and Fifth Ave. Click on the image to enlarge.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Beaux Arts, library, neoclassical, New York Public Library
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It’s 75 Degrees and the Jacarandas are in Bloom
Blowhard, Esq. writes: A scene today from my neck of the woods. Click on the image to enlarge.
Posted in Architecture, Photography
Tagged California, jacarandas, Orange County, traditionalism
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“Diary of a Nymphomaniac” (2008)
Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is a strange one. After failing to climax during her first sexual experience, Val, a Spanish-French twenty-something played by Belén Fabra, egged on by her dying grandmother who wishes she spent her whole life fucking, decides that … Continue reading
Eva Green Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Related Paleo Retiree on the first SIN CITY and here he is on THE DREAMERS.
The Sculptors of Notre Dame: “Muscle Shoals”, “20 Feet From Stardom”, and “The Wrecking Crew”
Blowhard, Esq. writes: After STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN, which shined a light on the Detroit backing band who played on dozens of Motown hits, there’s been a spate of documentaries honoring the previously-anonymous studio musicians who were essential contributors … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Alabama, Aretha Franklin, Brian Wilson, Carol Kaye, Claudia Lennear, Darlene Love, documentaries, Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine, Lisa Fischer, Los Angeles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Merry Clayton, Muscle Shoals, Phil Spector, pop culture history, Rick Hall, Rolling Stones, Swampers, The Blossoms, Tommy Tedesco, Wall of Sound, Wrecking Crew
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Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Old Post Office Pavilion, Washington, D.C. Click on the image to enlarge.
Elvgren Du Jour
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Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Palais de Justice, Brussels, Belgium. Click on the image to enlarge.
Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Hirschhorn, Germany. Click on the image to enlarge.