Walt and the Promise of Progress City (Book Review)
Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey This is a great book and just in time for Epcot Center’s 30th Anniversary. What makes it unique is that Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Books
Weekend 228.0 (‘Integrity of Purpose’)
(1) Nelly Furtado – “Feels So Close” Acoustic on SiriusXM Hits1 (2) I’m also digging “Overwhelmed” by Tim McMorris (3) A quote from Walt and the Promise of Progress City Continue Reading →
Weekend 226.0 (‘Sincerity of Purpose’)
Summer doldrums. Not feeling very inspired these days so I expect posting to be sporadic. ‘Sincerity of Purpose’ is from the book London Underground Maps: Art, Design and Cartography by Continue Reading →
Weekend 222.2
…and all the rest from the weekend (and a superb one at that). Also, composing a post on ‘Julia’ but it will have to wait until I blow the dust Continue Reading →
Weekend 221.1
(1) Brave New World (is Here!) (2) Rebel Cel (WSJ) (2a) A related quote from Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler It was Zack Schwartz, Continue Reading →
Weekend 220.1
(1) I would run to you (advertisement for NIKE) (1a) Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus (WSJ) (2) Suddenly Simple: Authentic, organic and local isn’t just about your food—American minimalist Continue Reading →
Weekend 219.0
So let us go forward quietly, each on his own path, forever making for the light. – Vincent Van Gogh (1) How cities fail their cyclists in different ways (2) Continue Reading →
Weekend 218.0 (Monuments out of moments)
(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 216.0
(1) How To Be Creative (WSJ) (2) The London Oratory (2a) @LondonOrat – “We must pray incessantly for the gift of perseverance.” (3) The Story of The Famous Poster – Continue Reading →
Weekend 215.0 (Inventors Edition)
(1) The Nucleus of the Digital Age: In pursuit of hydrogen bombs, a math genius and a brilliant tinkerer in Princeton developed the modern computer (WSJ) (2) A related quote Continue Reading →