THE TALE OF GENEVIEVE
YOU KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE a charming movie with this opening credit: “For their patient co-operation the makers of this film express their thanks to the officers and members … Continue reading
TOURING TUDOR ENGLAND—WITH PROFESSOR EVA TAYLOR AND GOOGLE MAPS PART 2
WHAT FUN EXPLORING the British Isles with maps dating from 1627! Well, yes, 20th-century Tudor authority Professor Eva G.R. Taylor helps too. And so do 21st-century Google Maps. Here in … Continue reading
TOURING TUDOR ENGLAND—WITH PROFESSOR EVA TAYLOR AND GOOGLE MAPS PART 1
LET’S OPEN WITH a timeline: Around 1540, King Henry VIII commanded Library Keeper and Antiquary John Leland to ride horseback throughout the realm to recover books and manuscripts scattered, stolen, … Continue reading
AN AMERICAN CHILD’S YEAR IN EUROPE
“WHEN I WAS a little girl of six,” author Louise A Wallace has Ruth write in 1914, “father and mother decided to take my brother and me, and spend one … Continue reading
L’IDEA FERRARI—FLORENCE
WHAT BETTER ART VENUE than Florence. And what a fine topic in “The Idea Ferrari.” This exhibition, June 8-September 30, 1990, was set with the help of Ferrari North America … Continue reading
PIERRE PRIER—FIRST NONSTOP LONDON/PARIS PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, my perusal of The Aeroplane magazine, July 28, 1950, introduced me to pioneer aviator Pierre Prier. In 1911, he was the first to fly nonstop from … Continue reading
PIERRE PRIER—FIRST NON-STOP LONDON/PARIS PART 1
PIERRE PRIER’S APRIL 19, 1911, FLIGHT was the first non-stop from London to Paris. I’ve only recently learned of the achievement; this, in reading a 70-year-old magazine. Here, in Parts … Continue reading
NOSTALGIA AIN’T WHAT IT USTA BE
WARM COZY NORMAN-ROCKWELLESQUE images used to be ubiquitous in advertising. And, indeed, it’s fun to look back at them. Whitney Matheson discusses “that picture-perfect, economically ripe period between World War … Continue reading
THE MANGA PRESENCE OF CARLOS GHOSN PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE OBSERVED the rise and fall of automotive executive Carlos Ghosn. Today his earlier appearances in Japanese Manga comics give me recollection of my meager 日本語 as well as … Continue reading
THE MANGA PRESENCE OF CARLOS GHOSN PART 1
ODD THINGS GET uncovered in decluttering. How about Japanese Manga comics featuring Le Cost Killer, Mr. Fix It, and 2002 Asia Businessman of the Year, now known as Interpol fugitive … Continue reading
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