I Thought I Bought a Twitty Bird, but Now I'm Not So Sure
A pink Thunderbird, especially the '57, was born to be driven by the gum-snapping bad girl of a 1950's teen flick. At least, that's what I always thought. query.nytimes.com |
Lincoln’s Words, in His Own Hand
Christie’s is selling the original handwritten copy of a speech Lincoln gave just after his re-election in 1864. nytimes.com |
Suit Tailors in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a city where you can have custom made suits completed in just a few days. This is good for the business executive ... propeller.com |
Right Anglo
Camden Passage, a narrow, stone-paved street in London’s Islington neighborhood, was once one of the city’s main antiques hubs, home to more than 350 shops. But in 2001, “trading in antiques hit a wall,” as one local proprietor put it, and businesses shut down or moved away. Then slowly the street came back to life, with a restaurant here, a chocolate shop there. (And not without controversy, as many Passage settlers feared that newcomers would mean higher rents.) Now Camden Passage has fully d... nytimes.com |
Shipwreck Relics From Andrea Doria and Lusitania
Relics and memorabilia from infamous shipwrecks like those of the Andrea Doria, the Lusitania and the Normandie are showing up more often at auctions and in museums. nytimes.com |