Friday, November 26, 2004


Post-Election Wrapups
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A post-election point that seemed to me to be overlooked was that perhaps many... posted by Michael at November 26, 2004 | perma-link | (21) comments

Ed Wood Found
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- What makes the films of the director Ed ("Glen or Glenda?") Wood fascinating is... posted by Michael at November 26, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Timothy Taylor On Sale
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Sicko that I am, I've read or listened to more than 20 introductions to... posted by Michael at November 26, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * OK, so ancient Greek statues weren't white. We know that. They were painted,... posted by Michael at November 26, 2004 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, November 24, 2004


Political Will and Nuclear Waste Storage
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards: A few weeks ago I posted on Energy and Politics which you can read... posted by Friedrich at November 24, 2004 | perma-link | (14) comments

Tuesday, November 23, 2004


More Elsewheres
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, * Boston Review is running a very astute appreciation of Fenster's dad, Pogo creator Walt... posted by Fenster at November 23, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Saturday, November 20, 2004


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * People in the midwest had the chance to see some extraordinary Northern-Lights displays... posted by Michael at November 20, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Friday, November 19, 2004


Turkey and the EU
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm not sure why, but for the past few days I've been thinking about... posted by Michael at November 19, 2004 | perma-link | (27) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A busy week is making it impossible for me to pull together a posting... posted by Michael at November 19, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Wednesday, November 17, 2004


Sixties Stuff
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, To paraphrase Wilde on the weather, when people speak of The Sixties, they usually mean... posted by Fenster at November 17, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Denis Dutton wonders what Darwin can teach us about about literature and storytelling.... posted by Michael at November 17, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Thursday, November 11, 2004


Stephen Toulmin
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Do you guys bother much with philosophy? In my hyper-amateurish way, I have the... posted by Michael at November 11, 2004 | perma-link | (23) comments

Wednesday, November 10, 2004


Micro-Movie Distribution
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- In a commentsfest a while back, J.C. raised a good point: even though digicams... posted by Michael at November 10, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

More Francis
A pause in the usual flow of things to deliver a public-service announcement: Francis Morrone will be co-giving a lecture-and-walking-tour... posted by Michael at November 10, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Sunday, November 7, 2004


TV Alert
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- It's time once again to set your Tivos. Broadcast dates given here are EST.... posted by Michael at November 7, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Saturday, November 6, 2004


Nairn
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, I run hot and cold (well, mostly cold) on Susan Sontag. For hifalutin highbrow know-it-all... posted by Francis at November 6, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Friday, November 5, 2004


"Isherwood" and Book Publishing
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Coming soon to a bookstore near you: a major new biography of the English... posted by Michael at November 5, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

First time tragedy, second farce . . . whatever
Fenster Moop Writes: Dear Blowhards: "I can't believe I'm losing to this guy." Jon Lovitz as Michael Dukakis, regarding George... posted by Fenster at November 5, 2004 | perma-link | (11) comments

Wednesday, November 3, 2004


We Post, You Decide
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, I think blogs are just about the neatest thing, but I don't get all utopian... posted by Fenster at November 3, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Fenster Predicts the Past
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Fenster is feeling down. With the Blowhards site down at a critical moment in the... posted by Fenster at November 3, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

Tuesday, November 2, 2004


Joseph Spence
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I've been listening to and loving this CD by the amazing Bahamian guitarist-singer Joseph... posted by Michael at November 2, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale took a break from RedSox-blogging to wonder what the economy will... posted by Michael at November 2, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Women, Men, Cellphones
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- On my walk to work this morning, I found myself thinking about something. I've... posted by Michael at November 2, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Monday, November 1, 2004


Site Wipeout
Apologies to all for the blank screen that was appearing today. Impossible-to-comprehend tech difficulties were to blame, but impossible-to-understand tech... posted by Michael at November 1, 2004 | perma-link | (0) comments