Althouse: At the Red Tulip Café...

May 7, 2017

At the Red Tulip Café...

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63 comments:

Laslo Spatula said...: A new short piece from Laslo Films is posted on YouTube...

White Van!

Age Restricted because, well, it's Laslo.

Keep busy, keep busy, keep moving, keep moving.

Best enjoyed with a beer or three, perhaps...

I am Laslo.; 5/7/17, 9:38 AM
traditionalguy said...: Je suis Marlene.

Will Merlene or Mer-kill be the French ruler?; 5/7/17, 9:50 AM
rhhardin said...: The trouble with classic action movies is inferior fights and explosions.; 5/7/17, 9:55 AM
Michael K said...: No tulips in Arizona.

Lots of cactus in bloom, though; 5/7/17, 9:56 AM
Michael K said...: Modern action movies are nothing but fights and explosions.

Most forget, or never knew, that John Wayne's career began because he was able to choreograph better fight scenes in his B movies.

He invented the realistic fight scene.; 5/7/17, 9:58 AM
Fernandinande said...: The National Interest: What’s Really Wrong With White Teachers? They’re Racist

That's why Asians are doing so poorly.; 5/7/17, 9:59 AM
buwaya said...: Very close focus, and your camera settings deal very well with reds. Good camera.; 5/7/17, 9:59 AM
buwaya said...: Kurosawa did excellent fight scenes. Particularly with groups. Seven Samurai had some realistic behavior of groups of spear-armed peasants - he got that group-dynamic-fear-response thing so you could feel it.

Action movies usually dont do fear realistically. Nor of course physical damage. The characters are supermen, or robots.; 5/7/17, 10:05 AM
rhhardin said...: Ironically the only flowers that are not secretly pussies are pussy willows.; 5/7/17, 10:05 AM
rhhardin said...: There's Georges Bataille on The Language of Flowers.; 5/7/17, 10:10 AM
Wince said...: Laslo demonstrating why "self-censorship" isn't always a bad thing?; 5/7/17, 10:19 AM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: The photo of the flower's symmetry makes me think of synchronized swimming; 5/7/17, 10:38 AM
David Begley said...: Saw Guardians of the Galaxies, Vol. 2. Me: One star. IMDB 8.2.; 5/7/17, 10:44 AM
Fernandinande said...: Andrew Traver, director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, can't count.

"In a cramped office at the Marines' Quantico base outside Washington, about 20 investigators sit elbow to elbow, staring into their computers as images of naked men and women flash across the screens.
...
A simple word search of "uniformed military nude" got nearly 80 million hits, Traver told The Associated Press during the interview in his Quantico office."

56 results for "uniformed" "military" "nude"
1 result for ["uniformed military nude"] - the article.

In Traver's defense, I often get 56 confused with 80,000,000.; 5/7/17, 10:47 AM
Michael K said...: "Kurosawa did excellent fight scenes. "

Wayne choreographed the fist fight scenes in western B movies.; 5/7/17, 11:01 AM
Unknown said...: Laslo your film is a waste of time. I despise art as a waste of time,; 5/7/17, 11:28 AM
FullMoon said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 5/7/17, 11:43 AM
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Clyde said...: Pistil-packin' drama!; 5/7/17, 11:55 AM
FullMoon said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 5/7/17, 11:58 AM
Karen said...: Blogger rhhardin said...
There's Georges Bataille on The Language of Flowers.

Thanks for posting this. One of the most fascinating things about this essay is the frightening truth that our intellectual capabilities have degraded immensely in the last 80 years . There are probably very few people alive who could write at this exalted level and possibly even fewer who could understand what he is saying , but even the very small part that I can grasp causes me to think deep and soaring thoughts about the genesis and the nature of the universe.; 5/7/17, 12:00 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Nice picture; 5/7/17, 12:04 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Please tell me that none of you going to Amazon are buying fidget spinners.; 5/7/17, 12:04 PM
mockturtle said...: Nice to see you are still boldly ignoring a cardinal rule of photography: Never put the subject in the dead center of the photograph. Beautiful shot.; 5/7/17, 12:05 PM
Unknown said...: The beauty and mystery of a clitorus.; 5/7/17, 12:36 PM
Unknown said...: Better titled Betty Brosmer revealed.; 5/7/17, 12:48 PM
Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan said...: The Toothless Revolutionary said...
Please tell me that none of you going to Amazon are buying fidget spinners.

