Category Archives: Art

Meanwhile, Back at Stately Wayne Manor…

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I had been hearing good things about the new Batman comics written by Scott Snyder and drawn (mostly) by Greg Capullo. They were offered at a steep discount on one of the read-your-comics-on-an-iPad-apps so I thought … Continue reading →

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Virtual Art Gallery Du Jour

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Enjoy these Art Nouveau erotic illustrations by the Danish artist Gerda Wegener.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Venus on a Half Shell” by Alberto Vargas, 1937

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: After dinner I shall perhaps feel worn out, so I shall just lie on your bosom and say nothing but feel a great deal, and you will be very loving and call me your poor child. And then … Continue reading →

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Somewhere on the Road to Vegas

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.” — Jane Austen, Emma

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A railway ad by Alphonse Mucha, 1897

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Neon Du Jour

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The beautiful sign of the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Related Go here for my photo essay of the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The cover of Flash for Freedom! by Frank Frazetta. Related I wrote about the first Flashman novel here.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “The Battle of the Milvian Bridge” by Giulio Romano. A key moment in Constantine’s conversion to Christianity, it can be said to mark the beginning of the end of the ancient … Continue reading →

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