CLASSIC SUBTERRANEAN CRIMINALITY
SHERLOCK HOLMES knew about London’s underground, including Professor Moriarty, Colonel Moran, John Clay and the like. He also knew the London Underground, the world’s first and one of the grandest … Continue reading
HOW DO BEV LIFE CYCLES RATE?
BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES have zero tailpipe emissions. However, the production of their batteries, the supply of their electricity and their eventual disposal affect the environment. Such life-cycle analyses, from cradle … Continue reading
ANTHONY NELLÉ—DESIGNER OF DECO STAGE
MODERN MULTIPLEX theaters have choices, but little glamor compared with movie theaters of the 1920s and 1930s. It wasn’t just the times that made movies all the more glamorous. For … Continue reading
R&T, MAY 1954
MY DAD, rest his soul, wasn’t really a car nut. But he was interested in keeping his kid off the streets and out of the pool halls. I’ve forgotten the … Continue reading
SAGA OF THE SUNDSTEDT-HANNEVIG “SUNRISE”
IN THE SPRING of 1919, a dozen aeronautical teams declared their intentions of flying across the Atlantic. This was in quest of Lord Northcliffe’s Daily Mail newspaper prize of £10,000, … Continue reading
SUNDSTEDT (ALMOST) FLIES THE ATLANTIC
CAPTAIN HUGO SUNDSTEDT failed to cross the Atlantic in his Sunrise seaplane in 1919. But this sure wasn’t for the lack of trying. Today I’ll offer tidbits on Sundstedt; tomorrow, … Continue reading
CHEAP GAS—THE LATEST INFO
RARELY HAS gasoline in the U.S. been so cheap. So where are all those Congressional committees yammering about conspiracies? The fact is, if you seek a modern economic model of … Continue reading
THE STATE OF CITIES
GIVEN THAT YOU’RE an Earthling, the probability is better than half that you live in an urban area. In the United States, this increases to 80 percent. So it’s most … Continue reading
YOU WANT CYLINDERS? WE GOT ‘EM!
THE VOLKSWAGEN W16 is a brilliant example of modular engineering. In this world of high mpg/low carbon footprint, this 8.0-liter 987-hp engine may smack of overkill. But, like a Buckshot … Continue reading
EDITH MEISER—SHERLOCKIAN EXTRAORDINAIRE
SHERLOCKIANS RECOGNIZE Irene (pronounced I-re-nee) Adler as “The Woman,” the most highly respected of her gender by Holmes. Another woman, perhaps lesser known, was a Sherlockian extraordinaire: Edith Meiser. Like … Continue reading
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