Author Archives: Eddie Pensier

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About Eddie Pensier

Television junkie, opera buff, connoisseur of unhealthy foods, fashion watcher, art lover and admirer of beautiful people of all sexes.

The Hipster Beard

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The Beard: This common trend suggests that the clean-shaven, well-groomed man is overly civilized, untrustworthy, wimpy and cunning. Men with beards are real and rugged, but because of the beard, they don’t have to act it. Without … Continue reading →

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Vintage Photo Du Jour

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Mama Pensier, c. 1965

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Lobby of the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago. Related More glamorous Gilded Age buildings in this gallery from Blowhard, Esq.

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Crowd-Parenting

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Upon boarding my Virgin Australia flight to the USA, the following message tsk-tsked at me from the launch screen of my seat-back video: There are a few important points to remember while using the System. We’re in … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Giovanni Boldini, Portrait of a Lady (1912)

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Trattoria Machiavelli

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: On my just-concluded trip to New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, I indulged myself in food and drink on a truly Lucullan scale. One restaurant we visited, Machiavelli on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was the destination … Continue reading →

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Cartoon Du Jour

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: “Restaurant De Lujo” (Luxury Restaurant) by Argentine humorist and editorial cartoonist Lino Palacio (1903-1984)

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Ten Words That Sound Yiddish, But Aren’t

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Perplexed Svelte Tumult Abyss Pestle Finger Farfetched Gondola Lentil Belabor

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Passing Thoughts on the High Line

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Today I met frequent UR commenter Tex for a walk along the High Line, the elevated-railroad-track-turned-public-park that runs for a mile through the southwest end of Manhattan. Discussions of the virtues of the park itself are probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Travel | 12 Comments

The Metro Theater

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Blowhard, Esq.’s recent post on the glorious Art Deco Pantages Theater brought to mind another theater of the same era in New York that has unfortunately been a casualty of New York’s notorious real estate developer wars: … Continue reading →

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