Category Archives: Art

Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I don’t make the mistake that high culture mongers do of assuming that because people like cheap art, their feelings are cheap, too. When people say, ‘Oh, listen, they’re playing our song,’ they don’t mean, ‘Our song, this … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada

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Art Du Jour

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Departure of the Witches by Luis Ricardo Faléro, 1878

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Beautiful Doors of Death

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Among the most beautiful objects of art ever created are the funerary monuments which are to be found scattered around the world in all cultures. Worldwide, there are about ten cemeteries which claim special attention, and among those … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1562 Related The Wikipedia entry for the painting. Art critic Richard P. Woodward takes a look.

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Linkage

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Harrowing. Comments are pretty spicy. Riffs for sale. Armond White must be the most talked about (and argued over) movie critic in the world. How gay. Towards a new art? How to take this as anything but … Continue reading →

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Virtual Art Gallery Du Jour

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I love these seascapes by the 19th century Russian-Armenian painter Ivan Aivazovsky. They make want to pick up a Forester or O’Brian novel. Click on the images to enlarge.

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Downtown Vegas Neon

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Here are a few snaps of Vegas neon from my latest trip there a few weeks ago. I shall not rest until I’ve collected every sign in the city. Related My first gallery of Vegas neon. My post … Continue reading →

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Booby Prize

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: What’s the deal with women who have huge knockers getting boob jobs? I don’t mean lifts or reductions; I mean surgery to make their already giant boobs even gianter. Case in point: legendary nude model Veronika … Continue reading →

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Carolingian Minuscule and Modern Writing

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In the 8th century, Charlemagne, the ruler of the Carolingian empire, had a problem on his hands. Over the centuries, scribes had made so many mistakes when copying the Bible and other texts of the Church fathers … Continue reading →

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