Tag Archives: Feminism

“Baby Face”

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Barbara Stanwyck and her legs star in this engaging Warner Bros. pre-Code Hollywood work from a story by Daryl Zanuck writing under a pseudonym. A sort of femme fatale Horatio Alger story, Stanwyck plays a teenage tramp pimped … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged art deco, Barbara Stanwyck, Feminism, Pre-Code | 6 Comments

Linkage

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: How Japan keeps Muslims at arm’s length. A short interview with Nassim Taleb. (H/T Paleo Retiree) The Cathedral begins the smearing of Ed Snowden. 25 Things to Know About Sexism & Misogyny in Publishing. The incoherence is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Books Publishing and Writing, Linkathons, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged Ed Snowden, Feminism, Islam, Japan, Nassim Taleb, War on Drugs | 13 Comments

Linkage

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A kid saves a classmate from a potential stabbing, but Canadian schools don’t want any heroes. Doctors and hospitals are stuck in the 1800s. Michael Kinsley Political Gaffe of the Day. Marxist literary critic Terry Eagleton thinks … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Linkathons, Politics and Economics | Tagged Clement Greenberg, Elmore Leonard, Feminism, healthcare, kitsch, North Korea, steven seagal, Terry Eagleton | 7 Comments

Linkage

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I got a kick out of this Steve Sailer piece on the Niall Ferguson-John Maynard Keynes controversy. Hoping to eventually pick up this new release from TASCHEN. I love TASCHEN. I just wish I wasn’t too much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Books Publishing and Writing, Food and health, Linkathons, Politics and Economics, Sex, Technology | Tagged bitcoin, butter, Feminism, john maynard keynes, niall ferguson, Steve Sailer, taschen, wine | 4 Comments

Linkage

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I recently had dinner with Lady and Sir Barken Hyena at animal in West L.A. All three of us recommend the shrimp and rabbit sausage spring roll in the green curry sauce. Awesome gallery of vintage beer ads from … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Food and health, Linkathons, Politics and Economics, The Good Life | Tagged A.P. Bowman, California, Feminism, James Joyce, lizard people, Lloyd Fonvielle, Los Angeles, Nixon, NSFW, Obama, panties, Polly Frost, The Traditionalist, Whole Foods, yes I said mango salsa gimme a break | 8 Comments

“Flashman”

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I just finished the first volume of George MacDonald Fraser‘s high-spirited and rollicking The Flashman Papers series. For those new to the books, the series of 19th century historical novels chronicles the exploits of an English army officer and self-described … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Afghanistan, Allan Quartermain, alternative literary history, Arthur Conan Doyle, Aubrey-Maturin, boys' own adventures, Brigadier Gerard, British Empire, C.S. Forester, Don Quixote, Douglas Adams, East India Company, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edward Said, Feminism, Flashman, Game, genre fiction, George MacDonald Fraser, H.R. Haggard, historical fiction, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Horatio Hornblower, Ian Fleming, India, indigenous warlords, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Bond, James Ellroy, Joseph Conrad, Kabul, Lord of the Rings, men's fiction, n-word, Orientalism, P.G. Wodehouse, Patrick O'Brian, Professor Challenger, public doman, publishing, Robinson Crusoe, sexy native girls, Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan | 28 Comments

Campus Cuties, by Louis Marx and Company

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: During the years immediately following the Second World War, Louis Marx and Company was the largest toy producer in the world. The outfit was mainly known for its molded plastic figures, many of them sold in … Continue reading →