NORTH AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL—MOVIE STAR PART 2
TODAY IN PART 2,the B-25 bomber has two movie roles, one celebrating the famed Doolittle Raid of Japan in early 1942, the other a scathing 1970 satire of wartime madness. … Continue reading
NORTH AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL—WAR HERO AND MOVIE STAR PART 1
THE NORTH AMERICAN B-25 medium bomber was named for a pioneer U.S. military aviator and was employed by another famed aviator in a retaliatory strike on Japan just four months … Continue reading
APHRODITE AND HER EROTES
THESE ANALYSES OF LOVE are gleaned from Stephen Fry’s fascinating Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined. “Aphrodite, the supreme goddess of love and of beauty,” Fry says, “was attended by a … Continue reading
東京 自動車 競争
“MOTOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES are flourishing in Japan.” So reported Road and Track in “Tokyo Road Race,” its heavily illustrated one-page article appearing in September 1951. A Familiar Slogan. “All of … Continue reading
OLD MOVIE TIDBITS
AS AN AFICIONADO of old-time movies, I sure accumulate scads of trivia. Several tidbits shared here touch on Greta Garbo’s legs, Maureen O’Sullivan’s entire body (sorta), Johnny Weissmuller’s yell, and … Continue reading
MOTORING DOWN TO BROOKLANDS—WITH SIR MALCOLM
“THE CAMPBELL TROPHY,” E.P. LEIGH-BENNETT WROTE in the late 1930s, “was to be raced for at Brooklands on the morrow, 226 miles, and Malcolm, the donor and predominating factor in … Continue reading
BERLIOZ’S FAILED MOKE CAPER
THIS HEADLINE IS right up there with “Headless Body Found in Topless Bar,” and, what’s more, it’s no less an exaggeration. Nineteenth-century French composer Hector Berlioz came close to pulling … Continue reading
WILL CUPPY GREATS PART 2
HERE IN PART 2, we continue satirist extraordinaire Will Cuppy’s assessments of the world’s Greats, at least those so identified by posterity. Peter the Great. Cuppy explains, “Peter the Great … Continue reading
WILL CUPPY GREATS PART 1
AS I’VE NOTED BEFORE, Will Cuppy is my favorite satirist. His style is deceptively simple: sorta a well-executed theme paper with tongue firmly in cheek. Like I said, “heavily researched … Continue reading
CYCLING THE TYROL—IN 1905 PART 2
YESTERDAY, BAEDEKER’S AUSTRIA-HUNGARY offered helpful hints about cycling Tyrol. Today we share tidbits of its itinerary from Innsbruck to Bozen, together with related thoughts of my own trippin’ thereabouts, real … Continue reading
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