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Record Sleeve Du Jour

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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A Generation on a Ledge

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about how the pro-faculty American Association of University Professors issued a report critical of the misuses of Title IX.  And how Fester found that take to be refreshing and welcome.  But also that it was … Continue reading →

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Faces and Noses, con’t.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about Neil Postman’s influential early 90s view that broadcast news was morphing to entertainment.  And how that argument–insightful as it was–missed the notion of actual media bias, replete with intention about actual content, that came down … Continue reading →

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Quadrangulation

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Peggy Noonan today quotes a cabbie shouting from his cab that he supports Trump because he is “neither left not right”. But wait, didn’t Clinton finish this job off in the 90s with his fabled “triangulation”? Yes, Clinton did … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead”

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a documentary film chronicling the life and death of the highly influential humor magazine National Lampoon. It is worth viewing but don’t expect all that much humor.  It is not a revue or … Continue reading →

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Steve Miller

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Steve Miller is a protean fellow as a musician.  Blues artist, psychedelic pioneer, pop craftsman and now feted at Lincoln Center under the broad umbrella of jazz. This caused me to reflect on a blog post Fenster wrote … Continue reading →

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“The Hateful Eight” Partial Review

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Here, I wrote a “non-review” of Django Unchained.  As I wrote then, I’d fallen for Pulp Fiction and felt compelled to return to Tarantino, repeatedly, looking for that sugar high.  But most all of his later work I … Continue reading →

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Eddie’s Spirit Chronicles: Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I first tasted Balcones Baby Blue at the marvelous Seven Grand whisky bar in downtown Los Angeles. The friendly and knowledgeable barkeep Paul was a big fan but warned me not to get too attached to the stuff: … Continue reading →

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No Man Needs Nothing

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” is unusual in that it attempts to build a character-based epic around an enigma. I am not among those who find this strategy unproblematic. In fact, I think the movie loses … Continue reading →

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Gallup Weighs in on Free Speech on Campus

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Gallup has released the results of polling on the issue of free speech on campus.

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