Weekend 366.0
(1) England vs Great Britain vs United Kingdom Explained (Brilliant Maps) (2) The Stages of Grief at the Frontier by Jakub Grygiel (The American Interest)
Category Archives: History
Weekend 350.0
“On earth we are wayfarers, always on the go. This means that we have to keep on moving forward. Therefore be always unhappy about what you are if you want Continue Reading →
The Orange Ninja (and other links)
I was at NYCC yesterday with my brother and snapped this photo of the orange ninja. It’s his 15th anniversary. (1) Naruto Manga Sequel Coming in 2015 (1a) Orange Ninja Continue Reading →
Weekend 346.0 (Aloft from earth’s far boundaries)
(1) A quote from David Pryce-Jones: “For centuries, the character of Christian nations was formed and maintained by church architecture, stained glass, missals and poems like The Song of Roland, Continue Reading →
le coup d’oeil de génie
Finished the Michael Korda tome on Ike. I still need to excerpt quotes, but love that his favorite painter was J.M.W. Turner. He “owned” a watercolor of Culzean Castle (by Continue Reading →
Weekend 335.0
“…the fate of two great nations seems to be determined by some god-damned things called LSTs and LCIs.” – Winston Churchill
Weekend 318.0 (…a virtual cornucopia of unmonastic beauty)
(1) 22 Habits of Unhappy People (2) Everything Is Owed to Glory (WSJ – Registration Required) “But Wellington was the servant of a democratic government, while all Europe became enslaved Continue Reading →
Weekend 317.0 (Si monumentum requiris, circumspice)
(1) Burying the Body in One Place and the Heart in Another (WSJ) “During the medieval period, the belief that the physical and spiritual worlds were intertwined fed into the Continue Reading →
Weekend 302.0 (And sunday always comes too late)
I think it’s like a nervous tick or something, but sometimes I get a song stuck in my head and then it takes days to get dislodged. This time it’s Continue Reading →
Weekend 288.0
(1) These 20 Pictures Of Expo 67 Will Leave You Speechless. There Are No Words (1a) ‘Norman Bel Geddes: I Have Seen the Future’ (WSJ) (2) As City Cycling Grows, Continue Reading →