“THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON” TO HOLMES PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we shared eminent Sherlockian Christopher Morley’s observations about two classic tales having Christmas settings: Holmes’ “Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” and Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Today … Continue reading
“THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON” TO HOLMES PART 1
IT WAS ON Friday, December 27, 1889, that Sherlockian chronicler Dr. John H. Watson visited Holmes at 221 B Baker Street and wished him “the compliments of the season.” Today … Continue reading
GREMLIN TIDBITS PART 2
TODAY’S TIDBIT COLLECTION traces back to Roald Dahl’s book about gremlins described two days ago at SimanaitisSays, continued yesterday with ”Gremlin Tidbits Part 1.” Actually, though, all this began a … Continue reading
GREMLIN TIDBITS PART 1
YESTERDAY AT SimanaitisSays, we talked about Roald Dahl and his dealings with Walt Disney, which culminated with the book The Gremlins. Today and tomorrow, in a continuation of this theme, … Continue reading
THE GREMLINS—THE LOST DISNEY (AND DAHL) PRODUCTION
ROALD DAHL WAS an author of children’s books, a screenwriter, a short story writer—and a fighter pilot. That is, this British author of James and the Peach and Matilda, screenplay … Continue reading
UP, DOWN, AND AROUND WITH FÉLIX NADAR PART 2
YESTERDAY, FRENCH pioneer photographer Félix Nadar explored the depths of the catacombs of Paris. Today in Part 2, he soars high above the city, still with camera in hand. My … Continue reading
UP, DOWN, AND AROUND WITH FÉLIX NADAR PART 1
FÉLIX NADAR WAS a 19th-century pioneer French photographer, but so much more. Like others, he did a lot of studio work, society portraits and the like. But Nadar also soared … Continue reading
OH SOY, CAN YOU SAY? PART 2
YESTERDAY, IN PART 1, livestock and we savored tidbits of soy ranging from soy meal to soy sauce to edamame to tofu to faux meat to the challenge of food … Continue reading
OH SOY, CAN YOU SAY? PART 1
THE SOYBEAN IS among the most versatile of legumes. What other vegetable can supply feed for livestock, yet be toxic to us and other monogastric sorts in its uncooked form? … Continue reading
SIKORSKY CHICKSAW = WESTLAND WHIRLWIND?
I’VE BEEN RIGHT UP next to a Sikorsky Chicksaw helicopter, admittedly a stripped example in residence at Musée d’Art Populaire Chez Manual. This fabulously eclectic collection is just north of … Continue reading
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