Resplendent
The blogger with many visions™ is thawing. I just finished The Fighting Temeraire by Sam Willis. This book is more than a dry historical reprint; it is a graphic re-telling Continue Reading →
Month: December 2010
Weekend 161.2
Can Airports Be Fun? (NY Times)
Advent 2010, Week 4
“Keep a light burning. Such an important reminder. Keep a light burning. Tend the lights that burn as beacons on your path: the teachers, the books, the small miracles, the Continue Reading →
Weekend 161.1
Blow the trumpet, strike the lyre British hearts with joy inspire, Voice with instruments combine To praise the glorious Fifty-nine!
Weekend 161.0 (WSJ Edition)
(1) The New Hue for 2011 Confusion over colors is the reason Pantone came about, back in 1963 when Lawrence Herbert was working as a color-matcher at a New York Continue Reading →
Advent 2010, Week 3
Marcia Morrissey writes another beautiful Advent-inspired article with Less Later, More Now! …let us decorate our homes, even if we’re a little depressed, even if we are fearful. Let us Continue Reading →
Weekend 160.1
(1) Giants stuck in Kansas City overnight (1a) Update: Giants-Vikings game moved to Monday (2) Happy Time (3) “I brought this great event to New York to tell the world…that Continue Reading →
Weekend 160.0 (WSJ Edition)
(1) The Twilight of Battle The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W. Turner “The great battleship being towed up the Thames by a squat, steam-powered paddle-wheel tug. All the glory of the Continue Reading →
In between the lines…
“I’m not inclined to resign to maturity.” Illustration: Tsuyuki
Advent 2010, Week 2
Preparing a Place for Others by Marcia Morrissey (via Hot Air): “As we enter Advent, it is a time for waiting, hope, and preparing ourselves for the coming of the Continue Reading →