TESTING THE GULLWING TWICE PART 2
YESTERDAY, R&T GOT ITS FIRST LOOK, in 1955, of the fabulous Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Today in Part 2, the magazine borrows another original Gullwing in 1968 for a second evaluation. Lucky … Continue reading
TESTING THE GULLWING TWICE PART 1
IF YOU’RE GONNA TEST THE SAME CAR TWICE, why not one of the most memorable: the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing. Here, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, are tidbits … Continue reading
VINTAGE DIGITAL
WE LOVE VINTAGE CARS, VINTAGE WATCHES, vintage wines. Why not vintage digital? Moore’s Law predicted quite accurately a two-year obsolescence of almost anything digital, but what of the discarded stuff? … Continue reading
HURRAH FOR THE WORD NERDS
ONE OF THE SPIFFS of The New York Times Book Review is learning just enough about a book so you won’t feel culturally deprived in not reading it. On the … Continue reading
BRESCIA TALES
THE BUGATTI BRESCIA WAS NAMED FOR HAVING RUN 1–4 in the 1921 Italian Grand Prix des Voiturettes near that city. These Type 13 chassis were fitted with 1453-cc, 16-valve, four-cylinder … Continue reading
“THAT BUILDING IS BRUTAL!”
I TEND TOWARD RECTILINEARITY in my aesthetic appreciation, and I believe I’ve come upon an extreme of this: Brutalist Architecture. Here are tidbits on this sharply worded genre. Origin. Julia … Continue reading
PSITTACIDAE ANGELINOS
THERE ARE LIKELY MORE RED-CROWNED PARROTS in Los Angeles than in their native range in Mexico. This tidbit caught my eye when KTLA5’s Travis Schlep asked “Why Are There So … Continue reading
CURSIVE REDUX
TEN YEARS AGO, SIMANAITISSAYS was less than a year old when it asked pessimistically “Is Cursive Dead Yet?” Optimist that I am today, I’m happy to report, along with KTLA5, … Continue reading
TIME MACHINE CHATS PART 2
YESTERDAY, SIMANAITISSAYS IMAGINED a time machine capable of linking famous personages past and present. Today in Part 2, we take this theme to a reductio ad absurdum. All in good … Continue reading
TIME MACHINE CHATS PART 1
SUPPOSE A TIME MACHINE EXISTED allowing historical figures to interact with today’s personages or with each other. Which pairings would you find beneficial to society? Which, to its detriment? Which, … Continue reading
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