YVONNE CHOUTEAU, NATIVE AMERICAN DANCER
THE TERM “Native American dancer” may conjure up the image of an Indian campfire, but actuality couldn’t be more contrasting. Yvonne Chouteau, who died recently at age 86, had a … Continue reading
A NEW HAMPSHIRE VISIT, C. 1905 1/2
WHAT WITH the New Hampshire Primary being less than two weeks away, I believe a tidbit here on the Granite State is timely. I have several excellent sources here, the … Continue reading
SIX ON THE ROOF
THEY WERE known as “Les Six,” a sextet of French composers who enlivened Paris in the 1920s with their antics and their avant garde music. Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur … Continue reading
AROUND THE WORLD ON 20 HP—IN 1928
FRIEDRICH KARL Baron Koenig von und zu Warthausen was keen on winning the Hindenburg Cup in 1928. Established that year by President Paul von Hindenburg of the German Weimar Republic, … Continue reading
COWBOY TALK—”TAKE ’ER EASY THERE, PILGRIM”
I WAS LISTENING to Gunsmoke on SiriusXM’s Radio Classics, and it struck me that Marshall Dillon, Chester, Doc and Kitty all talk more or less like we do. On the … Continue reading
SHALL WE DANCE? AND WALK THE DOG?
THE MUSICAL delights of George Gershwin are just as fresh today as they were in the first third of the 20th century. They encompass genres of popular music, opera, classical … Continue reading
THIS JUST IN, FROM THE SCIENCE DESK
SCIENCE IS never over, be it climate science, planetary science or even basic physics. Two items coming across my science desk resonated, one with national news of a record blizzard, … Continue reading
ALFA ROMEO P3—A CAR OF WINNING ECCENTRICITIES
WHAT MAKES the Alfa Romeo P3 such a fascinating study are the car’s Vittorio Jano-designed eccentricities, its Enzo Ferrari refinements, some effective, others bizarre, and its competitive longevity. This factory-entered … Continue reading
RHINE ADVENTURES
THE RHINE RIVER is the aquatic north/south interstate of western Europe, just as the Danube/Donau is the east/west interstate through Europe’s eastern portion. Keeping my geography honest, I note that … Continue reading
ADRIENNE BOLLAND—QUEEN OF THE ANDES
IN LADY MARY Crawley’s defending 1920s women’s lib, she mentions that Adrienne Bolland had flown the Andes. [Correction, February 6, 2016: It was actually her sister Edith, prior to her … Continue reading
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