Thursday, September 29, 2005


Reno is Keno (Parrish the Thought)
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Nevada has always been off my personal beaten track. Part of this is geographical:... posted by Donald at September 29, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Me on Visuals
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Where the traditional visual arts go I'm no Friedrich or Donald, god knows. But... posted by Michael at September 29, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, September 28, 2005


Museum-Viewing Styles
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Even though I can boast a pre-Sesame Street childhood, I suffer from a short... posted by Donald at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Ken Kewley Exhibition
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Long ago I wrote a short blog posting about Ken Kewley, an artist whose... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

The Confession Line?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Here's a fun online conceptual-art project. It seems to me to be the descendent... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Austrian economics biggie Peter Boettke denounces scientism among economists, and cheers to that.... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Words, Visuals, Sex and Girls
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- If you still cling to the idea that the printed word is central to... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Bad Pop
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Long ago, some visitors expressed surprise when I mentioned that it wasn't uncommon for... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

Tuesday, September 27, 2005


Lotsa Magazines
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- I stumbled across a really nice bookstore magazine department recently -- in Helsinki, Finland.... posted by Donald at September 27, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Blue is the Color of ...
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Interesting how the media world sometimes manages to associate a certain color with a... posted by Michael at September 27, 2005 | perma-link | (37) comments

Friday, September 23, 2005


Hurricane Video Feed
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Thanks to Poynter Online's Steve Yelvington, who points out that MSNBC is running a... posted by Michael at September 23, 2005 | perma-link | (16) comments

More on (and from) Feminism
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Shouting Thomas recalls some of what the madness was like. Nice passage: According to... posted by Michael at September 23, 2005 | perma-link | (67) comments

Careers and Family
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- First Monica, then Britney/Xtina, and now this. And from the New York Times --... posted by Michael at September 23, 2005 | perma-link | (32) comments

Wednesday, September 21, 2005


Girls Together
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Lots of fun speculations over at GNXP about why guys might enjoy watching girls... posted by Michael at September 21, 2005 | perma-link | (27) comments

Tough Times
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The last few days have brought some sad news in blogger-land: I was sorry... posted by Michael at September 21, 2005 | perma-link | (0) comments

Tuesday, September 20, 2005


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Much of the time I watch new cultural/technological developments with bewilderment and pity.... posted by Michael at September 20, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Saturday, September 17, 2005


"Overnight" and "Z Channel"
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- What does it mean that so many of the most enjoyable movies of recent... posted by Michael at September 17, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Friday, September 16, 2005


Blair Tindall on Classical Music
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Thanks to Dave Lull for pointing out this lively interview with Blair Tindall, oboist... posted by Michael at September 16, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Group Characteristics 6: I'm So Gay
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Neil Kramer admits that, despite being a red-blooded straightguy, he is a fan of... posted by Michael at September 16, 2005 | perma-link | (53) comments

News Habits of the Young
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Young people's media-consumption habits continue to shift in the direction of the web. Merrill... posted by Michael at September 16, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

More About Kate Moss' Nose
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Fans of the Kate-Moss-caught-snorting-coke-on-video story won't want to miss today's followup. One of the... posted by Michael at September 16, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Thursday, September 15, 2005


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * The merry-and-witty (yet passionate) Alice is blogging again, here and here. Recently Alice... posted by Michael at September 15, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

As Bad as All That?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Is the situation in architecture really as bad as all that? Does the modernist/decon/po-mo... posted by Michael at September 15, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Wednesday, September 14, 2005


Sophie Marceau ... And Group Characteristics 5
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- One of my current performer-faves is the French actress Sophie Marceau. She has some... posted by Michael at September 14, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Mad-Dog
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Freaky! The oddball things that people get up to with Photoshop ... Best, Michael... posted by Michael at September 14, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Monday, September 12, 2005


Fact for the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The largest university in America must be one of those gigantic State U.'s, right?... posted by Michael at September 12, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Sunday, September 11, 2005


Group Characteristics 4
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Here's a rousing passage from Charles Murray's recent Commentary essay, "The Inequality Taboo": Let... posted by Michael at September 11, 2005 | perma-link | (18) comments

Dog Lovers
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Do you remember the San Francisco dog-mauling case? In 2001, a young San Francisco... posted by Michael at September 11, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Saturday, September 10, 2005


Courtney Crit
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Courtney and Kurt's daughter, Frances Bean, is now 13. And Frances Bean thinks that... posted by Michael at September 10, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Whither the Feminists?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- More on the theme of Where are they now? ... Do you ever wonder... posted by Michael at September 10, 2005 | perma-link | (26) comments

Thursday, September 8, 2005


R.L. Burnside
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I just learned, a couple of days late, that the ornery and very raw... posted by Michael at September 8, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Epstein on Sex at the Movies
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Slate's Edward Jay Epstein writes about the economics and the business arrangements that explain... posted by Michael at September 8, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Burlesque Benefit Tonight
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A reminder that a must-see burlesque benefit is being thrown tonight in Williamsburg. A... posted by Michael at September 8, 2005 | perma-link | (1) comments

What's He Got to Offer?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Let me see if I've got this straight. What George W. Bush is selling... posted by Michael at September 8, 2005 | perma-link | (34) comments

Wednesday, September 7, 2005


Facts for the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Some eye-openers from a piece by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi in the... posted by Michael at September 7, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Stephen Bodio writes an informative, well-arted posting about early rock art from Kazakhstan,... posted by Michael at September 7, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Tuesday, September 6, 2005


Speed Seduction?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Being published on Sept. 6th is a book that should get some attention: Neil... posted by Michael at September 6, 2005 | perma-link | (14) comments

"Red Eye"
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Thanks to Brian for recommending Wes Craven's "Red Eye," which The Wife and I... posted by Michael at September 6, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

The Way of All Reading?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I've wondered out loud about the future of long, all-prose narratives. As the world... posted by Michael at September 6, 2005 | perma-link | (26) comments

Friday, September 2, 2005


Donald on the Pebble Beach Concours
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Car-styling buff Donald Pittenger files a report for 2Blowhards from the recent edition of... posted by Michael at September 2, 2005 | perma-link | (1) comments

The Fat Man Lives
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- We interrupt our usual programming with a piece of good news that has emerged... posted by Michael at September 2, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Thursday, September 1, 2005


Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale highlights a couple of obscenely awful new building proposals. Terry Teachout... posted by Michael at September 1, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Intro to Econ
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Economist Robert Frank catches up with what seemed obvious to Friedrich and me over... posted by Michael at September 1, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

The Bush Ain't Back Yet
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Those who have been expecting that the bush would soon make a comeback have... posted by Michael at September 1, 2005 | perma-link | (18) comments

Group Characteristics 3
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A few excerpts from a Wired piece about differences in the way Asians and... posted by Michael at September 1, 2005 | perma-link | (2) comments

Group Characteristics 2
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Tracy Austin, providing commentary at the U.S. Tennis Open, took note of a number... posted by Michael at September 1, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments