EXTRAORDINARY ARCHITECTURE FOR ORDINARY FOLK
THIS YEAR’S WINNERS of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, often referred to as that profession’s Nobel Prize, are French couple Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal. Unlike many architects of note, the … Continue reading
LENIN’S LOVES
SHEILA FITZPATRICK begins her London Review of Books article “To King’s Cross Station,” January 7, 2021, with “Lenin liked London. He arrived in April 1902, not long after his release … Continue reading
THIS JUST IN—FROM HERE AND THERE
OUR DAILY NEWS cycle has toned down considerably, now that we have capable adults in control in Washington, D.C. Nonetheless, fascinating news items still crop up. Here are tidbits on … Continue reading
MAESTRO OF THE PIAZZA
THE PIAZZA VENEZIA is as central a location as you might imagine in Rome: The Colosseum is 0.3 miles to its southeast. The Pantheon is 0.5 mile to its northwest. … Continue reading
PARENTAL ADVICE TO WIFE DOTTIE
WIFE DOTTIE is the youngest of four children, 13 years younger than her sister, with elder brothers who served in World War II. Thus, her mother and father had seen … Continue reading
A NEW-ISH WORLD
WE ARE THANKFULLY, tentatively, and carefully feeling our way through this world pandemic. Winston Churchill’s comment of August 1942 World War II is most appropriate: “This is not the end. … Continue reading
A NECKLACE WITH LEGS PART 2
NO ONE IN Part 1 of our tale seemed to covet the fabulous necklace commissioned in 1772 by Louis XV for his mistress Madame du Barry. However, in Part 2 … Continue reading
A NECKLACE WITH LEGS PART 1
“IF ‘SOMETHING HAS LEGS,’ ” says VOA Learning English, “it means people have interest in it.” Here, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, I offer an example of … Continue reading
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS, THEN AND NOW
A FELLOW ALUMNUS of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, class of ’65, inspired me to learn more about the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 1965 versus 2021. The Dow’s evolution is a suitable … Continue reading
INNES’S CALIFORNIA PART 2
INNES IRELAND WAS awed by California redwoods in yesterday’s Part 1 of “California Gold Rush Country,” R&T, February 1987. Today in Part 2, he encountered California lore specifically linked to … Continue reading
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