Category Archives: Photography

City Living and the Line at the Apple Store

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back in NYC for less than 24 hours after a couple of months away and already my brain is jangled, and my mind and eye are overstimulated … On my walk this morning I stopped by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged Apple, Apple Store, iPhone | 2 Comments

A Gallery of Vegas Weird

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Alright, so the whole city is bizarro, but here are a few of the odder sights I saw on my trip. First, one of the minibar offerings in my hotel room.

Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged animation, BDSM, Beauty & the Beast, Bettie Page, Blue Man Group, Caesars Palace Forum Shops, Donny & Marie, Fashion Show, Las Vegas, lingerie, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, monkey suit, mother ship, oxygen bar, pimp fashions, showgirls, singing Mormons, Stoli, The Palazzo Canal Shoppes, The Venetian, vibrators | 13 Comments

Hooker Style, Cont.

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back here, Blowhard Esq. explored some of what tourist life is currently like in Vegas, with a special emphasis on what he called “hooker style.” My eyes having thus been opened, I was able to spot an … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged hooker style, little black dress | 15 Comments

Vegas: Land of 1,000,000 Women in Hooker Dresses and Their Shlubby Guyz

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The architecture is great and all (and I’ll return to it), but Vegas is one of the great people-watching destinations. So let’s take a look at the indigenous wildlife, shall we? [1]

Posted in Photography, Sex, Travel | Tagged beta males, Cary Grant, collapsed manhood, crimes against style, Fashion, Game, Heather Graham, hooker dress, hot broads, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, men and women, photographer as stalker, The Palazzo | 25 Comments

Venice and Lawyers in Vegas

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When it comes to traveling, my dad would say it’s a waste to spend a lot of money on a hotel room. “What’s the point? You’re gone all day. All you do is sleep there.” Sensible advice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Law, Photography, Travel | Tagged arbor gates, blondes, conventions, Disney, fatherly advice, Imagineering, Las Vegas, lawyer-assholes, Michael Almereyda, phototour, Shakespeare, The Palazzo, Venice | 15 Comments

Golf Wildlife

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Quite amazing what a $200 pocketcam is capable of these days …

Posted in Animals, Photography | Tagged birds, photography | 6 Comments

New Urban Old Town

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Sounds like Celebration, Florida, the Disney-inspired small town, is not immune from the problems of the real world: a murder at the end of 2010, followed shortly thereafter by a suicide. And now this article about murder’s dark backstory. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography | 6 Comments

Las Vegas Nightlights

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I have just returned to reality after spending four days in the bizarre, whacked-out, sublime, insane, trashy, sacred, profane, dreamy place known as Las Vegas. After this my 5th trip there, I left convinced it is truly … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Photography | Tagged casinos, gambling, hotels, Las Vegas, neon, Nevada, signage | 11 Comments

Architecture We Love 3: Corrugated Metal

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Among the many shortcomings of semi-official discussions of architecture: An overemphasis on architects, and particularly on star architects (aka “starchitects”). What the starchitects create represents less than 1% of the built environment. The rest of building-and-urbanism is … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography, The Good Life | 10 Comments