NANCY CUNARD: OUTRAGEOUS, SCANDALOUS AND–EGAD–A POET!
JULIAN FELLOWES and his Downton Abbey have a marvelous way of introducing us to early 20th century personalities. Lady Edith’s mention of French aviatrix Adrienne Boland got me interested in … Continue reading
THE D-TYPE JAGUAR (AND A GP’S T’BIRD)
THERE IS no mistaking the principal appeal of R&T, May 1956: A first road test of the Jaguar D-Type, a sports racing car already on its way to legendary status. … Continue reading
AVIATION MARKETING 101: 1911–1913
THE INTERNET IS often likened to the Wild West because of its unruly activities, but today’s internet is fairly orderly in comparison to the early days of aviation. I’ve already … Continue reading
CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR–1933
HAVING MENTIONED MY Cleveland heritage yesterday, Cubs’ fans may rightfully clamor for equal time. (Indeed, Daughter Beth and her family live in Chicago.) With them in mind, today let’s celebrate … Continue reading
ENGLISH, EH?
LIBBY NELSON’S “25 Maps That Explain the English Language” at vox.com is an exemplary concise history of the English language. Nelson has collected wonderful maps on everything from the Old … Continue reading
DOEST THOU KNOW?
ENGLISH HAS CARELESSLY mislaid its intimate second person. The French language still maintains tutoyer, its intimate tu versus vous. German still differentiates among du, ihr and Sie. Yiddish carries these … Continue reading
HOLMES PEDALS HIMSELF INTO A CORNER
HOW DID HOLMES deduce a cyclist’s direction of travel? This continues yesterday’s discussion here, ”Pedaling It All Over (Victorian) Town. ” In “The Adventure of the Priory School,” Holmes says … Continue reading
PEDALING IT ALL OVER (VICTORIAN) TOWN
SHERLOCK HOLMES CLAIMED he could identify the direction of Victorian bicycle travel merely by examining its tire er… for him, tyre tracks. What’s more, as recently as December 2014, this … Continue reading
SWINE STUDIO’S FORDLANDIA
A FASCINATING exhibition Fordlandia is taking place through December 10, 2016, at the Fashion Space Gallery of London College of Fashion in London’s West End. It showcases the work of … Continue reading
BUGATTI VISES AND VICES
ETTORE BUGATTI WAS an artisan as well as engineer as well as automaker. It’s part of Bugatti lore that each prospective workman at the Molshiem factory was confronted with a … Continue reading
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