The Ford Edsel was launched on ‘E’ Day, the 4th September, 1957. It was so big, it had its own television special on October 13th, called The Edsel Show, featuring Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney and Louis Armstrong. Research and development had gone into overdrive to create the Edsel; ... Read More...
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Happy New Year! I hope you had an enjoyable time over Christmas? Mine was somewhat quieter than expected… mainly due to the lack of a television signal. I’m sure there are many advantages of communal living, but sharing a satellite dish doesn’t seem to be one of them. I didn’t ... Read More...
How many of your Christmas gifts were made in China? Ongoing upgrades in transport and technology will no doubt make the world an even smaller place in 2012. Translation innovation think tank, TAUS, believes that translation will become a ubiquitous service, “like the internet, electricity, and water, translation is one of ... Read More...
As a Christmas treat, The Dabbler briefly goes 3D and with a very special seasonal slideshow (glasses not provided). 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… If you ever owned a 3D View-Master, you may be familiar with this endearing ... Read More...
Just over a year ago, I wrote a post on the subject of primeval style and the new Dark Ages. The design world seems to have picked up on this trend. For those wishing to kit out a cave, or adopt a primordial lifestyle, product designers have come up with ... Read More...
The annual Handel’s Messiah concert at St Paul’s Cathedral had a somewhat more edgy vibe this year. Tent City turned out to be a much shabbier type of encampment than I’d envisaged from the press. In the twenty minutes that I waited outside the cathedral, being blasted by the icy ... Read More...
Travellers in need of a good night’s sleep are hardly likely to want to stay at the nearest station hotel. And, if you’re a regular commuter, you certainly won’t relish the thought of a room that looks out onto a station concourse… These are some of the reasons why I ... Read More...
Nige prescribes the correct attire for gentlemanly perambulations... Strolling on Blakeney marshes, I couldn't help but notice that everyone I passed was kitted out for Walking, as it is conceived in these car-bound times - not walking as in the most basic natural activity known to creatures afflicted with bipedalism, but ... Read More...
I mentioned London’s Brixton Market a while ago in an article on upmarket markets. Brixton, a survivor of the original riots, remains relatively unharmed by the ‘how to spend it,’ designer-crazed brigade. Ignore the armed police standing guard outside the underground station, the mega-sized branches of KFC and McDonalds - ... Read More...
In London, almost every other tree seems to have a ‘low trees’ sign. The other day, I was driving along wondering what bus drivers did, not so long ago, before these ridiculously obtrusive signs were erected… Then I thought of an amusing challenge for fellow Dabblers: How about dabbling in a ... Read More...
