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The Stones in ’72
Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve often marveled at how great the Stones were from ’68 to ’74. Mick Taylor, the Stones’ angel-faced lead guitarist, was all of 23 years old at the time of that performance. Another find (visuals courtesy of … Continue reading
Architecture Then / Architecture Now: Color
Paleo Retiree writes: Why don’t people — including critics — complain more than they do about the colorlessness of so much of what’s being designed and built these days? It’s a question that seldom comes up but that has always … Continue reading
Linkage
Paleo Retiree writes: A terrific overview of the U.S.’s history (and challenges) with immigration. One-stop reading for those who want to get up to speed quickly on the topic. The sad tale of Bodli Joensen, a Danish porn performer who … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
Tagged Bodli Joensen, Gore Vidal, immigration, Matt Forney, movies, secession, Steve Sailer, Will. S.
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“Parker”
Paleo Retiree writes: Jason Statham and J-Lo directed by Taylor Hackford, in an adaptation of one of Donald Westlake’s “Parker” novels. For me the film straddled the line between “an OK watch” and “an unfortunate misfire.” It’s full of lively … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Action Movies, donald westlake, J-Lo, Jason Statham, movies, Taylor Hackford
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Organization Tips
Paleo Retiree writes: Fun to see that friend-of-this-blog and expert organizer Jill Duffy has pulled a lot of her tips together into an ebook. It’s also a nice chance for me to share to my own masterly method: Jill, who’s … Continue reading
Reckless and Inspired: An Interview With Jonathan Hastings About His Brother, the Journalist Michael Hastings
Paleo Retiree writes: On June 18, 2013 The Question Lady and I learned that a friend of ours had died in Los Angeles in a very peculiar car crash. His name was Michael Hastings, and he’d been a celebrated war … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Interviews, Movies, Politics and Economics
Tagged Jonathan Hastings, journalism, Michael Hastings, war
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Federer Du Jour
Paleo Retiree writes: I don’t know how Federer dreams up these shots, let alone executes them. Incidentally: a big tip of the hat to YouTube user (and major Federer fan) MrSeba1670. I’m very grateful to the tennis fans who go … Continue reading
Historical Note
Paleo Retiree writes Tiresome-Old-Fart-Reflections Alert … Younger people seem convinced that nothing as awful as what we’re currently enduring has ever been seen before. But the mood in the U.S. in the late ’70s (when I was a young adult) … Continue reading
Posted in Personal reflections, Politics and Economics
Tagged doom, economics, politics, the future, tiresome old fart
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Quote Du Jour
Paleo Retiree writes: A hyper-ambitious new social-welfare program is in a seemingly hopeless tangle? O, who could have predicted such a thing! From Slate: If you contract something out and get 500 million lines of code back, there’s no way … Continue reading
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