Category Archives: Photography

Butt World

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Butts are a big, big part of contempo popular culture. How, why and when did that happen?

Posted in Personal reflections, Photography, Sex | Tagged butts, photography, sex | 4 Comments

Those Nameless Naked Girls

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Who do you think is the most photographed nude model of all time? I’ve often heard it claimed that Bettie Page holds that title. As much as I love Bettie, I’m not so sure that’s accurate. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Personal reflections, Photography, Sex | Tagged Abby Winters, Alexander Federov, Alfred Cheney Johnston, Bettie Page, Bunny Yeager, camera clubs, DOMAI, Eolake Stobblehouse, Evgenia Eremina, Femjoy, Grigori Galitsin, Hegre-Art, Irving Klaw, Jenni Kohoutova, life is banannaaa, Lucas Cranach, MetArt, Michaela Kaplanova, Model Mayhem, Petter Hegre, photography, Pin-Ups, Porn, Porno Chic, Softcore, Vadim Rigin | 23 Comments

The Last Bookstore

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: While in downtown L.A. this weekend, we checked out a hip new shop called, ominously and ironically, The Last Bookstore.

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged book store, Los Angeles, poetry slam, pulps | 11 Comments

Catholics, Carnitas, and Holy Death in Los Angeles

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday I spent the day walking around downtown Los Angeles with faunafrailty, who has been known to show up in the comments here occasionally. During my leisurely Sunday stroll, my keen observational faculties revealed something that might elude … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Photography, Travel | Tagged California, carnitas, Catholicism, Dia de los Muertos, Los Angeles, luchadores, Mexican Coke, Mexican nationalism, Olvera Street, paganism, Santa Muerte, white guilt | 13 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Thom Mayne needs to be stopped. Link tks to Fabrizio del Wrongo. It’s good to be a retired EU bureaucrat. Nothing if not a dynamo. Birth Tourism Yarn Du Jour. A beautiful nude of Lee Miller by Man … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Books Publishing and Writing, Photography, Sex | Tagged architecture, Newsweek, Thom Mayne | 6 Comments

Let’s Go to a Rock Show!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The band I blogged about here was in town last night so I headed off to my first concert in two years.

Posted in Music, Photography | Tagged Honda Center, live music, Orange County, rock 'n roll will never die, Tegan & Sara, The Black Keys | 5 Comments

Food Trucks in SoCal

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I was at a charity event last night that featured a number of food trucks. Greek, Hawaiian, Mexican/Asian fusion, American/Asian fusion, Middle Eastern, ice cream, and boba were all represented. The menu at the Cheer Burger truck. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Photography | Tagged burgers, California, food trucks, ice cream, mediocre food if I'm being honest | 15 Comments

City Sights: Bikes in Long Beach

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Back here, Paleo Retiree contrasted the asshole bicycle culture of the United States versus the more civilized one in Berlin. This got me thinking about the city I work in, which as I mentioned in the comments, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged Beach Boys, Belmont Shore, Berlin, bikes, California, christopher alexander, city infrastructure, cute girls with nice legs, hipsters, Long Beach, New Yorker cartoons, Pop Art, signage, transportation, urban fabric | 6 Comments

Architecture We Love 4: Brick

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: OK, so it’s more like a Material We Love, but you catch my drift. This is a combo fire and police station in Belmont Shore, CA. I know this marks me as a fascist, but I’ll brick over … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography | Tagged Belmont Shore, brick, California, fire station, masonry, police station, stone work | 10 Comments

A Tale of Two Automobiles

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I encountered these cars in the exact same area, 2nd Street in Belmont Shore, just a few nights apart. Gee, I wonder which candidate each driver is voting for?