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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.

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Paleo Retiree writes: Paul Elam interviews JudgyBitch. Death by Butoh? The latest thinking about Neanderthals and us. Steve Sailer delivers a wonderfully concise HBD intro to race. JayMan gets ready for Nicholas Wade’s new book. Kids at many colleges are … Continue reading

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Sign of the Times

Paleo Retiree writes: “Daddy, what’s a film camera? And why are they so cheap?”

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“Glenn Gould: Hereafter”

Paleo Retiree writes: Meditation/reflection from 2005 on the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould by the filmmaker and television producer Bruno Monsaingeon, who knew Gould well and worked with him often. Probably not the movie for newcomers to Gould to start with, … Continue reading

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Dance Routine Du Jour

Paleo Retiree writes: A brilliant routine, filmed in 1930, from Earl “Snakehips” Tucker, a regular at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom and Cotton Club: So much to enjoy here in addition to Tucker’s legendary hyperflexible spine and exaggerated hip circles: The way he’s … Continue reading

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Cocktail Du Jour

Paleo Retiree writes: At this flashy and chic (yet also very satisfying) Asian/Latino fusion joint, I decided to give the “Rivera” a try: As Bruno, our smart and fun bartender, had warned me, the Rivera is a true love-it-or-hate-it concoction. What’s … Continue reading

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Paleo Retiree writes: Is Sweden the most feminine country in the world? Ten things American men could learn from French men. I think it’s a genuinely useful list. Back at the old blog, I blogged enthusiastically about a Debra Ollivier book … Continue reading

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Open Wide

Paleo Retiree writes: Why are so many young women these days going around with their mouths wide open in an expression that seems to be half shock-of-amazement, half giant-smile? I have few memories of this particular expression playing much of a … Continue reading

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Gratuitous Swoopy-Doopiness Du Jour

Paleo Retiree writes: Back here, Blowhard Esq. took note of a particularly absurd new piece of blobitecture. The fad for wibbly-wobbly, objets d’art-style design seems to be spreading; ridgey, “organic” pieces of this-‘n’-that are cropping up all over the place. I present to … Continue reading

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Music Du Jour: Brook Benton’s “Hotel Happiness”

Paleo Retiree writes: From 1965 on Hollywood A Go Go, here’s an elegant, unforced yet sexy, very masculine groove that I really adore. First, check out the suit Brook Benton is wearing, as well as how he wears it. It’s understated yet … Continue reading

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Paleo Retiree writes: Lots of sensationial Russian graphics to be enjoyed here. Steve Sailer has a fun theory about what’s behind the Sterling/Clippers story. Toilet demons. Is “literary fiction” just a marketing scam? Centuries ago (in blog-years) I vented a bit … Continue reading

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