Weekend 346.0 (Happy Halloween)
(1) A quote from the Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas: “Instead of eyes that flashed with sudden fury, there was a sensation of churning fires within the Continue Reading →
Month: October 2015
Gruen on Eero Saarinen
“An illustration of how this desire for publicity can influence the architect’s work can be found in comparing two air terminal buildings designed by the same architect, the late, extremely 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 →
Weekend 345.0
(1) A quote from In Unfamiliar England by Thos D. Murphy: “There is not much left of the abbey. Henry VIII., with characteristic thrift, floated the stone down the river Continue Reading →
Swope Redux
(1) Checkmate: The Economic Chess Masters Play a Losing Game (National Review) “The nature of our technologically enabled present global connectedness means that for the first time in human history Continue Reading →