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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.

“Witch Hunt”

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I loved this well-done, labor-of-love, low-budget 2008 doc about child-abuse accusations in Bakersfield, California in the 1980s. The accusations all — let me repeat that: ALL — turned out to be false. Nonetheless, many of them resulted … Continue reading →

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Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: At Booker’s, near Ithaca, NY: The Huckleberry Finn. Dock 57 Blackberry Whiskey; muddled blackberries, orange, sugar and bitters; topped by club soda and Ginger Ale. Verdict: refreshing and summery, and very amusing: first you enjoy the lightness and … Continue reading →

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“A Model for Matisse”

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Arts buffs should enjoy this sweet documentary about Sister Jacques-Marie, a French nun who was close to the painter Henri Matisse during his final years. (She not only posed for him but also helped him realize the Vence … Continue reading →

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“I Survived BTK”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Low-budget documentary about Charlie Otero, a Wichita native whose parents and a couple of whose siblings were murdered in 1974 by “BTK,” a Wichita-based murderer who went on to become Kansas’ most notorious serial killer. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Has the time finally come to end affirmative action? Meet Stoya, favorite porn star of today’s hipsters. Safe for work — the link goes to a Village Voice article. Although a majority of Americans want immigration rates … Continue reading →

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Immigration, Legal and Illegal

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I don’t normally have much time for Anne Coulter, but this strikes me as a terrific column. Fact Du Jour: “During the three years from 2010 through 2012, immigrants have committed about a dozen mass murders in … Continue reading →

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Shakin’: An Interview With De De Mollner

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Yesterday I expressed my enthusiasm for ’60s go-go dancing, which I consider to be a majorly underappreciated popular artform. Who doesn’t love the girls who dance behind rock acts? But how much do you know about them? … Continue reading →

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Go-Go Dancing

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: As far as giddy, pure-pleasure culture-activities go, there hasn’t been much that’s given me more pleasure over the years than watching go-go dancers. They’re a lot more than just cute, skillful and energizing eye candy — although, … Continue reading →

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“In the Bedroom”

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I hated this very literary 2001 vigilante picture, directed by Todd Field from a story by Andre Dubus. It’s immaculate and meticulous; full of grief, bleakness and quiet; and bristling with mythic overtones and unexpressed (but broadly … Continue reading →

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A New Counterculture?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve been arguing for a while (with friends and on Facebook) what John Derbyshire is implicitly semi-arguing in his provocative new piece at Taki’s Magazine — that the alt-Right is today’s counterculture. In the way it quarrels … Continue reading →

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