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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.

“Bonjour, Tristesse”

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Pretty awesome Riviera-and-Paris-set adaptation of the once-notorious Françoise Sagan novel that’s a cross between something sophisticated (ie., “European”) and something mainstream for the broad American audience — half silly, but half genuinely daring. David Niven and Jean … Continue reading →

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Mark Knopfler in Concert

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: There are a lot of videos of complete concerts by the subtle and melancholic Mark Knopfler on YouTube. My favorite of the bunch is this sweet and relaxed hour-long show from 2007: Question I’m completely unable to … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Head-line Du Jour. One of the better ways to deal with our out-of-control lords and masters is to ridicule and tease them, IMHO. Alex Beam shows how. Renegade publisher Chip Smith delivers a great q&a with the … Continue reading →

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Nevada City and Architectural Theory

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: One of the biggest cons in the world of aesthetics is the central notion that the architecture establishment peddles: the idea that architecture-and-urbanism is, and should be, a complicated, intellectual, theory-driven, abstraction-and-cogitation-heavy field. (Also that architects are, … Continue reading →

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“A Perfect Getaway”

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: High-spirited honeymoon-in-paradise-gone-bad thriller from 2009, directed by David Twohy and shot mostly in spectacular Kaui. The plot involves some friends — attractive young couples — hiking to a remote beach while killers are on the loose. There’s … Continue reading →

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Mark Knopfler of the Day

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The studio track of this song is on Knopfler’s perfectly magnificent collection “The Ragpicker’s Dream.”

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Cocktail of the Day

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A refreshing and elegant John Collins, enjoyed at this terrific retro-style steakhouse on the California coast. A John Collins is a Tom Collins, basically, only made with bourbon in place of the usual gin. Our meal was … Continue reading →

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In-Charge Women and Slumping Men

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Here’s a little scene I witnessed the other day at an airport: There’s much to be remarked on in this photo where current relations between the sexes go. As for the woman: her attitude of wide-awake in-chargeness: … Continue reading →

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“Starship Troopers 3: Marauder”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Scrappy sequel to the brilliant Paul Verhoeven picture, directed this time by the first film’s screenwriter, Ed Neumeier. The movie was made on one-tenth the budget of the original and was shot in only 28 days, and … Continue reading →

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“Bergman Island”

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This produced-for-Swedish-TV doc by Marie Nyreröd is basically an informal visit with a very aged Ingmar Bergman. The legendary film and theater director is living out his final years on the little island of Fårö. He’s 86 … Continue reading →

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