Saturday, August 30, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: I stumbled across a fascinating book today entitled “The Secret Art of Dr. Suess.” I didn’t realize that Theodor... posted by Friedrich at August 30, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

The Color of Animal Spirits?
Michael: As an old son of Detroit, I probably put too much emphasis on cars as a reflection of the... posted by Friedrich at August 30, 2003 | perma-link | (12) comments

Friday, August 29, 2003


Pixelvision Meets Thongworld
Friedrich -- * I walk to Penn Station to catch a train out to a friend's place on the island.... posted by Michael at August 29, 2003 | perma-link | (29) comments

Which Movie Couple Are You?
Friedrich -- The Wife and I had a typical morning -- which means, in short, that she tried to have... posted by Michael at August 29, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Chaos of History: Art from 1920
Michael: This is the next posting in my continuing, if wildly idiosyncratic, survey of art. My organizational method is not... posted by Friedrich at August 29, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Thursday, August 28, 2003


Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * Mike May, who regained his powers of sight thanks to a stem-cell procedure, has written his own... posted by Michael at August 28, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

More on These Kids These Days Redux
Michael: Your posting, More on These Kids These Days, got me to thinking about the whole notion of generational perspectives…and,... posted by Friedrich at August 28, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

More on These Kids These Days
Friedrich -- Do you hang out much with Gen-Yers? By which I suppose I mean kids younger than 35 but... posted by Michael at August 28, 2003 | perma-link | (31) comments

Wednesday, August 27, 2003


Getting Ready for '04
Friedrich -- I notice that the weirdos who enjoy buzzing about the horse-race side of politics are starting to buzz... posted by Michael at August 27, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

Guest Posting -- Charles Sestok
Friedrich -- An on-the-front-lines report about the New Urbanism from 2Blowhards visitor Charles Sestok, who left a comment that I... posted by Michael at August 27, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * In the great New Urbanism debates, it's now Haspel vs. Sucher. Well, not really: Aaron and David... posted by Michael at August 27, 2003 | perma-link | (9) comments

Tuesday, August 26, 2003


Postmodernism for Dummies
Michael: I've actually been reading that book, "Postmodernism for Dummies"—er, no, “Postmodernism for Beginners” by James M. Powell—that you sent... posted by Friedrich at August 26, 2003 | perma-link | (23) comments

La Mort du Cinema Francais?
Friedrich -- The other day, I was talking to a young Frenchman (17ish -- an older French boy?). Very bright... posted by Michael at August 26, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

Monday, August 25, 2003


Guest Posting -- Rick Darby
Friedrich -- One of those post-college surprises: how much time and energy attending to basic maintenance eats up. Given that... posted by Michael at August 25, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

They Know Too Much
Michael: I picked up a weird but interesting magazine over the weekend: American Demographics. It’s subtitle: “Consumer Trends for Business... posted by Friedrich at August 25, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Saturday, August 23, 2003


Bad for Your Mental Health
Michael: Is there no end to the hypocrisy of American journalism aimed at young women? These glossy magazines seem to... posted by Friedrich at August 23, 2003 | perma-link | (34) comments

Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * Relocating from Milan to England, Alexis of The Stumbling Tongue celebrates here with an amusing posting about... posted by Michael at August 23, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Friday, August 22, 2003


Frank Lloyd Wright Isn't God
Friedrich -- Live here? Thanks but ... I know I'm committing art-fan-heresy if not actual art-fan-treason by admitting this, but... posted by Michael at August 22, 2003 | perma-link | (49) comments

Postcards from L.A.: Clouds
Dear Michael: Do you like clouds? I hardly remember noticing them as a separate aesthetic phenomenon until I moved back... posted by Friedrich at August 22, 2003 | perma-link | (16) comments

Thursday, August 21, 2003


Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * Steve Sailer, as down-to-earth and fearless as ever, reviews current theories about what causes male homosexuality here.... posted by Michael at August 21, 2003 | perma-link | (11) comments

Disney Dads
Michael: I recently saw two children’s movies, “Finding Nemo,” (at the local cineplex) and “Lilo & Stitch” (on DVD.) This... posted by Friedrich at August 21, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

Wednesday, August 20, 2003


Rick Poynor
Friedrich -- Bravely risking the chance that I might break my arm patting ourselves on the back, I'm tickled to... posted by Michael at August 20, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

James Howard Kunstler
Friedrich -- Mark Hurst does a short, helpful q&a with urban critic, New Urbanism advocate, and all-around firebrand James Howard... posted by Michael at August 20, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Freddy Vs. Jason
Friedrich -- I'm back in Manhattan after a media and computer-free week's vacation in mid-America. (Main reflection: Hey, America, why... posted by Michael at August 20, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Saturday, August 16, 2003


Them That Knows Don't Talk, And Them That Talk...
Michael: Why is it that journalists really expect to learn remarkable truths by just walking around, flashing their credentials, and... posted by Friedrich at August 16, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Friday, August 15, 2003


