CATCH A FALLING STAR
PITY THE poor meteorite researcher. To catch a falling star is a complex task indeed. The challenges and rewards of studying such extraterrestrial objects are described in “All eyes on … Continue reading
THE ARROGANCE OF GENIUS
IT IS generally observed that geniuses have no lack of ego. They’re arrogant. Research has shown this. The arrogance of genius is a recurring theme in literature, theater, movies and … Continue reading
DRIVE ON!—URGES L.J.K. SETRIGHT
LEONARD JOHN Kensell Setright, L.J.K. to those who read his works, was an English motoring journalist with technical savvy, style and occasional outspokenness. Who else but Setright would compose a … Continue reading
THE LIFE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY OF ARMAND DEPERDUSSIN
ARMAND DEPERDUSSIN, pioneer French airplane manufacturer, was larger than life. He had been a traveling salesman, a cabaret singer and a silk tycoon. His aeroplanes were the world’s first to … Continue reading
HOLMES IN TIBET
IT IS well known that after his struggle with Professor Moriarty at Reichenbach Fall, Sherlock Holmes had a two-year sabbatical in Tibet. Dr. John H. Watson chronicles the Reichenbach aspects … Continue reading
FIASCOES, SHAMBLES, HAVOC AND HUBBUBS
I WAS reading recently about Chianti Classicos, Italian red wines. This evoked memories of romantic restaurants, red-and-white checkered tablecloths and candle wax dripping down onto straw-wrapped wine bottles. Well, it … Continue reading
SUZUKA SHENANIGANS
THIS WEEKEND, October 4 – 5, 2014, is the Japanese Grand Prix, held as it has been, on and off for years, at Suzuka Circuit in central Japan. I have … Continue reading
FAMILY-STYLE DINING
WHEN I say “family-style,” I’m not just talking about food “like mom used to make.” I mean classic eating establishments where everyone is served communal meals at shared tables. It’s … Continue reading
LESS, BUT BETTER
THE NAME Dieter Rams was unfamiliar to me before I read an item in Style Magazine T of The New York Times, September 26, 2014. It turns out, though, that … Continue reading
LLOYD STEARMAN, WICHITA AIRMAN
THIS TITLE may sound as though I’m channeling a Glen Campbell song, but indeed I’m celebrating an aviation great who played a role in earning Wichita, Kansas, the title “Air … Continue reading
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