Category Archives: Photography

Ads Everywhere 3

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Another in my ongoing series of snapz of the absurd places Americans see fit to place (and tolerate) advertising. Explanation: That’s a photo of an ad at the bottom of one of those plastic trays into which … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Personal reflections, Photography, Politics and Economics | Tagged Advertising, government, personal musings, photography, TSA | 11 Comments

More L.A. Noir

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via the Facebook group Vintage Los Angeles, I came across this old video of a trip through downtown L.A. According to comments, it’s process footage shot in 1948 for the movie Shockproof, directed by Douglas Sirk and co-written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Movies, Photography | Tagged Andre de Toth, Biltmore, Bunker Hill, California, Crime Wave, dames, Douglas Sirk, Glendale, Los Angeles, noir, pointless nostalgia, Sam Fuller, Shockproof, sic transit gloria mundi, The Legend of Zelda, Victorian architecture, Zelda Fitzgerald | 11 Comments

Ads Everywhere 2

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Another entry in my ongoing diary of the kooky, unexpected and annoying places Americans find to plaster ads. That’s a video screen running ads, set into a gasoline pump. Keep it classy, America. Previously.

Posted in Commercial art, Photography | Tagged Advertising, annoyances | 7 Comments

Luxury Moviegoing

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The most interesting thing about my latest outing to see Zero Dark Thirty wasn’t the film, it was the theater. I saw it at the iPic Theater, an upscale chain that combines moviegoing with a posh restaurant and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged iPic Theaters, Pasadena, SWPL | 7 Comments

Thom Mayne Must Be Stopped

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Last weekend, I was finally able to get up close and personal to Thom Mayne’s Pritzker prize-winning (i.e. the “Nobel of architecture”) CalTrans 7 District Headquarters located across the street from City Hall in the heart of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography | Tagged CalTrans building, concrete, crimes against good taste, crimes against style, Los Angeles, Pritzker Prize, scaffolding, steel, Thom Mayne | 26 Comments

The View from My Train

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Took the Amtrak from Orange County to San Diego over the weekend. On the way back home, I snapped this snap of Solana Beach. No wonder everyone wants to live in California.

Posted in Photography, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged Amtrak, California, cliche for a reason, San Diego, Solana Beach | 5 Comments

LACMA: Stanley Kubrick

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This past weekend your friend and humble narrator (sorry) took in the new grand deluxe Stanley Kubrick retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Posted in Art, Movies, Photography | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Auteur Theory, Barry Lyndon, Dr. Strangelove, Eyes Wide Shut, Ingmar Bergman, Napoleon, Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, White Men Can't Jump | 6 Comments

LACMA: Art of the Pacific

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I love indigenous/primitive art. These are from LACMA’s “Art of the Pacific” collection. I’ll let you write your own caption for this image.

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged ancestor figures, Art of the Pacific, LACMA, Oceania, Papua New Guinea | 2 Comments

Hurricane Wellies

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: After a week of Hurricane Sandy-caused inconvenience, the Question Lady and I are enjoying a return to normal life. Seldom have dependable electricity and running water (let alone wi-fi) struck us as so wonderful. During the adventure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Photography | Tagged Fashion, The Manolo, Wellington boots | 15 Comments

Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go…

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Here are a few pics of some notable L.A. landmarks from my trip there a couple weeks ago (previous installments here and here). First, Union Station.