Weekend 269.0 (July 4th Weekend)

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) The 10 Best folding bikes: The popularity of folding bikes means there is now a huge range, whether you want one for commuting or rugged off-road riding (The Independent) Continue Reading →

Weekend 267.0 (Unfinished Symphonies)

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Winston Smith

How does a bicycling monk spend his weekend? Started Saturday by biking to mass (need to do this more often) and then to a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Continue Reading →

Weekend 263.0

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) Aqua Man in Manhattan (2) ReDiscovery: An Art Show Inspired by Daft Punk at the Gauntlet Gallery (3) Why Capitol Hill Needs a Churchill Reminder (WSJ) “What really differentiated Continue Reading →

Weekend 256.0

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Winston Smith

Books (1) Finding Florida: An exhaustive, sometimes disheartening chronicle of the rogues, connivers, hypocrites, scoundrels and thieves in Floridian history. (WSJ – Registration Required) (2) Guidebooks Go Niche: These three Continue Reading →

Weekend 252.0

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) No monk is an island but there is snow in the forecast this weekend so; (a) Wall Street Journal, (b) Wall Street Journal Magazine, (c) Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Continue Reading →

Weekend 243.0

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) The art of riding in New York City (2) The Quixotic World of Connecticut’s Boutique Bike-Makers: Zen and the Art of Bicycle Building (3) When the Party’s Over (WSJ) Continue Reading →

Weekend 221.0 (It’s all borrowed time)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) What Will Survive of Us Rather than words comes the thought of high windows: The sun-comprehending glass, And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows Nothing, and is Continue Reading →

Weekend 218.0 (Monuments out of moments)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Espousing the Marriage to Slowness (WSJ) This rhythm ricochets through “Collected Poems,” the complete sentence yielding to a sequence of fragments. The grammar impedes the action, performing the “marriage Continue Reading →

Weekend 211.0 (Some break the rules, and live to count the cost)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Fully Booked: Architect Annabelle Selldorf decodes the Morgan Library’s lofty design (WSJ) (2) Life With and Without Tradition (WSJ) (a) “The story is a cleverly constructed parable about the Continue Reading →

Weekend 208.0 (Chiaroscuro)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Message From God: Be Patient (WSJ) (2) How Google & Co. Will Rule Your Rep (WSJ) “‘Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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