Sunday, February 29, 2004


Guest Posting -- Salingaros on Tschumi
We're pleased to present another Guest Posting by a 2Blowhards favorite, the mathematician and architectural thinker Nikos Salingaros. A little... posted by Michael at February 29, 2004 | perma-link | (19) comments

Friday, February 27, 2004


Facts from The Economist
Dear Friedrich -- Buried in among The Economist's good writing and smartypants attitudinizing are many fascinating and illuminating facts. Here... posted by Michael at February 27, 2004 | perma-link | (11) comments

Michelangelo and Rodin
Michael: I came across a little book the other day entitled “Rodin and Michelangelo” at a going out of business... posted by Friedrich at February 27, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Underserved Audiences
Dear Friedrich -- What does the success of Mel Gibson's "Passion" movie mean? Probably many things, but I'm prone to... posted by Michael at February 27, 2004 | perma-link | (33) comments

Thursday, February 26, 2004


Bay Area Figurative Artists
Dear Friedrich -- By Wonner; by Peterson The San Francisco painters David Park (here), Richard Diebenkorn (here) and Elmer Bischoff... posted by Michael at February 26, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Elsewhere
Dear Friedrich -- * Book Babe meets Hollywood Animal! Ellen Hetzel interviews the screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, here. * I enjoyed... posted by Michael at February 26, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Wednesday, February 25, 2004


In the Neighborhood of Genius
Dear Friedrich -- In the NYTimes, Lawrence van Gelder asks, "What's it like to live near the new Walt Disney... posted by Michael at February 25, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Women's Magazine Editors
Dear Friedrich -- The latest NYC media-world tempest in a teapot is gathering now and should break in the next... posted by Michael at February 25, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Confessions of a Naked Model
We're pleased to run another guest posting by "J," an artist and art student who helps pay the bills by... posted by Michael at February 25, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, February 24, 2004


TV Alert -- Black and White Special Edition
Dear Friedrich -- It's only week two of my TV Alert feature and already I'm running late. Blogging's fun, but... posted by Michael at February 24, 2004 | perma-link | (33) comments

Sunday, February 22, 2004


Rewind -- The Economics of Mozart
Note -- FvBlowhard and I are pleased with some of our very earliest blogwriting, and we're pained that nearly all... posted by Michael at February 22, 2004 | perma-link | (24) comments

Rewind -- Journalism and Fantasy
Note -- FvBlowhard and I are pleased with some of our very earliest blogwriting, and we're pained that nearly all... posted by Michael at February 22, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

Friday, February 20, 2004


Turbokitty on "The Dreamers"
Dear Friedrich -- I was thinking the other day of blogging about Bernardo Bertolucci's new movie The Dreamers. Problem was,... posted by Michael at February 20, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Livin' on Stockholm Time
Michael: Did you see in the Wall Street Journal of February 19 a column by David Wessel entitled “View From... posted by Friedrich at February 20, 2004 | perma-link | (24) comments

Thursday, February 19, 2004


More on "The Company"
Dear Friedrich -- Just because I'm a diehard Robert Altman fan, here are a few pieces about his newish film... posted by Michael at February 19, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Is the Personal Really Political?
Dear Friedrich -- Remember that slogan, "the personal is the political"? Is there anything that brings back just how gruesomely... posted by Michael at February 19, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Elsewhere
Dear Friedrich -- The quantity of good reading and looking to be found on the web is wonderful and overwhelming.... posted by Michael at February 19, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Taunton Press
Dear Friedrich -- Have you ever noticed the books published by The Taunton Press? As a homeowner often caught up... posted by Michael at February 19, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, February 18, 2004


The Low-Carb Economy
Dear Friedrich -- You and I have been marveling over the way low-carb-mania has taken hold of the culture, but... posted by Michael at February 18, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

Frederick Turner
Dear Friedrich -- I just discovered that the amazing Frederick Turner -- whose moving and beautiful poetry collection April Wind... posted by Michael at February 18, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Gay Ad Aesthetic
Dear Friedrich -- In a long-ago posting I can't seem to retrieve, I made passing reference to the way gay... posted by Michael at February 18, 2004 | perma-link | (14) comments

Tuesday, February 17, 2004


Two Souls, Alas, Within My Bosom Dwell...
Michael: Thanks for sending me Mark Lilla’s book, “The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics.” I was particularly intrigued by the... posted by Friedrich at February 17, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Saturday, February 14, 2004


Free Reads -- Texas Death Penalty Stats
Dear Friedrich -- Quite an amazing Adam Liptak article in today's NYTimes. Did you see it? A new study suggests... posted by Michael at February 14, 2004 | perma-link | (11) comments

TV Alert
Dear Friedrich -- It's always struck me that one of the best uses people make of blogs and the web... posted by Michael at February 14, 2004 | perma-link | (18) comments

Thursday, February 12, 2004


Virtual Architecture?
Dear Friedrich -- Is it real or is it Memorex? Some facts about Time Warner's new headquarters, the latest glassy... posted by Michael at February 12, 2004 | perma-link | (14) comments

Wednesday, February 11, 2004


Rewind
For the past few months, 2Blowhards has been amazed and pleased to welcome a couple of thousand visitors on a... posted by Michael at February 11, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Tuesday, February 10, 2004


Goosed
Dear Friedrich -- For no reason in particular, I've been surfing through some young-gal TV shows, flipping through some young-gal... posted by Michael at February 10, 2004 | perma-link | (43) comments

Visual Google
Michael: When it’s been a long, tough day—say, one on which I’ve had to make more than my quota of... posted by Friedrich at February 10, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Sunday, February 8, 2004


Elsewhere
Dear Friedrich -- * Helen Fisher talks to Carlene Bauer about how to interpret romance, love and sex from an... posted by Michael at February 8, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Friday, February 6, 2004


Unintended Consequences As The Foundation of Constitutional Rights
Michael: Have you been following the feverish attempts on the part of the Massachusetts Legislature to propose a constitutional amendment... posted by Friedrich at February 6, 2004 | perma-link | (58) comments

More on Book Review Editing
Dear Friedrich -- Because I'm the kind of bore who can't let go of a topic without giving it one... posted by Michael at February 6, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Thursday, February 5, 2004


Late to the Party, Again
Michael: Even though I’m about to start my sixth decade on the planet, I still find myself just noticing little... posted by Friedrich at February 5, 2004 | perma-link | (16) comments

Whither The NYTimes Book Review Section?
Dear Friedrich -- The chitchat in the bookworld these days is about The New York Times Book Review Section. Have... posted by Michael at February 5, 2004 | perma-link | (20) comments

Wednesday, February 4, 2004


California Nightmare?
Michael: You might find interesting a story in the L.A. Times about the relationships between California’s demographic crisis, California’s financial... posted by Friedrich at February 4, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Tuesday, February 3, 2004


Facts from The Economist
Dear Friedrich -- Annoying as I often find The Economist, I still marvel at the vividness and precision of its... posted by Michael at February 3, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

"Tanner '88"
Dear Friedrich -- George Hunka (here), scourer extraordinaire of the TV-schedule pages, points out that, starting this evening, the Sundance... posted by Michael at February 3, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

My Antipodes
Dear Michael: Do you ever come across writings that are so completely opposed to your point of view that you... posted by Friedrich at February 3, 2004 | perma-link | (22) comments

Monday, February 2, 2004


Anthony Lane
Dear Friedrich -- Did he just have an off week, or has The New Yorker's Anthony Lane become a terrible... posted by Michael at February 2, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments