Category Archives: Personal reflections

Vintage Photos Du Jour

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Papa Pensier (squinting little boy) and family. Lisbon, Portugal c.1935 Mama Pensier (squealing baby) and family. Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1936. Related More cool old photos of my parents and grandparents.

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A Personal Note

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I left a mini-memoir-ish comment on a Steve Sailer blogpost about the English writer Julie Burchill and her ex-husband Cosmo Landesman that a few might find interesting. Here it is: A general question that’s come up a … Continue reading →

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Questions Du Jour

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I spotted this on the shelf at a local bookstore. I’m putting the photos below a page break because I suppose they might be considered NSFW, even though the subject in question was out in the open at … Continue reading →

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Docs About Movies 4: “Side By Side”

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Another in my series of looks at good documentaries-about-movies, a movie genre in its own right and one that strikes me as particularly healthy. Previous installments in this series are here, here and here. Today … Side by … Continue reading →

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Vintage Photo Du Jour

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Grandma and Grandpa Pensier getting married, early 1930s. Related More cool old photos of my ancestors.

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Eyesore Du Jour: National Museum of Australia

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Last weekend, frequent UR commenter Tex and I decided to hit two iconic Canberra museums: The National Museum of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. The latter is a traditional museum, with paintings and sculptures and … Continue reading →

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Blog Milestone

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: We have officially passed half a million views. Thank you to all the Internet bots who made this possible. Sasha Grey would like to thank our human readers.

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Web Musings: Addenda

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: A few thoughts on Paleo Retiree’s musings: 1) The language used in pro-critic writing versus enthusiastic-amateur writing can be a tip-off. Jargon (of whatever field we’re talking about) is a sign of familiarity with the topic, but … Continue reading →

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Response to Paleo

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Paleo just wrote:  . . . I’m left wondering how much the arrival of so many engineer-scientist types on the public-discussion scene has driven the growth of the Dark Enlightenment / HBD / Game / Reactionary part of the … Continue reading →

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Web Musings

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: One of the things that has fascinated me most during my years of hanging out online is the way the web has given many superbright, very logical people an outlet for their thoughts and observations. Until 2001 or … Continue reading →

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