HAVE I BEEN UNCERTAIN OF ENTANGLEMENTS?
THIS ITEM began with my trying to learn about quantum entanglement. This physics term describes the way particles can interact from afar, something that Albert Einstein referred to as “spooky … Continue reading
ANDRÉ DUBONNET’S FLIGHT OF AUTOMOTIVE FANCY
ANDRÉ DUBONNET had already distinguished himself in many ways: flying a SPAD XIII in World War I combat, driving a Duesenberg to fourth in the 1921 French Grand Prix at … Continue reading
ANDRÉ DUBONNET, WEALTH AND TALENT WELL SPENT
ANDRÉ DUBONNET is exemplary of inherited money put to good use. His wealth came from his father’s inventing the aperitif bearing the family name. Andre didn’t have to work, yet … Continue reading
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
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