a bold attempt to bring European modernism to American soil. Covering roughly 2.5 acres of land, with a floor area of about 2,600 square feet, the single-story house has a compact and efficient
I suspect President Obama and his team understand this, which is why the White House is being very cautious. What I would like to see, of course, is genuine freedom and liberty. But this is not the same as democracy. Democracy and liberty can overlap, to be sure, but democracy also ...
I wanted to enjoy as much sunlight as possible because my skin was turning a sickly green from being in my house for 3-4 consecutive months. My plan failed, however. I looked at the clock, and it read 12:09. I couldn’t get out of bed right away. I was tired, so I just ...
Honesty is his second name and it very evident from the efforts he has made to make this mission of his a success. Very simply clad in clean, crisp cottons, his clinic titled ‘Barefoot Acupuncturists’ is set in Vijaynagar, on the ground floor in building C. The white-washed walls and...
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins EPOCH THREE: “THE STORY CONTINUED BY WALTER HARTRIGHT, PART X” Once out of sight of the church, I pressed forward briskly on my way to Knowlesbury. The road was, for the most part, straight and level. Whenever I looked back over it I saw the...
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins EPOCH THREE: “THE STORY CONTINUED BY WALTER HARTRIGHT, PART IX” I left the house, feeling that Mrs. Catherick had helped me a step forward, in spite of herself. Before I had reached the turning which led out of the square, my attention was sudd...
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”-E.B. White “A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week” — George Patton “Effici...
Are the mobs coming for the White House? Will it inevitably become the Multicolored House? There isn’t a litany of great famous athletes who have worn number 47 in history: Jack Morris, Tom Glavine, Mel Blount, Jerry Lucas, John Lynch are the best of the bunch. Does 7 qualify as lat...
Cuba Libro: Havana's 1st English-Language Bookstore & Café Located on a terminally shady corner in the desirable Vedado district, this 'café literario' is bringing the bookstore/coffeehouse concept to the island. All books and magazines pass through the 'Conner filter' (if you find a ...
226. 1940: December 13-20 (8 days) Title: The White Column (TT) Published: March 15, 1941 It was snowing in upstate New York (chap. 1). The novel probably began on a Friday since The Shadow as Lamont Cranston arrived at a friend's house for "a weekend of winter sport" (chap. ...