Tag Archives: postmodernism

Clown World Watch: Notre Dame Edition

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: What did I say.

Posted in Architecture, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged modernism, Norman Foster, Notre Dame, postmodernism | 1 Comment

Advance to Barbarism, A Continuing Series

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As soon as I heard about the fire at Notre Dame, I said to friends that two things would happen: 1) this would kick off a decade of political wrangling over what to do about the damaged structure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Politics and Economics | Tagged modernism, Notre Dame, Paul Schrader, postmodernism, progressives | 3 Comments

The Emperor Has White Paint

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A few months ago, when I was at the Whitney museum, I was confronted by this masterpiece: But maybe there’s something really deep going on in this work that I just don’t understand. Do you find this … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged modernism, postmodernism, the emperor has no clothes, The Whitney | 7 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Post-Modern Left imagines a system of 'systemic oppression' so devious that it allows every adult to vote, own property, work any job, move anywhere, marry anyone, learn anything, and say anything. — Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) November … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged postmodernism | 15 Comments

Notes on Stephen Hicks’s “Explaining Postmodernism”

Posted on September 28, 2017 by The Mistaken

The Mistaken writes: Explaining Postmodernism is the clearest book I’ve read on postmodern theory and how it fits into our current political climate. Stephen Hicks is a professor of philosophy at Rockford University in Illinois, with a PhD in Philosophy … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged postmodernism, Stephen Hicks | 23 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Modernism: Making every place the same place for over a century.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged glass boxes, Globalization, modernism, postmodernism, the powers that be | 2 Comments

Listing Books: Anti-Modernism

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s funny how after over a century of a near-stranglehold on elite sensibilities, modernism refuses to give an inch in the art world. Whether in novels, gallery art, architecture, fashion, or music, the implicit (or even at times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Education, History, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged modernism, postmodernism, traditionalism | 7 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Stairs

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Broad Museum, modernism, postmodernism, stairs, traditionalism | 4 Comments

Ideas So Stupid Only An Intellectual Would Believe Them, A Continuing Series

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via this essay, time to add another entry to my Enemies List — David Shields: These books made David Shields’s “Reality Hunger” (2010) seem prescient. An earnest “manifesto” against the traditional novel (which Shields finds “unbelievably predictable, tired, … Continue reading →