LYNN PECKTAL’S DESIGNING AND PAINTING FOR THE THEATRE PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, WE SET THE STAGE offered by Lynn Pecktal’s seminal book on theater set design. The more I examined his book, the more I understood that my … Continue reading
LYNN PECKTAL’S DESIGNING AND PAINTING FOR THE THEATRE, PART 1
IF YOU’VE EVER DREAMT—AS I DID—OF A CAREER in theater set design, then Lynn Pecktal’s books would have been your required must-reads: Designing and Painting for the Theatre, 1975; Costume … Continue reading
CELEBRATING SADYE MARKS/MARY LIVINGSTONE
I DELIGHT IN THE HUMOROUS WRITING for The Jack Benny Show, as broadcast these days on SiriusXM “Radio Classics.” Favorite quips come from Jack’s interactions with Mary Livingstone, in real … Continue reading
PAUL FRÈRE ON FERRARI PROTOTYPES 1961–1967 PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE BEGAN SHARING PAUL FRÈRE’S INSIGHTS gleaned from Cars in Profile Collection 1. Here in Part 2, Paul recounted Ferrari’s achievements as well as foibles. Ferrari’s Initial Views … Continue reading
PAUL FRÈRE ON FERRARI PROTOTYPES 1961–1967 PART 1
PAUL FRÈRE WAS A BELGIAN RACING DRIVER, ENGINEER, AND JOURNALIST. Indeed, as the European Editor for R&T he was also a pal (and mentor). Paul Frère, 1917–2008, French-born Belgian race … Continue reading
TRUMP ON HISTORY—160 YEARS AGO, 5 YEARS AGO, AND JANUARY 7, 2026.
TRUMP HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN TO PREVARICATE. To lie and go on is bad enough, but to attempt rewriting history is another matter entirely—and markedly contemptible. Image by Flavio Pessoa … Continue reading
CELEBRATING AYRTON SENNA, LEGO, AND GRANDSON CARTER
CARTER RECENTLY SHARED NEAT PICS, the topic of which suggest the efficacy of DNA. He along with his mom, Daughter Beth, are hooked on Formula 1 (along with Daughter Suz … Continue reading
ON ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION PART 2
LET’S CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION of Lord Acton’s adage “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Part 1 dealt with Trump; here in Part 2 we focus on Pete … Continue reading
ON ABSOLUTE CORRUPTION PART 1
IN 1887 JOHN DALBERG-ACTON, 1ST BARON ACTON, wrote “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” These days, lamentable, Lord Acton’s adage comes to mind increasingly often. John Emerich … Continue reading
STROLLING THE STRAND—MIND THE PRIMEVAL HIPPOPOTAMI PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE BEGAN GLEANING TIDBITS from Ysenda Maxtone Graham’s LRB review of Geoff Browell and Eileen Chanin’s The Strand: A Biography. Today in Part 2, we continue the fun. Nationalizing … Continue reading
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