Charles Dana Gibson
People complain about the ubiquitousness of cell phones, but for readers, books are the same thing. (ANd cell phones are great e-readers ;)
When dining alone, there’s nothing like a good book for company.
Louis Faurer, New York, 1973
After reading my way through two hours of school bus through high school, I started getting a bit car sick when reading in a car. One of the great thing about subways (and other trains) is that reading is never an issue.
On the top floor of the Wellcome Library, 12 people sit in the darkness of blackout blinds, illuminated by the white LEDs of a scanning machine.
This is the Euston Scan Centre, currently home to a team from the Internet Archive. They are part of an ambitious project to digitise the 19th century book collections of 10 UK libraries relating to the topic of medicine. They each aim to scan 800 pages an hour. They‘ve scanned over 2.5 million since they started with a full staff in October, and will have done 16-17 million by 2016.
Scanning Books
Awesome!
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward go shopping for books in Paris. Photographed by Gordon Parks, 1959. LIFE.
The Newmans lived away from the Hollywood environment, making their home in Westport, Connecticut. Newman was well known for his devotion to his wife and family. When asked once about infidelity, he famously quipped, “Why go out for a hamburger when you have steak at home?”
Finding Books
On an unrelated topic, I just watched the talented Ms. Woodward (along with a stunning cast) in “Philadelphia” again the other night. What a powerful film.
Art spreads Science
Adam West
September 19, 1928 — June 9, 2017
My hero.
on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_West
Adam West
http://adamwest.com/
on Facebook
Obituaries:
Adam West, Straight-Faced Star of TV’s ‘Batman,’ Dies at 88
Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264
Batman actor Adam West dies aged 88
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jun/10/adam-west-batman-actor-dies-leukaemia
Adam West: A Life In Pictures (Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/gallery/2017/jun/10/adam-west-a-life-in-pictures
Adam West, TV’s ‘Batman,’ Dies at 88
Variety
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/adam-west-dead-dies-batman-1202461532/
Adam West: TV Batman actor dies at 88
BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40235142
