LYNN PECKTAL’S DESIGNING AND PAINTING FOR THE THEATRE PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, WE SET THE STAGE offered by Lynn Pecktal’s seminal book on theater set design. The more I examined his book, the more I understood that my … Continue reading
TRUMP, THE BBC, AND MY EYES AND EARS PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE CITED TRUMP’S PLAN to sue BBC over its documentary “Panorama—Trump a Second Chance.” Today in Part 2 we continue with tidbits gleaned from Wikipedia’s Timeline of January 6, … Continue reading
A TRAGIC AND SAD TIME
I HAD SCHEDULED AN AAAS SCIENCE editorial about misinformation as today’s SimanaitisSays item. Horrifically, the attempted assassination of Donald Trump had transformed all this. It is immensely tragic that one … Continue reading
ちょっとつんどく—MY PERSONAL JAPANESE PHRASE
I RECENTLY LEARNED THE JAPANESE word つんどく, tsundoku, which means acquiring books but letting them pile up without reading. To which I add ちょっと, chotto, Japanese for “a little.” That … Continue reading
HOLMES NOIR?
IT SOUNDS ACHRONOLOGICAL, but was the world’s first consulting detective a noir shamus? Let’s examine this thesis with the help of Merriam-Webster, Sherlockians, and film authorities. Weak Merriam-Webster Evidence. M-W’s … Continue reading
OBAMA’S MEMOIRS
I HAVEN’T READ Barack Obama’s A Promised Land, and considering the number of books already on my “to-read” stack, I’m not likely to attempt this 768-page challenge. On the other … Continue reading
LET’S CELEBRATE THE VOA, NOT CORRUPT IT! PART 1
IN AN EVER-GROWING list of things Trump and his connivers are corrupting, the Voice of America may be next. Imagine if this highly regarded international news service had the reputation … Continue reading
DR. KATHY SULLIVAN—WORLD TRAVELER EXTRAORDINAIRE
I’VE BEEN AT 30,000 ft. in jetliners and 282 ft. below sea level at Death Valley’s Bad Water Basin in a car. However, Kathy Sullivan’s achievements make me look neighborhood-bound … Continue reading
1952 BRM 15—AN ADAGE VERIFIED PART 2
THE BRITISH MOTOR TRUST had high aspirations for its BRM 15 Grand Prix car described in Part 1. The car’s engine, especially, was replete with innovation. However, as motoring journalist … Continue reading
ETYMOLOOGY: DEUTSCHESPRACH AND OTHERS
THE GERMAN LANGUAGE is great at word-building. For instance, I recall the following storefront signage. Come to think of it, my source for this photo, translated into German, is another … Continue reading
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