Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Art Du Jour

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, “Battlefield Carnage,” c. 1840s

Posted in Art | Tagged Japan, Japanese art, Samurai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi | 1 Comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jean Harlow in Charles Brabin’s THE BEAST OF THE CITY Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged Charles Brabin, Film Noir, Jean Harlow | Leave a comment

Question Du Jour

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: More here. Click on the image to, er, enlarge.

Posted in Commercial art, Sex | Tagged bosom, vintage men's magazines | 2 Comments

Recipes Du Jour

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

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

Posted in Food and health, Humor, The Good Life | Tagged Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, how alphas cook, Rat Pack | Leave a comment

Innocence and Experience

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Two portraits of Marie Antoinette: Martin van Meytens, 1767-1768. She is 12 or 13 years-old. Jacques-Louis David, 1793. David sketched this as she was being taken to the guillotine, age 37. Click on the images to enlarge.

Posted in Art, Women men and fashion | Tagged French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David, Marie Antoinette | Leave a comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Riton Liebman and Carole Laure in Bertrand Blier’s GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS Click on the image to enlarge. Related Variety film critic Peter Debruge thinks Blier is due for a revival. I shared my reaction to Blier’s GOING … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Bertrand Blier, Carole Laure, Riton Liebman | 7 Comments

The Camera Loves…

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: …Cyd Charisse. Click on the image to enlarge. Related Eddie Pensier shared a great performance featuring Charisse and Ricardo Montalbán here.

Posted in Performers, Sex | Tagged Cyd Charisse, Dance, legs, leopard print | 3 Comments

Regicide Du Jour

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via these lectures which I’m in the middle of now (and highly recommend), today I learned that 221 years ago yesterday, Louis XVI was executed. Please mourn or celebrate as your politics require. A picture of Louis … Continue reading →