THIRTIES COSTUME DESIGN PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN GLEANING tidbits from Daughter Suz’s Christmas present (from me). Today in Part 2, we’ll see a guy wearing no undershirt, a gal who could wear just about … Continue reading
THIRTIES COSTUME DESIGN PART 1
THE KID HAS GOOD TASTE, I’ll say that for her. Daughter Suz gave me a wish list of possible Christmas and Birthday gifts (her middle name is Noelle), and one … Continue reading
BERKELEY SPORT
“A SPORTS CAR IN MINIATURE,” R&T called the Berkeley in its January 1958 contents page. And so it was, hitherto the smallest engined car tested by the magazine (albeit not … Continue reading
THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE: NAMING AND A.I. PART 2
YESTERDAY THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE discussed naming the James Webb Space Telescope. Today in Part 2, the word “Space” is involved too, but in a much different context. At the … Continue reading
THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE: NAMING AND A.I. PART 1
SEVERAL RECENT HAPPENINGS, DISSIMILAR THOUGH THEY BE, describe the ethics of science. One involves controversy surrounding the naming of the James Webb Space Telescope. The other involves artificial intelligence and … Continue reading
PYRAMUS AND THISBE’S ROMANCE—TRAGIC AND NOT SO MUCH
THE STAGE WAS SET BY Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined where Stephen Fry says, “Tristan and Isolde, Romeo and Juliet, Heathcliff and Catherine, Sue Ellen and J.R.—the doomed lovers we … Continue reading
WHY NOT HYBRIDS? PART 2
YESTERDAY, SIMANAITISSAYS 2023 began discussing the pros and cons of BEVs versus ICEs, battery electric vehicles versus those with internal combustion engines. Today in Part 2 we discuss a third … Continue reading
WHY NOT HYBRIDS? PART 1
WHEN I STARTED SIMANAITISSAYS more than a decade ago (its longevity, quite amazing!), I figured a lot of it would reflect my 33+ years at R&T. However, it didn’t take … Continue reading
TOMORROW’S VISIT
SOME TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, Santa Claus lore was collected into what has been called “arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American.” Author of ” ’Twas the night … Continue reading
JANUS 2022/2023 PART 2
YESTERDAY, JANUS STARTED LOOKING backward and forward here at SimanaitisSays. Indeed, he was sufficiently curious to find enough relevance for today’s Part 2 as well. One Thing Leads to Another. … Continue reading
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