SCIENTISTS STUDY SUICIDE PART 2
YESTERDAY, I SHARED AAAS Science magazine’s reporting on suicide and evolution. Today, global and national aspects of suicide are discussed. A Global View. “Geography of Loss,” by Meagan Weiland with … Continue reading
SCIENTISTS STUDY SUICIDE PART 1
SCIENCE MAGAZINE, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, devoted its August 23, 2019, cover story to “Unraveling Suicide: Scientists Look for New Ways to Save Lives.” … Continue reading
WHAT ARE BREAKER POINTS, GRANDPA?
“ARE BREAKER POINTS in tennis matches?” No, my little one, they have to do with pre-transistorized automotive ignition systems. “What’s a transistor, Grandpa?” Internal combustion requires something to ignite an … Continue reading
THE PLAZA, AS RECOUNTED BY TINA BROWN
A BOOK REVIEW may inform. It may infuriate. It may even encourage a purchase. And, like Tina Brown’s “Theater of Dreams: A Tale of Boom and Bust at the Plaza … Continue reading
SLAKING OPERATIC THIRST PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE QUENCHED our operatic thirst at two Parisian cafés and a Russian one on the Lithuanian border. Today in Part 2, we find refreshment in Seville, Spain; Nuremberg, Germany; … Continue reading
SLAKING OPERATIC THIRST PART 1
SINGING OPERA GENERATES quite a thirst. Here, in Parts 1 and 2, today and tomorrow, are tidbits on operatic taverns, inns, and similar hostelries, especially those with more than a … Continue reading
SOPWITH CUCKOO
TOM SOPWITH HAD a way with words in naming his World War I aeroplanes: the Camel, the Dolphin, the Pup, the Salamander, and the Snipe, to name five of the … Continue reading
COUNTY FAIR CULINARY FARE
COUNTRY FAIRS are renowned for their snack fare. As reported on KNX radio news, August 31, 2019, this year’s Labor Day celebrations at the Los Angeles County Fair may feature … Continue reading
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