Category Archives: Art

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Mystic Nativity” by Sandro Botticelli, 1500. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Art | Tagged Botticelli, Christmas, nativity | Leave a comment

Our Favorite Things in 2016

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Aging crank that I am, like the others in this group I gave up following whatever’s current a long time ago. Why bother when 90% will be forgotten in a few years anyway? So, as my selections show, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History, Media, Movies, Music, Performers, Politics and Economics, Television, The Good Life | Tagged 2016, best of | 2 Comments

The Meme War and its Victors

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One thing Hillary didn’t tell you about the Deplorables: they produced a whole lot of fascinating political art. And it’s all the more fascinating for being so off-the-cuff, so anonymous, so — uh — dank. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged dank memes, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton | 3 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “The Oreads” by William Bouguereau, 1902. More here.

Posted in Art | Tagged Academic art, Adolphe William Bouguereau | 2 Comments

Handmade Hipsterism v. Glass-and-Steel Globalism

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I was wandering in the East 40s yesterday when I came across a hipster coffee joint. As I looked at the wooden sign in the window advertising their goods, I had to suppress a snicker: an unfinished wooden … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged Arts & Crafts movement, coffee houses, Frank Gehry, globalism, hipsters, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, neoliberalism, New York City, Peter Zumthor, Thom Mayne, Zaha Hadid | 7 Comments

The Advertising Art of Paramount Records

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Art, Commercial art, Music | Tagged Advertising, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Ida Cox, Ma Rainey, Paramount Records | 2 Comments

Juxtaposin’: The Erotic David

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve always preferred Donatello’s twink David to Michelangelo’s angry, rough-trade interpretation.

Posted in Art, Sex | Tagged Andrea de Verrocchio, David, Donatello, Florence, Michelangelo, renaissance, sculpture | Leave a comment

The Album Covers of Les Baxter and Martin Denny

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Sophisticated women with primitive passions. Or primitive women with sophisticated passions. Either way, what more do you need?

Posted in Art, Music | Tagged album covers, exotica, Les Baxter, lounge, Martin Denny, midcentury bachelor pad | 9 Comments

The UR Syllabus of Shitlordery

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Browsing my Facebook feed the past few days, I’ve been astonished at the amount of hysterical, sloppy thinking I’ve seen from many of my otherwise smart friends. How you can see a (likely gay) Muslim man shoot up … Continue reading →