MARIA MONTESSORI
TO SOME, the word “Montessori” conjures up an image of unruly kids being taught frou-frou things by means of artsy pedagogy. But nothing could be further from the truth—or the … Continue reading
BERTIE
BEING THE Anglophile that I am, I enjoy my biweekly London Review of Books. Worth sharing here are details of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII, reviewed by Bee Wilson … Continue reading
CONCENTRATION
AYRTON SENNA was, to my mind, the most cerebral race driver of all time. And in a hot, crowded pressroom at the Japanese Grand Prix, October 1989, he proved this … Continue reading
LA PYRAMIDE F. POINT
THE FATHER of nouvelle cuisine, Fernand Point located his restaurant in the town of Vienne, 20 miles south of Lyon, about halfway between Paris and the Riviera. One of the … Continue reading
ROB’S NEW MOON
ROB WALKER, rest his soul, was a grand prix team owner and a contributing editor of Road & Track (he called Dottie Clendenin his “editoress”). Because people may ask, I … Continue reading
LITTLE AYING MAKES ITS MARK
THIS IS a tale of a Bavarian village and international trade. Aying is about 15 miles southeast of Munich, Germany; its population is 4652. Belying this diminutive size, it’s the … Continue reading
DAFFY AND THE TESTAROSSA
I WAS looking for something else entirely and uncovered this treasure, examination of which raises several questions. Why celebrate precisely 16 years of service? As it turned out, this occasion … Continue reading
ACADEMIC GALA
LET’S CELEBRATE the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act, the federal statute that created Land Grant institutions of higher learning. Justin Smith Morrill, U.S. Representative, Vermont, introduced the bill as … Continue reading
WHA’CHA CALL IT?
GROWING UP in Cleveland, Ohio, I knew that strip between the sidewalk and the street as the “tree lawn.” Eventually, I came to learn it had different names in different … Continue reading
THE GENERAL GAMBOLS
THIS PHOTO of U.S.A.F. Gen. Curtis LeMay originally appeared in the January 1960 issue of Road & Track. A comment was added, “We’d humbly suggest that the general should fasten … Continue reading
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