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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.

Music Du Jour: James McMurtry

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: One of the commenters on the clip writes “Bo Diddley meets Bob Dylan,” and I certainly can’t do any better than that. Related I get more lit fict-style pleasure out of McMurtry’s music than I do out … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: Berlin Details

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A grab-bag of beautiful details from no-name buildings in Berlin: When was the last time you ooh’d and aah’d over the details on a modernist building? Would modernists have us think that details and ornaments are unimportant? … Continue reading →

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Porches of Carpinteria

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Kicking around the town of Carpinteria, CA for a few days recently left me marveling at an architectural wonder too often taken for granted: the American porch. Carpinteria (or, as everyone calls it, “Carp”) is an idyllic … Continue reading →

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It Was the ’70s …

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

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Russians!

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Musing Du Jour: Are GoPro videos and dashcam videos the most exciting audiovisual-thru-time things being made these days? What movies can compare?

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Shocking Architectural Development

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: In a daring editorial move that will unquestionably rock the world of architecture to its very core and cause all its fans and practitioners to re-evaluate their standards, tastes and practices, Architectural Digest has chosen to feature … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The magic of Bill. Razib takes a look at Pygmies. Some good tips from a former Apple Genius about how to help your iPhone’s battery last longer. The big feminist lie? The Basque people, by Orson Welles. The … Continue reading →

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Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: At a fun upscale — but not too upscale — Mexican restaurant in Goleta, CA, a tamarind margarita: Note the non-traditional glass as well as the absence of a lime slice. Although I’m someone who usually avoids … Continue reading →

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Jeepney Redux

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back here I raved about Jeepney, a funky-chic Filipino restaurant in NYC’s East Village. Fun to see that Vice magazine has also discovered the pleasures of Jeepney: I’m patting myself on the back for having visited several … Continue reading →

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Should Bankers Be Trusted to Create Money?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: UK-specific but a nice intro to the Monetary Reform point of view on our current financial travails. Related I wrote some postings — here, here and here — about my own attempts to make sense of the … Continue reading →

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