ブリヂストン美術館—BRIDGESTONE MUSEUM OF ART
SHOJIRO ISHIBASHI chose the name Bridgestone for his company in 1931 for two reasons: His surname is literally ishi (stone) bashi (bridge); and he liked the British sound of its … Continue reading
THE URBANE ART OF DONALD MACKAY
THOUGH I’VE never been there, I know my way around New York City’s home of the Metropolitan Opera. What’s more, I have a good idea of what its Lincoln Center … Continue reading
EARLY LIFTING-BODY AIRCRAFT
WHAT A tantalizing idea: Use the fuselage of an aircraft for lift, not just its wings. Lifting-body aircraft have recurred throughout aviation history (the Space Shuttle, for instance, glided to … Continue reading
BUGATTI EB110—RESPECTED SUPERCAR
IT TOOK more than two decades for the Bugatti EB110 to get proper supercar respect, though I recognized its greatness back in the car’s first U.S. road test, Road & … Continue reading
ANNOTATED TREASURES
I CONTINUE to gain high entertainment from annotated editions, even if they’re of familiar works. There are so many neat things to learn, some only peripherally related to the classic … Continue reading
HAPPY 100TH—GENERAL RELATIVITY!
THIS YEAR is the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, so what better time than to describe its intricacies here in 600 words. Now you tell one. … Continue reading
JUNKERS JUMO AND ITS NAPIER DELTIC OFFSPRING
DIESELS ARE boring, some say. Here are two, however, that are anything but. The German Junkers Jumo was (almost) unique in providing diesel power for airplanes. The English Napier Deltic … Continue reading
MASERATI 250F—A CLASSIC RACE CAR OF A CLASSIC ERA
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO’S drive of a Maserati 250F in the 1957 German Grand Prix is one of the greatest motor racing victories. It’s a story oft told, but well worth … Continue reading
LEGO, UP; FERRARI, DOWN
A BRAND is a lot more than the name of a product or service. It’s a collection of aspects, including design and logo, patents and other intellectual property, as well … Continue reading
CELEBRATING PORGY AND BESS
PORGY AND BESS: Is this famed musical work a folk opera? A Broadway show? An opera? Is it an American cultural artifact? A controversial depiction of the African-American experience? An … Continue reading
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