Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Anaïs Reboux and Roxane Mesquida in Catherine Breillat’s FAT GIRL. And if you haven’t already, you really should read PR’s essay on Breillat’s ROMANCE. As you can probably tell, the actors are looking in a mirror in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Movies | Tagged Anaïs Reboux, catherine breillat, faces in mirrors, Roxane Mesquida | 14 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: An old schoolhouse in Midland, Michigan, now used as an archive. Source. Click on the image to enlarge. Related Me on brick, PR on corrugated metal.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged brick, Michigan, schoolhouse, traditionalism | 3 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Bayeux Cathedral, France. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Bayeux, cathedrals, France, medieval architecture, medieval history, Romanesque, traditionalism | 1 Comment

R.I.P. Seth Roberts

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I’m shocked and saddened to learn that scientist, professor, self-experimentation advocate, and best-selling author Seth Roberts has died. I was an avid reader of Seth’s blog for years and even met him in person a couple times. Being … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged education, health care, quantified self, Seth Roberts, umami | 6 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: University Library KU, Leuven, Belgium. During WWII the building and all of its books burned down. It was rebuilt according to the original design. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Belgium, Leuven, library, neo-Flemish Renaissance style, traditionalism, university | 1 Comment

When Legends Gather

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Thanks to Tom Sutpen for the post title. Go check out his blog.

Posted in Movies | Tagged Bob's Big Boy, david lynch, John Waters | Leave a comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Kizhi Church, Russia Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Russia, traditionalism | 1 Comment

Quote Du Jour: Joan Didion on J. Paul Getty

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In a way [J. Paul Getty] seems to have wanted only to do something no one else could or would do. In his posthumous book, As I See It, he advises us that he never wanted “one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture critics, fuck you money, Getty Villa, J. Paul Getty, Joan Didion, museum, philanthropy | 2 Comments

A Day at the Bowers Museum

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Although I’ve lived within 10 minutes of it for almost a decade, it was only within the past month that I finally made it over to Orange County’s Bowers Museum, an art and cultural history institution located in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art | Tagged Academic art, ancient Egypt, ancient history, Bowers Museum, brooklyn museum, Chinese art, French art, headhunters, Knohl Collection, Ludwig van Beethoven, mummies, Oceania, Orange County, painting, Papua New Guinea, Spanish colonial revival | 3 Comments

Movie Du Jour: “The Naked Kiss” (1964)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cheap, lurid, corny, sensational, sentimental, blunt, and perverse, Sam Fuller’s THE NAKED KISS opens with a bald hooker beating her pimp. After winding up in Squaresville, USA she decides to go straight, lands a job as a well-respected … Continue reading →