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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.

“Sana”

Paleo Retiree writes: I love this ultra-exultant dance track from the soukous star Kanda Bongo Man. There’s enough genius guitar and bass work in it to send a fan soaring clear into the next century. Here’s another happy Kanda Bongo Man track:

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Linkathon

Paleo Retiree writes: Thom Mayne needs to be stopped. Link tks to Fabrizio del Wrongo. It’s good to be a retired EU bureaucrat. Nothing if not a dynamo. Birth Tourism Yarn Du Jour. A beautiful nude of Lee Miller by Man … Continue reading

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Michael Pollan, AMA

Paleo Retiree writes: Has the Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session become one of journalism’s — or at least the web’s — most vital and useful forms? I often get more out of making my way through those things than … Continue reading

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Gravity Vs. Anti-Gravity

Paleo Retiree writes: The main political battle these days isn’t between conservatism and leftism. It’s between the forces of centralization and the forces of decentralization. IMHO, of course. Donald Livingston is a historian and philosopher of history I’ve learned a … Continue reading

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Linkathon

Paleo Retiree writes: Steve Sailer wants to know: If blacks and Hispanics aren’t getting into elite NYC high schools much, but Asians are getting in at a phenomenal rate, does it really make sense to call the admissions process (and the … Continue reading

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Car Show / Art Show?

Paleo Retiree writes: A few weeks ago my wife and I attended a modest outdoor show of classic cars. It was a very happy experience for me. I was a car-crazy kid for a number of years … and here … Continue reading

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“Truck Stop”

Paleo Retiree writes: Softcore French porn from the ‘70s by Jean-Marie Pallardy, in a boisterous and rollicking vein. The plot is based on The Odyssey: a couple of truck drivers lose their way  and have episodic adventures, mostly of a … Continue reading

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Ippudo NY

Paleo Retiree writes: The Wife and I ate at this highly-praised Japanese restaurant the other evening and thought it more than lived up to the hype, delivering a lot of chic theater and scene-y fun, as well as the best ramen we’ve … Continue reading

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Linkathon

Paleo Retiree writes: Has Britain opened its doors to too many Muslims? More. Secessionism rant du jour. I’m partial to the break-it-apart, smaller-is-usually-more-beautiful vision myself. More. An HBD take on what’s up with “gender bias” in science. Rock star Rod … Continue reading

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What’s Going to Become of Higher Ed?

Paleo Retiree writes: Randall Parker thinks that higher education may be the next bubble to pop. Speaking of education and innovation, be sure to take a look at MRUniversity, a new venture by Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen, the two economist-proprietors of the … Continue reading

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