Tag Archives: Camille Paglia

Linkathon

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A quick, informative look at the latest from James C. Scott, a very interesting anthropologist-historian. Camille Paglia dissects Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. John Derbyshire celebrates the “Dark Enlightenment.” It’s a great reading list, though I’d have … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons, Music, Politics and Economics | Tagged Camille Paglia, gifs, James C. Scott, John Derbyshire, Pat Buchanan, The Dark Enlightenment | 7 Comments

“The Abyss”

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Abyss” features one of the most striking opening shots in early cinema (it was released in 1910). Taken from the center of a busy urban street, it shows a woman walking away from the camera as … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Sex | Tagged A Fool There Was, Asta Nielsen, Basic Instinct, Camille Paglia, Denmark, Gustav Klimt, movies, Sharon Stone, Silent Film, The Abyss, Theda Bara, Urban Gad, vamp | 10 Comments

Camille Paglia’s “Glittering Images”

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Camille Paglia — professor, provocateur, scourge of leftist academics and feminists — has a new book on visual art and was in town recently to lecture on it. I trekked over to the Skirball Cultural Center on the … Continue reading →