LOTUS ELITE PART 1
“TO THE HARD-CORE ENTHUSIAST,” the Lotus ad copy reads, “any twisty stretch of road holds a downright hypnotic challenge to send it in screaming: red line it on the straight, … Continue reading
HOT STUFF, NOT MERELY SORDID
“ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE STORM of love making?,” Woodrow Wilson wrote. Yes, that Woodrow Wilson. This, from a new book by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler with this title and … Continue reading
MIND THE GAP? NO, MIND THE MAPS PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, we discussed three of London’s newly named Overground suburban lines, Lioness, Mildmay, and Windrush, each commemorating British heritage. As described in VOICE of AMERICA, February 15, … Continue reading
MIND THE GAP? NO, MIND THE MAPS PART 1
AS RECOUNTED BY VOICE OF AMERICA, February 15, 2024, “For anyone with even a passing acquaintance with London, the city’s Tube map is as iconic as the red buses or … Continue reading
SOARING ART DECO—IN THE CITY OF ANGELS
I’VE LONG LOVED ART DECO, and recent Internet trippin’ revealed Bianca Barragan’s “10 Awe-inspiring Art Deco Buildings in Los Angeles,” at Curbed Los Angeles, September 26, 2019. How neat to … Continue reading
TRUMP OVERCOUNTS YET AGAIN!
FOR A GUY WITH SUCH GENIUS (SELF-PROFESSED), Donald Trump sure can’t count. As reported February 16, 2024 in Voice of America, The New York Times, and just about everywhere else … Continue reading
SHAKESPEARE’S VOCABULARY
FOR SOME KID FROM THE STICKS (“… little Latin and still less Greek” according to fellow playwright Ben Jonson), William Shakespeare was sure ok with vocab. Elizabethan times were expansive, … Continue reading
A HOLIDAY TOUR 0F ROME
I’VE JUST ENJOYED TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES broadcast of Roman Holiday, the 1953 romantic comedy starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and Eddie Albert. And, indeed, it is a romance of the … Continue reading
1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD—WHAT’LL SHE DO? PART 2
R&T’s ROAD TEST OF THE FIRST-GENERATION Ford Thunderbird emphasized testing methodology as opposed to a review of the car itself. Here in Part 2 the testers share hints on optimizing … Continue reading
1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD—WHAT’LL SHE DO? PART 1
R&T WROTE IN MARCH 1955, “With all the interest in the new Thunderbird ‘personal car,’ the performance claims of overly enthusiastic salesmen can perhaps be excused. In a quick survey … Continue reading
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