'Speedflying' Down the Eiger
François Bon’s ‘speedflying’ descent of the Eiger.
Travel
My Travels
Back from Malaysia
I returned Sunday from two weeks in Singapore and Malaysia. My round-trip was on the world’s longest commercial airline route: Singapore Airlines’ Non-stop flights between Newark and Singapore. Each 15,349-kilometer (9,593-mile) flight takes between 18 and 20 hours, depending upon weather conditions. The airline uses a four-engine Airbus 340-500 with 181 (rather than the standard 300) seats.
Producing the Past in this Information Era
Are Britain and France producing history as their main products in the Information Era?
Giant Fin Arises Within Mount St. Helens Volcano
Giant Fin Arises with Mount St. Helens Volcano.
Qi Pao That Hugs the Skin
Qi Pao dresses that hug the skin.
April Fool's Day
As a native New Englander, I was relieved to hear U.S. National Public Radio’s Robert Siegel reveal the tragedy in Vermont.
Classical Streams from London and Moscow
Finding online radio stations whose broadcasts don’t have overbearing advertising or fund-raising breaks has long been one of my quests. For many years, I’ve been daily listening to the superb ClassicFM, which is broadcast from London. However, I’ve recently found SpecialRadio, which is broadcast from Moscow and has no advertising or fund-raising breaks. It has a wonderful playlist. For those of you who don’t read Russian, here is the live audio link.