David Sucher, Day Two
This is Day Two of our conversation with "City Comforts" author and blogger David Sucher. For Day One, click here.... posted by Friedrich at August 15, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Was It Really Progress?
Michael: Do you like looking at the juvenilia of famous artists? It’s a total weakness of mine. I love looking... posted by Friedrich at August 15, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Thursday, August 14, 2003


David Sucher, Day One
Friedrich As you've gathered from some recent postings of mine, I'm a big fan of David Sucher and his website,... posted by Friedrich at August 14, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Wednesday, August 13, 2003


Art--An Extension of War By Other Means?
Michael: Glancing over the newspapers of the past six months or so I've noticed an almost complete disconnect between the... posted by Friedrich at August 13, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Austrian LitCrit
Friedrich -- Hey, it isn't just Marxists (and Marxoids) who do economics-based arts criticism. Here's a fun q&a with --... posted by Friedrich at August 13, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Tuesday, August 12, 2003


Contempo Figurative Art
Friedrich -- I confess that I rather enjoy moaning and bitching about standards and the arts and how it's all... posted by Friedrich at August 12, 2003 | perma-link | (16) comments

Monday, August 11, 2003


Made Me Think
Friedrich -- You get older. You run into things you didn't expect. You try to learn. * I was talking... posted by Friedrich at August 11, 2003 | perma-link | (25) comments

Sunday, August 10, 2003


Cole, Gilpin, Burke & Romantic Evo-Bio
Michael: A few weeks ago I made a trip over to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to check... posted by Friedrich at August 10, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Saturday, August 9, 2003


Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * James Russell (of Hot Buttered Death) is interviewed by Dave Tepper, here. James is recommending the now-on-DVD... posted by Michael at August 9, 2003 | perma-link | (1) comments

Free Reads -- Housing in NYC
Friedrich -- I have a theory -- I'm not sure it's defensible, but it's mine and it gives me pleasure... posted by Michael at August 9, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Friday, August 8, 2003


Granularity
Friedrich -- Have lots of people recently taken to overusing the word "granularity"? I don't know why, but I seem... posted by Michael at August 8, 2003 | perma-link | (7) comments

Notes on the Word "Intellectual"
Friedrich -- I was cooking up an elaborate posting on "intellectuals." A little history, some research. What do we mean... posted by Michael at August 8, 2003 | perma-link | (17) comments

The Chaos of History; Art circa 1940
Michael: After a laughably long gap, I resume my demonstration of the variety of art since 1900. (Completely unscientific and... posted by Friedrich at August 8, 2003 | perma-link | (6) comments

Thursday, August 7, 2003


Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * Aaron Haspel finally comes through with his long-promised, much-anticipated posting on Objectivism and Objectivists, here. More than... posted by Michael at August 7, 2003 | perma-link | (10) comments

Gals, Guys, etc.
Friedrich -- * I've watched a few episodes of Absolutely Fabulous and a few episodes of Sex in the City.... posted by Michael at August 7, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

New York Goes Progressive, Outlook Poor
Michael: In one of my recent postings, Education Reform and the Lessons of History, I discussed the arrogance of educational... posted by Friedrich at August 7, 2003 | perma-link | (9) comments

Tuesday, August 5, 2003


Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * The Freudians just won't let it go. Have you followed their latest ploy to keep Freud in... posted by Michael at August 5, 2003 | perma-link | (15) comments

42nd Street
Michael: As I have admitted in the past, when it comes to musicals (of the modern variety) I am a... posted by Friedrich at August 5, 2003 | perma-link | (9) comments

Monday, August 4, 2003


Hugo's Novel
Friedrich -- I just last night finished reading The Execution, the first novel by Hugo Wilcken, an occasional commenter here... posted by Michael at August 4, 2003 | perma-link | (3) comments

Economists and Audience Sense
Friedrich -- Though I'm a fan of econ and enjoy poking around the field, I'm no one to pay attention... posted by Michael at August 4, 2003 | perma-link | (13) comments

Ten Things I Like About Being a Parent, II
Michael: Another good thing about being a parent is getting to re-experience words in their primordial state. Tonight I was... posted by Friedrich at August 4, 2003 | perma-link | (8) comments

Saturday, August 2, 2003


Pic of the Day
Michael: I was leafing through a book of Holbein portraits I own when I came across this picture of the... posted by Friedrich at August 2, 2003 | perma-link | (15) comments

Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * Henry Farrell at Crooked Timber takes a break from politics and philosophy to post about some of... posted by Michael at August 2, 2003 | perma-link | (2) comments

Oakeshott on Conversation
Friedrich -- After much too long an interval, it's time for another passage from my favorite philosopher, Michael Oakeshott. (His... posted by Michael at August 2, 2003 | perma-link | (5) comments

Web Brilliance
Friedrich -- The time has finally come for traditional artists to give up the fight. To just lay down those... posted by Michael at August 2, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Friday, August 1, 2003


Elsewhere
Friedrich -- * Philip Hensher thinks that the glory days of the French cinema are long gone, here. I find... posted by Michael at August 1, 2003 | perma-link | (4) comments

Education Reform and the Lessons of History
Michael: Have you come across Diane Ravitch’s book, “Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform?” It’s a history... posted by Friedrich at August 1, 2003 | perma-link | (14) comments