HURRAH FOR THE ACLU! HURRAH FOR CLASS ACTION!
LET’S APPLAUD THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION! Never has its activism been more critical. Zach Montague and Pat Grossmith’s article “Judge Blocks Trump’s Citizenship Order in Class-Action Challenge,” The New … Continue reading
SONO TUTTI BUGIARDI PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, WE TRACED TRUMP MENDACITY, from the seemingly inconsequential (“architectural envy”) to the profound (his worldwide dissolving Voice of America truth). Today, we start with his biggest … Continue reading
SONO TUTTI BUGIARDI PART 1
I MAY WELL BE MISQUOTING (after all, it’s almost 50 years ago), but my editorial mentor Larry Givens at the Society of Automotive Engineers cited his father believing “Sono tutti … Continue reading
LEIBNITZ’S BOWLING PINS AND INFINITY
STEVEN STROGATZ WRITES ABOUT “BOWLING FOR NOBELS,” The New York Times, June 30, 2025. One of his topics: triangular numbers as exemplified by objects arranged in perfect equilateral triangles. Familiar … Continue reading
WE’RE ALL CHARLIE BROWN, SORTA
CHRIS CARRA IS SPOT-ON WHEN HE DESCRIBES “How the Beloved ‘Peanuts’ Found Its Way to Define the Modern Comic Strip,” Smithsonian, July August 2025: Carra writes, “With poignant wisdom and … Continue reading
EV CARSICKNESS
ARE YOU SICK OF YOUR TESLA? No, not just because of that chainsaw-wielding DOGE guy. I’m talking about EVs in general making people increasingly carsick. Here are tidbits on this … Continue reading
NATURE’S DYNAMIC COLORATION, TRANPARENCY, AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT
MATTHEW D. SHAWKEY OFFERS A PROVOCATIVE TITLE “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t,” in AAAS Science magazine, June 26, 2025: “Some squids,” Shawkey recounts, “are masters of disguise. They … Continue reading
“JUST BECAUSE I’M A LIBRARIAN DOESN’T MEAN I HAVE TO DRESS AS ONE”—BELLE DA COSTA GREENE
THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS, JUNE 26, 2025, BLURBS Francesca Wade’s “The Best-Paid Woman in NYC.” Wade is reviewing two books, Belle Da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy and Becoming … Continue reading
ALFA ROMEO CORSA SPERIMENTALE “BALENA” PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR’S MICK WALSH introduced us to a one-off Alfa Romeo, his article reminding me why Classic & Sports Car is a favorite motoring … Continue reading
ALFA ROMEO CORSA SPERIMENTALE “BALENA” PART 1
HERE’S YET ANOTHER REASON WHY CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR is a favorite automotive magazine: Mick Walsh’s online article about the Alfa Romeo 8C-2900B Corsa Sperimentale. Argentine enthusiasts nicknamed the car … Continue reading
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