Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Garni Temple, Armenia. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, History | Tagged ancient Greece, ancient Greek art, Armenia | Leave a comment

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I enjoyed this Pre-Code film directed by William Dieterle starring William Powell as Anton Adam, a lawyer who is “just a small time mouse trying to be a big time rat.” Tired of defending nobodies on the Lower … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Movies, Performers | Tagged Joan Blondell, Kay Francis, lawyers, Pre-Code, William Dieterle, William Powell | 4 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Neo-Renaissance, Romania | 5 Comments

UR Explainer: Kaley v. United States

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In the Washington Post, George Will highlights one of the more rotten fruits of this country’s War on Drugs — the government’s use and abuse of civil forfeiture laws. Under these “laws,” the government is authorized to … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics and Economics | Tagged asset forfeiture, due process, Popehat, Radley Balko, Supreme Court, The Cathedral | 4 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Red House, Bexleyheath, London. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged arts and crafts, England, London, Philip Webb, William Morris | 1 Comment

Quote Du Jour

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Against war one can say: It makes the victor stupid, the vanquished malignant. In favor of war: Through both of these effects it barbarizes and thereby makes more natural; it is a sleep for culture, and man emerges … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged Friedrich Nietzsche, war | Leave a comment

Quote Du Jour: Virginia Postrel on Glamour

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: For theatrical grace, the audience must not know, or must be willing to overlook, the effort behind the effortlessness. Sprezzatura is an illusion. Even in the naturally gifted, it requires cultivation. “She’s disciplined,” said Humphrey Bogart of Audrey … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Performers | Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, glamour, Grace Kelly, longing, Sean Connery, sprezzatura, theatrical grace | 4 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: TheDiggityDank

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Although reddit may be a hotbed of PC nerdlingers, it’s also one of the web’s premiere sites for amateur porn. While there are forums (aka “subreddits”) to cater to every sexual taste and variation, /r/gonewild is probably the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sex | Tagged amateur porn, blondes, bored suburban housewives, Reddit, thediggitydank | 9 Comments

Geeks GUTting Movies

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s become a cliche to note that large swathes of popular culture have been taken over by nerds and geeks. Zombies, vampires, hobbits, monsters, aliens, and superheroes abound. Among this summer’s most hotly anticipated long-form digital entertainments … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Television | Tagged grand unified theories, mind blowing, movie criticism, movie geeks | 40 Comments

Eyesore of the Month: The Ordos Museum

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Designed by the firm MAD Architects (pausing so you can snicker) the Ordos Art & City Museum, located in Inner Mongolia, China, is blobitecture at its finest. Or should I say, at it’s “finest.” It resembles nothing so much … Continue reading →