INNES’S GOLD COUNTRY
GRAND PRIX driver Innes Ireland could be something of a historian. His R&T Formula One reports were always entertaining and accurate. And when he wrote off the beaten track, his … Continue reading
JAPAN SET DESIGN 1979–1983
THIS BOOK, PUBLISHED in 1985, is three decades old, but its stage and television set designs seem as fresh as today’s. Plus, from a bibliophilic point of view, it’s simply … Continue reading
SWINE STUDIO’S FORDLANDIA
A FASCINATING exhibition Fordlandia is taking place through December 10, 2016, at the Fashion Space Gallery of London College of Fashion in London’s West End. It showcases the work of … Continue reading
HOKUSAI–A MASTER OF MANGA
MY FAVORITE MANGA has no zombies, no mutants, nor other creepy stuff. I mean this genre in its traditional sense, a wonderful depiction of an earlier era in Japan. Hokusai, … Continue reading
ON CITIZEN$HIP
IF YOU FLEE U.S. citizenship in early November, have I got a plan for you! The September 22, 2016, issue of London Review of Books has “Our Citizenship is Expensive!” … Continue reading
TUNISIA TRIPPIN’–1908
I’VE BEEN ENJOYING harissa, the traditional Tunisian hot sauce. My jar of this condiment comes from Trader Joe’s, though it is made in Tunisia. Thus, I feel compelled to learn … Continue reading
HURRAH FOR HOJO’S
LET’S CELEBRATE ORANGE roofs, fried clams, onion rings and developing one’s 1950s avatar. These first three clues may be a giveaway that I’m referring to Howard Johnson’s restaurants. The avatar … Continue reading
PIPE ME A BREW, DUDE
I ALREADY KNEW BRUGES had the prettiest girls in Belgium. See formosis Bruga puellis here at SimanaitisSays. New, however, is a 2-mile underground pipeline of beer, a 21st-century approach to … Continue reading
PREPARE FOR EUROPE ’06
WHY CONSULT A TRAVEL BOOK that’s already 10 years old? No, make that 110. I’ve just been armchair traveling with a woman named H.A. Guerber and I’m having a ball. … Continue reading
GLASTONBURY–MORE THAN ENGLAND’S WOODSTOCK
GLASTONBURY IS KNOWN to many for its annual pop music festival, sort of Woodstock in the west of England. I confess, my appreciation of rock reached its zenith in Elton … Continue reading
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