Pink Martini’s superb 1997 rendition of “Amado Mio” overlaid on Rita Hayworth’s star turn as the ultimate femme fatale in 1946′s Gilda. (Ms. Anita Ellis sang the original version which Rita then lip-synced in the film, by the way.)
Deus Indicat. Deo Ducente Nil Nocet
I forgot to comment on this the other day. About HBC--I agree! I've often thought: how did the ...
UK classes killing kids' interest in tech
A great post. Your technical skills, on which you've built a career, dwarf mine, but my experien...
Canadian defense procurement shocker
I agree, I will address it at length in the future.
The short version is that the F-35 will be...
Canadian defense procurement shocker
Hi Chris,
I don't believe I've seen what you've thought of this purchase in terms of the actua...
Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths
Chris, this is a really outstanding post, and I learned a lot from it. Very timely, too, given t...
Chris is most often found flying a desk, but he delights in studying the Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939). He admires all the pioneering men and women who navigated the skies with nothing more sophisticated than a map, compass and sextant—and the conviction that there was no place they could not reach.
2 Lt Alexander Seggie enlisted in the Public Schools Battalion in Sept 1914. Add to his details in Faces of #WWI - http://t.co/L96bD9jZ #PhotoOfTheDay – A German messenger dog leaps a trench, possibly near Sedan on the Western Front, May 1917: http://t.co/9bug2dSZ #WWI #PhotoOfTheDay – Australian soldiers drawing water from the village pump; Fleurbaix, May 1916: http://t.co/NzVFNl7U #WWI LCpl Harry van Tromp was killed at Vimy on 23 May 1916. This photo was taken on his last day in England: http://t.co/mr0vo9Gm Faces of #WWI Private Bernard Cooke was born in Brighton, but moved to Canada & joined the CEF. Add to his details in Faces of #WWI - http://t.co/yLWxSCBj
