My third book is just about here, and that means it’s time for me to build up some of the complimentary skills that pair well with being creatively relentless. You know how much fun I have playing with the written word for
Laboratory for Rebellion – Gibson House I wrote recently about the founding of York, Upper Canada – present day Toronto, Ontario – and especially the principles of John Graves Simcoe, who insisted slavery be excluded – right from the foundation of Canada.
And years to get this far – junior officers quarters – Fort York (Top photo) This long weekend in early August is one of the sweetest miniature vacations of the summer – and we have had absolutely lovely weather for it. To
Remembering where we came from (click top-photo for high-res pictures) I had an unexpected encounter the other day which boosted my spirits and optimism greatly, and reminded me of an important truth we too often forget – even my curious chums active
DC-3 First practical (reliable, passenger-profitable) airliner – 1936 – 333 KPH cruise – 2575 KM range NACA cowlings/airfoils, retractable gear, feathering props, blind-flying panel (all new, soon standard) At a certain point, one must admit to being a geek. I follow a
I’ve long been an admirer of the brilliant couple Bernd and Hilla Becher – who did pioneering photographic work, starting from when they met, as young photography students in the late fifties. Their initial studies of purpose built structures were sentimentally motivated
Soviet Space Composite (all illustrations by the author) History is strange stuff – and it gets stranger if you pay attention for a few decades, because you begin to realize – “Hey, they’re writing it all down wrong – and then newer
Woodhead – truly playing (top photo) I first met David Woodhead almost a quarter of a century ago, under the most banal and yet revealing of circumstances. Writers of crime dramas like to say that danger reveals our true character – but
Dark knight of vengeance and children’s parties (top photo) Frank Miller is one of the most influential artists of our time – and the most curious thing about this, is that he retains great underground ‘cred’ – even while his refined aesthetic