Category Archives: Books Publishing and Writing

Beyoncé, Carly Rae Jepsen, and The Song Machine

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Beyoncé has released a new album, Lemonade, to predictably rapturous reviews. Ever since her halftime performance during the 2013 Superbowl, her every emanation has been greeted by the Beyhive with an ecstasy that puts the average Marvel movie fanboy … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Music | Tagged Beyoncé, Carly Rae Jepsen, John Seabrook, Max Martin, pop music | 1 Comment

An Interesting Lesson in Female Psychology

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Kerim forked up a strip of fish and tore at it with his teeth. He drank down a half a tumbler of raki. He lit a cigarette and sat back in his chair. ‘Well,’ he said … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Sex | Tagged couldn't do it today, From Russia with Love, Ian Fleming, James Bond | 2 Comments

Why Don’t You Have Fish?

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: [Oppenheimer] had fierce opinions when it came to food and wine. “Martinis had to be strong. Coffee had to be black. Steak had to be rare,” listed the British physicist Rudolf Peierls. Once, Oppenheimer took Peierls and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Food and health, Humor, Science | Tagged 109 east palace, fish, los alamos, quotes, robert oppenheimer, steak | 3 Comments

The French Are an Ancient and Opulent People

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I. Germany (says the Greek Chalcondyles) is of ample latitude from Vienna to the ocean; and it stretches (a strange geography) from Prague in Bohemia to the River Tartessus, and the Pyrenæan Mountains. The soil, except in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History, Politics and Economics | Tagged Byzantine Empire, Edward Gibbon, England, Europe, France, Germany, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Middle Ages, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | 2 Comments

Book Notes: Catching Up with Moldbug

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Whenever the topic of Moldbug came up in online discussion, I would confess to friends that I was never able to make it through an entire post. Too long-winded, too arch, too many references that admittedly went right … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged late to the party, Mencius Moldbug, Neoreaction, The Cathedral | 9 Comments

Bronze Is Not the Most Durable of Monuments

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Near three months, without excepting the holy season of Lent, were consumed in skirmishes and preparations, before the Latins were ready or resolved for a general assault. The land fortifications had been found impregnable; and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, History, Uncategorized | Tagged Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, Edward Gibbon, France, Istanbul, Middle Ages, The Crusades, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Venice, war | 1 Comment

The Genius of Neon Park

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Art of Neon Park, Last Gasp 2001 Because of his famous record covers for Zappa and Little Feat, among others, I have been aware of Neon Park since childhood, but until I stumbled … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Music | Tagged Martin Muller, Neon Park | 1 Comment

And Myself Last of All

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The old man stretching his hands out called pitifully to him: ‘Hektor, beloved child, do not wait the attack of this man alone, away from the others. You might encounter your destiny beaten down by Peleion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged ancient Greece, Homer, Richmond Lattimore, The Iliad, Trojan War, war | 2 Comments

Don’t Go To College, Create Your Own For $4,000

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: One of the most fascinating spectacles of 2015 was the hilarious and horrifying student protests across American universities. The Red Guard hysteria spread from one campus to another with a voraciousness that would make the Bubonic plague jealous: Mizzou, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Education, History, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged alternative college education, self-education, self-improvement | 27 Comments

Our Favorite Things in 2015

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In a nice bit of symmetry, three of my favorite albums from last year had sequels this year. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys gave us more retro rock n’ roll grooves with The Arcs’ Yours, Dreamily, Chavurches … Continue reading →