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About Paleo Retiree

Onetime media flunky and movie buff and very glad to have left that mess behind. Formerly Michael Blowhard of the cultureblog 2Blowhards.com. Now a rootless parasite and bon vivant on a quest to find the perfectly-crafted artisanal cocktail.

Architecture and Color

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Architecture and Color

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Books Journal: “Too Big to Fail”

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: With “Too Big to Fail,” New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin was obviously inspired by “Barbarians at the Gates,” Burroughs and Helyar’s tale of 1980s financial misbehavior, as well as (perhaps) by the Washington D.C.-based novels of David … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged andrew ross sorkin, books, business, finance, thrillers | 1 Comment

Linkage

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: With the current protests on campus, are liberal academics reaping what they themselves sowed? But maybe, Jonathan Haidt ventures, the problem begins in high school. Steve Sailer adds to the discussion. Lots of great comments on both … Continue reading →

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Architecture and Color

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Crap Space 2

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A return to my ongoing project of documenting what I think of as architectural “crap space” — bits (as well as sometimes, alas, huge stretches) of our designed-and-built environment that have zero life whatsoever. First off, I’d like to admit that … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture, crap space, New York City | 3 Comments

The Male Hug

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’m curious about where visitors stand on the way that so many guys these days, on greeting each other, routinely give each other a great big bear hug, as though they haven’t seen each other in decades. Me, I’m much … Continue reading →

Posted in Trends, Women men and fashion | 7 Comments

Linkage

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Octopi are awesome. Heather Mac Donald delivers a terrific teardown of some of the studies the current rape-on-campus hysteria is being based on. Slavic yoga! It’s amazing that anyone survives childhood, let alone adolescence. Scarlett Johansson puts … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Linkathons, Trends | 2 Comments

Non-Color at the High Line

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Because I’m apparently someone who, once I’ve noticed something, can’t help noticing it over and over again, here’s another posting in what I guess is turning into a series about the way our new designers and developers … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture, color, parks, rants, the High Line | 5 Comments

Hillary’s Open Mouth

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Is there any woman who isn’t a porn star who’s photographed with her mouth wide open more regularly than Hillary Clinton? Related I marveled at how often we’re seeing mouths wide open in photos these days.