Category Archives: FYI
100th Anniversary of the Crossword Puzzle
We like to celebrate longevity, so we’re marking the 100th anniversary this month of a brain-challenging pastime that so many people enjoy: the crossword puzzle. From the Washington Post: On a snowy evening in the early 1900s, a newspaper editor … Continue reading
Couple Married 61 Years Takes “Up” Inspired Anniversary Photos
“This adorable couple, married for an incredible 61 years, finally got the photos they deserve! As a special holiday present, event designer and granddaughter Lauren Wells (on her husband’s side) decided to create some truly memorable anniversary photos for her … Continue reading
Holiday Wishes from Outer Space
From the National Archives: Once upon a time, space was quiet. This was before satellites had cluttered the orbit of the earth, beaming TV shows and text messages and GPS coordinates. Before 1958, space was very quiet. On December … Continue reading
Chicago’s Magical Piano
To bring some holiday cheer to Chicago Union Station, Rob Bliss Creative partnered with Amtrak to create a magical piano that can respond in real time to its environment. (Pianist Andrew Blendermann played the tunes from a control room. But we … Continue reading
End of an Era: Good-bye, VW Bus
For some of us of a certain age, the VW bus that Arlo Guthrie drove in “Alice’s Restaurant” was emblematic of the times (1969). It went through some design modifications over the years and eventually lost favor, ending international sales. … Continue reading
Faber-Castell Pencils from a Bavarian Count
We recently published a post entitled, “What’s Happened to the Fountain Pen?” So it was fun to discover an article in the New York Times about pencils. Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, 72, presides over the family’s pencil-making empire in Stein, Germany. They’ve been in … Continue reading
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Paul’s Kitchen in L.A.’s Chinatown
Paul’s Kitchen is located in City Market in L.A’s Chinatown, a neighborhood that has changed a lot since the restaurant opened in 1946. “For 23 years, manager Charlie Ng has run the restaurant on downtown’s San Pedro Street as his … Continue reading
