SECONDHAND BOOKSHOPS I HAVE LOVED
BACK WHEN TRAVEL was important to my life, secondhand bookshops were important to my travel. The search was as entertaining as the acquisition, and the surprises could be terrific. Here’s … Continue reading
THERE’S A WORD FOR THAT
CHANGING TIMES CALL for changing terms. Science magazine, published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, asked young scientists “What new word or phrase would you add … Continue reading
BUILT LIKE A LOBSTER SHELL
RESEARCHERS AT THE Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, have developed 3D printed concrete (3DPC) that mimics lobster shell in its strength, resiliency, and durability. Their findings will likely … Continue reading
TRYING TRIUMPH’S TR-3
“AS YOU PROBABLY know,” R&T wrote in June 1956, “the TR-3 is not actually a new car…. The fact that the basic car remains the same is a credit to … Continue reading
ALOFT IN PARIS PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we began our time travel above Paris with the Opéra Garnier. Off in the distance at about 11:35 was the Grand Palais along the Seine. The … Continue reading
ALOFT IN PARIS PART 1
PASCAL ORY’S BOOK Legend of the Skies: Images and Objects From the World of Aviation offers images of Paris from the air, circa 1910. With the help of Google Maps and … Continue reading
LRB LETTERS AND ….
THE LONDON REVIEW of Books can be highly literary and illuminating, occasionally obtuse to us Yanks, invariably entertaining, and at times an outright hoot. Here are tidbits collected from a … Continue reading
THE ADVENTURE OF THE TWISTED PIPE
SHERLOCK HOLMES SMOKED a pipe, kept his tobacco in a Persian slipper, and certainly knew his tobacco ashes: “To the trained eye,” he told chronicler Dr. John H. Watson, “there … Continue reading
FUNNY I SHOULD ASK….
WIFE DOTTIE RECOGNIZES me as an inquisitive sort, as shown by two gift books under our Christmas tree. By the way, just in case you’re inquisitive as well, here’s our … Continue reading
SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH 2020: THE COVID-19 VACCINES
SCIENCE MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, identifies each year’s most significant scientific breakthrough. Some years, the choices are important, but may be arcane to … Continue reading
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