ARCHIGRAM—AN ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTIVE OF WHIMSY
JONATHAN MEADES’ “SIGHTBITES,” in the London Review of Books, May 21, 2020, summed up Archigram perfectly: “They formed in the early 1960s and over the next decade or so produced … Continue reading
ON TUMBLING ICONS
WE AMERICANS AREN’T the only ones soul-searching about what to do with historic icons that no longer reflect modern times. In the London Review of Books, June 12, 2020, Rebecca … Continue reading
ATALANTA—THE WOMAN, THE CARS. PART 1
THIS IS A TALE of ancient Greek mythology and latter day British ingenuity, with a soupçon of French style. It’s told in Parts 1 and 2, today and tomorrow. A … Continue reading
SERENDIPITOUS SORTING
WHAT WITH SHELTERING-IN, I have engaged in serendipitous sorting. I was actually looking for something I never did find, but was delighted by what I did stumble on. Here are … Continue reading
THE WIT OF AUTOMOTIVE ARTISTS
I WAS LEAFING through a Gooding & Company auction catalog when I encountered its auto memorabilia section. It impressed me with an aspect of automotive artists I hadn’t considered recently: … Continue reading
HUMOR IN ADAPTING TO COVID-19
EVEN IN THE darkest of times, humor can be a beneficial countermeasure to adversity. Here are examples related to our adapting to Covid-19. Bobbleheads. In Science, April 29, 2020, Meagan … Continue reading
GEDANKENEXPERIMENTE
I WAS NEAR to dozing off when I fell into thought experiments. Gedankenexperimente, Einstein called them; so I was in lofty company, even though sheltering-in. The Chocolate Chip Cookie Gedankenexperiment. … Continue reading
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS REVISITED PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE BEGAN tidbits gleaned from Marina Warner’s “Travelling Texts,” in London Review of Books, discussing The Arabian Nights. Today in Part 2, there’s a Frenchmen who translates (and adds … Continue reading
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS REVISITED PART 1
THE LONDON REVIEW of Books has enriched its online presence with Diverted Traffic, reappearances of LRB articles from years past. Recently here at SimanaitisSays, I’ve shared Diverted Traffic adventures of … Continue reading
BRITISH THEATRE DESIGN: THE MODERN AGE PART 2
THE BOOK BRITISH Theatre Design: the Modern Age gives fascinating insights into dance, plays, the Great British Musical, and opera. Here in Part 2, I share tidbits on two British … Continue reading
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