Category Archives: Personal reflections

Things I Wish They’d Told Me About Women

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This article got me thinking: Where relationships are concerned, is it possible that women are bigger fantasists than men? I’ve known quite a few gals who seemed to construct fantasies around me — that I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged fantasy, relationships, things i wish they'd told me about women | 8 Comments

A New Counterculture?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve been arguing for a while (with friends and on Facebook) what John Derbyshire is implicitly semi-arguing in his provocative new piece at Taki’s Magazine — that the alt-Right is today’s counterculture. In the way it quarrels … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged alt right, Beats, John Derbyshire, politics | 29 Comments

My Verdict on Vinyl

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: After many years in an all-digital audio world, the one we all inhabit now, from cell phone to DVD, I’ve recently been listening to vinyl again. I’ve got a lot of company too, and it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Personal reflections, Technology | 15 Comments

Blog Milestone

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday UR passed 100,000 unique views — not bad for a blog that’s been around for just over seven months and written by a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings. We’d like to extend a hearty thank you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections | Tagged blog news, classy, girls in yoga pants, respectable | 3 Comments

Overlooked Oeuvres: Stacy Peralta and American Skateboarding

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been catching up with the film work of Stacy Peralta. Are UR readers familiar with Peralta? He’s a notable figure in the world of surfing and skateboarding who has recently turned his attention to making documentaries. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Personal reflections, Sports, Women men and fashion | Tagged Bones Brigade, California, Craig Stecyk, David Carson, Dogtown and Z-Boys, grunge, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill, Overlooked Oeuvres, Powell Peralta, Punk, Ray Gun, Rodney Mullen, skateboarding, Stacy Peralta, Steve Caballero, surfing, The Search for Animal Chin, Tommy Guerrero, Tony Hawk, Venice Beach | 9 Comments

Adventures in the Hermit Kingdom

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yet again, tensions are flaring between the North and South on the Korean peninsula. Following a nuclear test in North Korea in February, the West increased its sanctions and then the U.S. flew a couple stealth bombers … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Politics and Economics, Travel | Tagged 60 Minutes, Aquariums of Pyongyang, Brandt travel guides, DPRK, Escape from Camp 14, graphic novels, gulag, Kim Il-Sung, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-Il, mutual assured destruction, North Korea, Nothing to Envy, nuclear war, Pyongyang, South Korea, The Cleanest Race, The Day After, This is Paradise!, USSR, VICE, worst kickline ever | 12 Comments

Unwelcome New Neighbors

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: After a few months away from town, The Question Lady and I returned to our home in Manhattan to discover some new neighbors. Here’s a little collage of them:

Posted in Architecture, Personal reflections | Tagged 7-11, architecture, Greenwich Village, urbanism | 23 Comments

“Sex Scenes”: An Adventure in New Media

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Sex Scenes” is one of my favorite media creations of the last few years. So I’m happy to admit that several of the folks who contributed to it have connections to this blog. Written by Polly Frost … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Humor, Movies, Performers, Personal reflections, Sex | Tagged erotica, Film, Jae Song, Lloyd Fonvielle, Majestic Micro Movies, Maru, movies, new media, Nina Paley, Parry Gripp, Polly Frost, Ray Sawhill, Sex Scenes, Sita Sings the Blues | 6 Comments

The Dark Enlightenment and the Eco Fringe

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Fair warning: the following posting contains a substantial number of old-fart musings. Surf elsewhere now if your tolerance for such behavior is low. Hard to believe, given its gooey and sanctimonious reputation today, but back in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Politics and Economics, Science | Tagged Dave Foreman, Earth First!, Edward Abbey, Foseti, Mencius Moldbug, The Dark Enlightenment | 19 Comments

Diversity Musing

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’m gobsmacked on a day-to-day basis by how completely the country has devoted itself to the cause of “diversity.” As though it’s automatically and everywhere a Good Thing, if not the one and only Magic Cure to … Continue reading →