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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.

Wawrinka Defeats Nadal

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Rafa may have been playing hurt, but Stan was on fire. That supersolid, ever-dangerous one-handed backhand of his was a special marvel. God bless the tennis (and video-editing) nuts who prepare these highlight clips and upload them … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Roger Scruton’s list of what conservatives believe wouldn’t go over well with many American Republicans, I suspect. More. Fred Reed recalls a less-regulated America. I grew up under not-very-different circumstances. Scott Chaffin submits to a brain MRI. … Continue reading →

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“Bernard and Doris”

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: There was a lot about this 2006, made-for-HBO movie that I loved. It’s a very small-scale, low-budget rhapsody on a historic fact: late in life, the famous tobacco heiress Doris Duke, who had never managed to have … Continue reading →

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Creepshot or Not?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A pic I fired off last summer in NYC’s Washington Square Park: The case, as far as I can tell, for this snap being deemed a Creepshot: 1) Skin. 2) I didn’t ask my subjects for permission, … Continue reading →

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Creepshots Or Not: Isla Vista

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: As an artsbuff and an enthusiastic snapshooter, I was fascinated by the debate that kicked up a while back about “creepshots.” (Gawker and Jezebel attack; Reddit bans a few sub-Reddits.) Briefly: young women protested that photographers shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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“Blacula”

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Early blaxploitation, directed by William Crain and starring William Marshall as an 18th century African prince who, bitten by Count Dracula, wakes up in 1971 L.A. It’s a surprisingly straightfaced movie — far less of a spoof … Continue reading →

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Yo!

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Fun keeping track of body language, both in real life and in the media. Gestures and postures really do change over time. Think, for instance, of all the ways people have of interacting with their smartphones. We … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Jim Goad on the 13 most annoying people of 2013. England is now Europe’s most densely-packed country. Clearly what’s needed is more immigration. Stephanie Seymour is back to doing what she does best. Has capitalism killed the … Continue reading →

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In the Mail

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks for keeping it discreet, guys.

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Tropes of Popular Culture: Candles, Women and Bathtime

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I often marvel at the way certain situations, characters and setups establish themselves so thoroughly that they become part of our shared cultural landscape. Think of how often we’ve watched shiny new cars zooming across the Great … Continue reading →

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