Did not know what this was until yesterday. Difficult to see this fad lasting.; 5/7/17, 12:50 PM
Unknown said...: Going to Amazon to buy bunches of ballons.; 5/7/17, 12:56 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 5/7/17, 12:56 PM
madAsHell said...: A new short piece from Laslo Films is posted on YouTube...

Lake City?

I watched, and thought that it moved kind of slow in a couple of places. The back-n-forth in the yard was a little tedious. It needed more action.....maybe one guy mowing the lawn, or additional camera angles. Yeah....everyone is a critic.

Is the pink cake doughnut symbolism for a woman's lady parts? Is there a reason for the doughnut man being so buffoonish?; 5/7/17, 12:59 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: This is a link to Scotty pics from the feature motion picture entitled "Boogie Night" for your enjoyment.; 5/7/17, 1:05 PM
Kevin said...: Marcon has won. Now LeMonde can consider the leaked documents "old news" and move on.

There will be cursory reporting for show, but there is nothing to be gained by embarrassing or undermining the new President.; 5/7/17, 1:23 PM
William said...: D.W. Griffith, Sergei Eisenstein, and Leni Riefenstahl were talented filmmakers with flawed politics. Of the three, only the reputation of Eisenstein has not suffered a considerable let down because of the disreputable causes the filmmaker championed. I'm sure this observation proves something.; 5/7/17, 1:26 PM
readering said...: Wow. Polls way off. No one will ever want Obama endorsement now.; 5/7/17, 1:27 PM
Unknown said...: I am happy in June my girlfriend and I will watch Nick Cave live. So many things have happened. Always since the early eighties, Nick has been a part of my life.; 5/7/17, 1:32 PM
FullMoon said...: TRENTON, OH (FOX19) -

An Edgewood Middle School student was handed a 10-day suspension for “liking” a picture of a gun on Instagram with the caption “ready."

The parents of Zachary Bowlin posted a picture of the intended suspension notice which read, “The reason for the intended suspension is as follows: Liking a post on social media that indicated potential school violence.”

"I was livid, I mean, I’m sitting here thinking ‘you just suspended him for ten days for liking a picture of a gun on a social media site," father Marty Bowlin said. "He never shared, he never commented, he never made a threatening post… anything on the site, just liked it."

The picture in question is of an airsoft gun, and according to the students’ parents, their child didn’t comment on the post but simply liked the picture.

"I liked it, scrolling down Instagram at night about 7, 8 o’clock I liked it," Zacahry said. "The next morning they called me down [to the office] patted me down and checked me for weapons."

Since receiving the notice, the family said the school has dropped the suspension and there will be no repercussions for the child’s actions.

Friday morning an email went out to parents stating:

“Yesterday evening school officials were made aware to an alleged threat of a student bringing a gun to school. We act on any potential threat to student safety swiftly and with the utmost importance. This morning, the alleged threat was addressed and we can assure you that all students at Edgewood Middle School are safe and school will continue as normal. Thank you”; 5/7/17, 1:38 PM
JackWayne said...: If Le Pen can keep her 34% her party will be the majority party in next year's elections. By then, Macron will be exposed as an empty suit.; 5/7/17, 1:40 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Obama endorsed Macron because Macron's win was a sure thing. Obama, after his humiliating loss at the hands of the Clinton Corruption Machine - the INEPT Clinton Corruption machine, needed a "win".

Obama for the win! (LOL); 5/7/17, 1:41 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Le Pen will never win a major election in France. Too much family baggage.; 5/7/17, 1:41 PM
Beloved Commenter AReasonableMan said...: readering said...
Wow. Polls way off. No one will ever want Obama endorsement now.

Now. Now. She only lost by the second largest margin in the history of second round voting, her father still holds the record.; 5/7/17, 1:42 PM
Anonymous said...: "Wow. Polls way off. No one will ever want Obama endorsement now."

Chuckling.; 5/7/17, 1:59 PM
Anonymous said...: The French apparently are smarter than the Russians, unlike Trumpist America.; 5/7/17, 2:01 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: We know Inga. We are so deplorable for not wanting to institutionalize corruption via the Clinton Crime Family.

Deplorable us.; 5/7/17, 2:09 PM
chickelit said...: Will it be OK now to laugh and mock the French as their demise accelerates?; 5/7/17, 2:17 PM
exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devil said...: Like I said, Obama endorsing Macron was like picking the Patriots to beat the Browns. (sorry for the football analogy, Althouse.). completely unsurprising.

