EVOLUTION OF THE R+T ROAD TEST PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN DISCUSSING R+T’s INAUGURAL road tests in 1951. Various formats were assayed, though by midyear a standard format began to evolve. Here in Part 2, road test A-1-51 … Continue reading
EVOLUTION OF THE R+T ROAD TEST PART 1
JOHN R. BOND LIKELY CRIBBED the road test idea from Brit magazines. The Brits had been stylizing their presentations since the 1920s; the year 1951 was a pivotal one for … Continue reading
WHENCE WISDOM?
THE NICE NEWS WEBSITE, August 31, 2024, features an article by Rebekah Brandes titled “What Makes Someone Wise? Global Study Finds Cross-Cultural Agreement on 2 Major Factors.” How could one … Continue reading
WATCHING ONE’S MANNERS AT TABLE AND BAR
WHAT A NEAT MAP FROM REMITLY via Mental Floss! “The World’s Food and Drink Etiquette, Mapped,” is in concise formats foldable into one’s Baedeker’s. World travelers like me (hem hem) … Continue reading
A GENTLEMAN AND A THIEF—THIS ONE, FOR REAL
I’VE RECENTLY (RE)ENJOYED To Catch a Thief, that wonderful Cary Grant/Grace Kelly flick in which he portrays the consummate gentleman/thief. Not to say a nervous passenger in a Sunbeam Alpine‘s … Continue reading
WIND POWER UPDATE—INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF TRUMP’S MENTAL ACUITY PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1 , GOVERNMENT DATA on our nation’s increased use of wind power were discussed. Today we address wind turbine longevity, current and future recyclability, and advanced optimizations … Continue reading
WIND POWER UPDATE—INCLUDING QUESTIONS OF TRUMP’S MENTAL ACUITY PART 1
THE GUARDIAN REPORTS “TRUMP Appears to Tie High Bacon Prices to ‘Horrible’ Wind Energy,” August 30, 2024. Anna Betts writes, “Donald Trump revived questions about his mental acuity after appearing … Continue reading
HOCKNEY’S TURANDOT PART 2
HERE IN PART 2, DAVID HOCKNEY’S SETTINGS for Puccini’s Turandot continue to illuminate with Kenneth E. Silver’s 1991 interview of the artist. Hockney’s illustrations and the Los Angeles Opera’s sets … Continue reading
HOCKNEY’S TURANDOT PART 1
DAVID HOCKNEY IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST, as suggested by the number of times he has appeared here at SimanaitisSays. Just click on SimanaitisSays Hockney and follow up on the wonderful … Continue reading
CLACKING ppp
EVEN PIANISSISSIMO, ppp, WASN’T ENOUGH for knitters back in 1915. This, from History Facts, which reports, “The New York Philharmonic had to ask audiences not to knit during concerts.” It’s … Continue reading
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