Thursday, June 30, 2005


More Movie Notes
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Some smart observations from professional movie people. George Lucas: "Box office numbers have been... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (25) comments

Secrets of Good Loving
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The BBC reports that scientists have succeeded in scanning the brains of people having... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Movie Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Yahmdallah and Jon Hastings both enjoyed the new "Batman" movie. Here's an interview... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (1) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Hard to believe, but Mick wasn't always a wrinkly bag of arthritic mannerisms,... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Fact for the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- In 1950, New York City had over 1.1 million manufacturing jobs. Today, the number... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Annette on Martha
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Annette left a comment on a posting I wrote earlier about Eatin' and Cookin'... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Wednesday, June 29, 2005


War to KO competish but still may face non-boffo business
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, It will be interesting to see how War of the Worlds does at the box... posted by Fenster at June 29, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A couple of fascinating and to-the-point postings about those endlessly fascinating people, the Jews:... posted by Michael at June 29, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Eatin' and Cookin'
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I often look at the American food-and-eating world with immense envy. What a happenin'... posted by Michael at June 29, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Typewriters and Confusing Designs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A couple of recent postings at the standout graphicsyak site DesignObserver stand out even... posted by Michael at June 29, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Tuesday, June 28, 2005


Dissing the Scotch-Irish
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I enjoyed reading Charles Oliver's Reason magazine review of a new book by James... posted by Michael at June 28, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Friday, June 24, 2005


Facts for the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The gap in income between the college-educated and the non-college educated rose from 31%... posted by Michael at June 24, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Politics is Disgraceful
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Cheery bulletins about the people who run your government. Tyler Cowen points out the... posted by Michael at June 24, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Short Story Contest
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- It seems to me that the cheeriest and most enterpreneurial of the book-blogs is... posted by Michael at June 24, 2005 | perma-link | (0) comments

Trio Country-Western Documentary
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I notice that the Trio network is throwing a country-western weekend, with broadcasts of... posted by Michael at June 24, 2005 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, June 23, 2005


Virginia Postrel's Essay on Choice
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Virginia Postrel stopped by my posting on choice and left a comment. She thinks... posted by Michael at June 23, 2005 | perma-link | (0) comments

Older Than Mrs. Robinson
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Anne Bancroft was only 35 when she played "The Graduate"'s Mrs. Robinson. As for... posted by Michael at June 23, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Wednesday, June 22, 2005


Fischl on Art-World Changes
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Eric Fischl was my fave of the American artists who made a splash in... posted by Michael at June 22, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Erotica Policies
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I've been reading about Gil Reavill's new book "Smut: A Sex Industry Insider (And... posted by Michael at June 22, 2005 | perma-link | (20) comments

Friday, June 17, 2005


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Fred Himebaugh's not just a terrific art-music composer, he's one of the most... posted by Michael at June 17, 2005 | perma-link | (25) comments

Women's Brains, Men's Brains
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Steve Sailer linked to a terrific article by the LATimes' Robert Lee Hotz. Its... posted by Michael at June 17, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Cops and Crime
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Virginia Postrel's latest Economics Scene column discusses a study that asks some fascinating questions:... posted by Michael at June 17, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Adults and Moviegoing
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The good showbiz analyst Anne Thompson provides some enlightening perspective on the movie audience... posted by Michael at June 17, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Stephen Bodio Blogs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Stephen Bodio is a beyond-excellent nature writer who manages the distinctive -- and too-rare... posted by Michael at June 17, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Thursday, June 16, 2005


Questions for Free Market Fans
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I've noticed a certain kind of dustup -- or maybe a certain pattern of... posted by Michael at June 16, 2005 | perma-link | (48) comments

Facts of the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- According to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center, illegal immigrants are arriving... posted by Michael at June 16, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Wednesday, June 15, 2005


Mike Tyson
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- What to make of Mike Tyson? Out-of-control nutcase we're well rid of, or introspective... posted by Michael at June 15, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Socially Responsible?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- To what extent should businesses be "socially responsible"? And what's meant by "socially responsible"... posted by Michael at June 15, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Movie Recommendations from Near and Far
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * The Communicatrix makes "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" sound like a classic chickflick.... posted by Michael at June 15, 2005 | perma-link | (2) comments

Hard Questions
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Whiskyprajer wonders why American animated films don't have the kind of emotional/imaginative weight... posted by Michael at June 15, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Mike Hill on Acting
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I love checking in with Sluggo Needs a Nap, Mike Hill's blog. Mike offers... posted by Michael at June 15, 2005 | perma-link | (1) comments

Tuesday, June 14, 2005


Steve on Golf Courses
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I have a pretty broad conception of what "art" and "culture" can mean: ads,... posted by Michael at June 14, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Saturday, June 11, 2005


Donald on the Chrysler 300
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I was delighted to learn that Blowhards friend and illustration buff Donald Pittenger is... posted by Michael at June 11, 2005 | perma-link | (22) comments

Less Skin?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Could it really be? (Link thanks to Graham Lester.) Best, Michael... posted by Michael at June 11, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Fact of the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Here's a startler: 2 million Americans annually contract infections while in the hospital. 90,000... posted by Michael at June 11, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, June 10, 2005


DVD Sale
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Another sale on DVDs at Amazon. I've heroically resisted pressing the One-Click button, but... posted by Michael at June 10, 2005 | perma-link | (1) comments

Thursday, June 9, 2005


Immigration, On the Spot
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A couple of reports from border states appeared as comments on a recent posting.... posted by Michael at June 9, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Genes
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A medical doctor involved in research who I happened to talk with the other... posted by Michael at June 9, 2005 | perma-link | (0) comments

Wednesday, June 8, 2005


In Newsweek
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Newsweek's Robert Samuelson takes a hard look at our barely-there immigration system. Sample... posted by Michael at June 8, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Confessions of a Naked Model
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- We're pleased to run another guest posting by "J," an artist and illustrator who... posted by Michael at June 8, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Monday, June 6, 2005


Fat and Costco Again
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I notice that some visitors have felt hurt by my recent micro-posting about fat... posted by Michael at June 6, 2005 | perma-link | (66) comments

Saturday, June 4, 2005


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Architecture student and Christopher Alexander buff Rob Asumendi runs the first-class (and C.... posted by Michael at June 4, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, June 3, 2005


"Kill Bill 2"
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I just caught "Kill Bill, Volume 2," which struck me as tiresome beyond the... posted by Michael at June 3, 2005 | perma-link | (25) comments

Thursday, June 2, 2005


Question for the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I don't often visit big-box stores. When I do, though, I always wind up... posted by Michael at June 2, 2005 | perma-link | (45) comments

Wednesday, June 1, 2005


"Ocean's 12"
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Until tonight, I'd been under the impresssion that the least engaging don't-take-me-seriously buddy-heist movie... posted by Michael at June 1, 2005 | perma-link | (21) comments