But let the lefties here enjoy their piddling little victories. They have to take what little comfort they can- especially since it's starting to dawn on even the dumbest leftist bozos that the Russian thing isn't going anywhere.; 5/7/17, 2:18 PM
mockturtle said...: I find it heartening that more than one in three French voters are wise to what is going on. It will take another election cycle.; 5/7/17, 2:20 PM
exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devil said...: The stupidest, most ignorant and poorly read commenter here calls other dumb.

Inga is always good for a laugh.; 5/7/17, 2:23 PM
exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devil said...: Mockturtle, yeah, what happens next is that the French economic decline will continue, since Mommys Boy's polices are no different than the highly unpopular Hollande. there will be more horrible terrorist attacks.

Then maybe the French will wake up. Or they'll turn to someone who is, unlike LePen, an actual fascist.; 5/7/17, 2:31 PM
mockturtle said...: Then maybe the French will wake up. Or they'll turn to someone who is, unlike LePen, an actual fascist.

It will be interesting to see what happens in the German election in September. While they may not elect a fascist, I doubt Merkel will be re-elected.; 5/7/17, 2:35 PM
chickelit said...: @Laslo, Re: "White Van"

I was a tad disappointed towards the end in your placard homage to "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Or was a paean to the Coen Bros (Jackie Treehorn's drawing?)

Great first effort!; 5/7/17, 2:46 PM
Anonymous said...: Exiled has absolutely no idea as to what I read. She says she is "honored" to have me call her an ass, so I will once again honor her assholery. Exiled is one big huge ass in all ways possible. She'll be in an evil mood now that her female Trump lost in France. It gves me a warm fuzzy feeling to know Exiled has the sads.; 5/7/17, 3:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Germans won't elect a populist. They're way too smart.; 5/7/17, 3:27 PM
exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devil said...: Oh, I'm sure you enjoyed "50 Shades of Gray," Inga. Lots of liberal women seemed to love that one.

There is absolutely no evidence you know anything about history and you never express an opinion that wouldn't be welcomed by the dumb bitches on "The View.." Your mind is filled with stupid cliches.

there are some exceptionally well read commenters here. You are not one of them.; 5/7/17, 4:07 PM
Anonymous said...: Exiled, you are a cliche of a right wing asshole. You're welcome, my pleasure.; 5/7/17, 4:34 PM
mockturtle said...: Oh, I'm sure you enjoyed "50 Shades of Gray," Inga. Lots of liberal women seemed to love that one.

That would appear to be the case. Probably for the same reason quite a number of feminists marry Muslim men. A deep-seated desire to be dominated, subdued, relieved of real responsibility. Maybe Daddy wasn't harsh enough.; 5/7/17, 4:38 PM
Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 5/7/17, 4:59 PM
Anonymous said...: As a matter of fact, Exiled and Mockturtle get so titilated by Laslo's little stories, I would've thought they'd be the type to love Fifty Shades of Gray, lol.; 5/7/17, 5:03 PM
Anonymous said...: Fifty Shades of Gray is a stupid piece of pornography.

My preferred reading material runs more along the lines of novels by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Margaret Atwood, Neville Shute, Mary Shelley, Louisa May Alcott, Virginia Woolf, Margaret Mitchell, Edith Wharton, James Fenimore Cooper, William Faulkner, JD Salinger, John Steinbeck and many many more.

Some of us don't feel the need to prove to others how well read we are. Such comments, as those by Exiled and Mockturtle only display their own small minds, their ignorance. They can't imagine that others may be as well read as they perceive themselves to be.; 5/7/17, 5:29 PM
Gahrie said...: Germans won't elect a populist. They're way too smart.

Hmmm..I seem to recall them electing a populist..but his name escapes me..back in the 1930's sometime.....; 5/7/17, 6:07 PM
Anonymous said...: They learned their lesson.; 5/7/17, 6:32 PM
readering said...: Oh look, Obama receives profile on courage award tonight.; 5/7/17, 6:43 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: Inga of course you feel no need to, but could you, for my or our sake that is, please prove how well read you are by naming some authors you like like?

Thanks in advance hun.; 5/7/17, 9:44 PM
David Baker said...: Here we see the camera used as the artist's brush. And brushing past Georgia O'Keeffe.

PS> I don't think Althouse simply placed her camera in the flower's face and clicked, but somehow talked one or the other, the tulip I think, into posing a certain way. And with a superb result.; 5/7/17, 9:53 PM

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