Swift’s Houyhnhnms
(1) TED talks are lying to you (Salon) Credit: WOPR
Author Archives: Winston Smith
Weekend 280.0
I always post lists without any context so this post concludes with some [context]. And highly experimental since pronouns are rubbish. (1) ‘Mars Attacks’ again, 50 years later (USA Today) Continue Reading →
Weekend 279.0 (Post Con/Abridged)
(1) Disney to Release Space Mountain Graphic Novel with Gorgeous Kelley Jones Art (1a) The Guy Who Created Star Tours and Splash Mountain: Disney Legend and former Imagineering executive Tony Continue Reading →
Weekend 278.0
(1) Linden Green: Design’s Color of the Season (WSJ) (2) Book Review: ‘Why We Build’ by Witold Rybczynski | ‘How Architecture Works’ by Rowan Moore (WSJ – Registration Required) (3) Continue Reading →
Road Trip Planning: Disney Inspired
Recently uncovered gem from the Limestone Archives! A Tale Of Two Main Streets; The towns that inspired Disney are searching for a little magic of their own. (NY TIMES) “While Continue Reading →
Weekend 277.1 (…goodness which gives extras)
(1) Book Review: ‘Secrets of Disney’s Glorious Gardens’ (2) Ancient art form enjoying a revival (Middle East Interiors) “Stained glass adds an unparalleled sense of art, peace and history, something Continue Reading →
Weekend 277.0 (Autumn Biking Adventures)
(1) This App Will Help You Find A Quiet Space In The Loud, Bustling City (1a) Metro-North Commuters Slog to Work: After Power Outage, It Could Be Days Before Normalcy Continue Reading →
Medieval Modernists
(1) Public Transportation Affects Home Values (Fox Business) (2) What Makes Iconic Design: Lessons from the Visual History of the London Underground Logo
Three Disney Links
(1) If Disney Princesses had Instagram… (2) Disney making content for Amazon and Google? (Fox Business) (3) Behind the Scenes: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Car Completes Drop Test at Magic Continue Reading →
Amphorae
(1) A Flower Arrangement Based on a J.M.W. Turner Painting (WSJ) (2) Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But Continue Reading →