Sunday, February 27, 2005


"Sideways"
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- You can count me among the fans of Alexander Payne’s “Sideways,” which I caught... posted by Michael at February 27, 2005 | perma-link | (33) comments

Fun City
Francis Morrone writes Dear Blowhards, Here in New York, in January, we had a big snow, but that's all it... posted by Francis at February 27, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Saturday, February 26, 2005


The Long View: Religion and Politics
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards: The more history I read, the more it strikes me that religion often functions... posted by Friedrich at February 26, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Internet Fame
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- As the world becomes ever more Web-ified, is the nature of fame changing? That's... posted by Michael at February 26, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Thursday, February 24, 2005


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * The most original and reflective response that I've run across to Christo's Central... posted by Michael at February 24, 2005 | perma-link | (40) comments

Gals and Fashion Magazines
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Why are the women in women's-fashion magazines tall and slim -- and not just... posted by Michael at February 24, 2005 | perma-link | (26) comments

Tuesday, February 22, 2005


Barbarians
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A question for you. Here’s the first half of my question’s given. Over the... posted by Michael at February 22, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Monday, February 21, 2005


Taking "The Gates" Seriously
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilt over the burning issue: how seriously should... posted by Fenster at February 21, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

More, More on Summers
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, I know some of you must be getting tired of the Larry Summers imbroglio. To... posted by Fenster at February 21, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

More, More, More on Summers
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, The Summers affair is threatening to morph into something bigger than his gender comments (see... posted by Fenster at February 21, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Saturday, February 19, 2005


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Calling all traffic engineers ... * That $400 billion drugs-for-seniors bill? New estimates... posted by Michael at February 19, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Thinking and Language
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Doesn't it sometimes seem as though scientists spend much of their time "discovering" what... posted by Michael at February 19, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

BBC America
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- BBC America has been one of the bigger disappointments of my cable-surfing life. I... posted by Michael at February 19, 2005 | perma-link | (18) comments

Friday, February 18, 2005


Facts from Near and Far
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Some facts that have caught my eye recently. Census figures reveal that the number... posted by Michael at February 18, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Thursday, February 17, 2005


"Secret Things"
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- "Choses Secretes" ("Secret Things") delivered everything that I want from a French movie. Everything... posted by Michael at February 17, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

The Shawshank Celebration
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Continuing the film thread from below. Under Michael's post "Repeat Viewings", Nick writes: Azad mentioned... posted by Fenster at February 17, 2005 | perma-link | (13) comments

Wednesday, February 16, 2005


One cheer, or thereabouts, for multiculturalism
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Words mean different things in different cultural contexts. Christianity means something different to an elderly... posted by Fenster at February 16, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Confessions of a Naked Model
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- This posting is interdit aux moins de 18 ans. That's foreign-film talk for: this... posted by Michael at February 16, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Tinkertoys
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Whores, ugly buildings and politicians are supposed to get respectable with age. Here's a politician... posted by Fenster at February 16, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Repeat Viewings
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- In the comments thread on Fenster's recent posting about movies and plots, Rodney Welch... posted by Michael at February 16, 2005 | perma-link | (26) comments

Tuesday, February 15, 2005


Who needs plot in film, anyway?
Fenster Moop writes: Dean Blowhards, OK, OK I know you need plot. But I am personally feeling a little tired... posted by Fenster at February 15, 2005 | perma-link | (19) comments

More Power Pop
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, This one goes out for all the power pop fans who came out of the... posted by Fenster at February 15, 2005 | perma-link | (0) comments

Saturday, February 12, 2005


Barbara Leigh and The King
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A slim and beautiful, dark-haired icon of the '70s, Barbara Leigh is one of... posted by Michael at February 12, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Friday, February 11, 2005


More on Summers
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Well, here's something that's likely to get Steve Sailer's blood pressure up. The presidents of... posted by Fenster at February 11, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Thursday, February 10, 2005


Erma Bombeck
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I love humor writing, and consider it an artform on a level with poetry... posted by Michael at February 10, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * La Coquette delivers an R-rated account of drinking some good Parisian hot chocolate.... posted by Michael at February 10, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

Movie Posters 'R' Us
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Yesterday I asked visitors to volunteer a movie poster or two that really marked... posted by Michael at February 10, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Wednesday, February 9, 2005


Rohmer Posters
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Francis' recent mention of Eric Rohmer brought back memories of my early foreign-filmgoing years.... posted by Michael at February 9, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Robert Siodmak
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Robert Siodmak These days, my appetite for blow-the-roof-off, one-of-a-kind works of filmmaking stupendiosity is... posted by Michael at February 9, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Personal Reflections
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Friedrich's musings on being a boss got me thinking about blogs. Great vehicles though... posted by Michael at February 9, 2005 | perma-link | (18) comments

Saturday, February 5, 2005


Notes on What It's Like Being a Boss
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards: Since I retired as a full-time contributor to this weblog, I’ve blogged a few... posted by Friedrich at February 5, 2005 | perma-link | (28) comments

Friday, February 4, 2005


Hughes on Goya
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- FYI, a video documentary about Goya by the terrific art critic Robert Hughes will... posted by Michael at February 4, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Age and the Web
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- For no good reason, I found myself wondering: up to what age do people... posted by Michael at February 4, 2005 | perma-link | (35) comments

Wednesday, February 2, 2005


Rohmer and Rubio
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, I recently learned--where I don't know--that the Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill is married to--or perhaps... posted by Francis at February 2, 2005 | perma-link | (16) comments

Jimmy Miller
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I didn't wake up until much too late to the fact that pop music... posted by Michael at February 2, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

"The Maltese Falcon" Turns 75
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- When I first read Faulkner and Hammett, I read them side by side and... posted by Michael at February 2, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Another Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Many thanks to visitor "Saint-Exupery," who points out a rip-roaring new group blog,... posted by Michael at February 2, 2005 | perma-link | (0) comments