The Slapdash History Thread of 4/12/22
History don’t stop just because Agnew ain’t here. Get yappin’. Continue reading The Slapdash History Thread of 4/12/22
Author: robertmaitlandarchitecture
Let’s Swing By Service Merchandise and Order a Night Thread for January 19, 2022
Oh, hey, got a Cross pen and pencil set on you? I just have to jot down the stock number and description of the Night Thread on this order form, give it to the guy at the counter, pay for … Continue reading Let’s Swing By Service Merchandise and Order a Night Thread for January 19, 2022
Day Thread of the Los Angeles DWP Building (January 19, 2022)
Designed by Albert C. Martin and Associates and built at the top of Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles, the LA DWP headquarters is a masterpiece of Corporate-International Style architecture. You might recognize it from Inception, or any of the numerous … Continue reading Day Thread of the Los Angeles DWP Building (January 19, 2022)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Comments
“If any of [my stories] succeed in causing their readers to feel pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at nightfall, or sitting over a dying fire in the small hours, my purpose in writing them will have been … Continue reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Comments
In Holyoke, Mass. Did Kubla Khan A Crap Amusement Park Decree
The city I grew up in had been an economic powerhouse in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Paper mills and textile factories, powered by a hydroelectric dam and a big coal powerplant made the city thrive. We got schools, … Continue reading In Holyoke, Mass. Did Kubla Khan A Crap Amusement Park Decree
The Day Thread Rusts Unburnish’d
Today is my birthday. I’m 50. Continue reading The Day Thread Rusts Unburnish’d
Horror and Me: Working in the Lab, Late One Night
I’m working on three things right now: a couple of short stories and my absurdly ambitious and almost certainly doomed novel. One of the shorts is very much in the MR James vein, the other a moodier piece that ties … Continue reading Horror and Me: Working in the Lab, Late One Night
Horror and Me: Our Favorite Thing Is Monsters
No kid ever wanted to be the knight instead of the dragon. Humans have rules, and worse, consequences. When a human does something, they have to live with it. Maybe they go to jail. Maybe they feel guilty. Maybe they … Continue reading Horror and Me: Our Favorite Thing Is Monsters
A Pleasing Terror: Horror and Me, A Prologue
My grandmother’s house was built in 1886. It was a row house, typical of the factory cities of the northeast, with three rooms (and a bathroom) on the ground floor, two bedrooms upstairs (where 7 people lived for a while … Continue reading A Pleasing Terror: Horror and Me, A Prologue
Frozen Music: A Monthly Thread about Architecture and Design
Hello, and welcome to the first of what will, hopefully, be a monthly feature. This will be a place for us to discuss architecture and design, to share news and opinions about the built environment, and to chart the path … Continue reading Frozen Music: A Monthly Thread about Architecture and Design
What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?
A bunch of folks, including Hegel Exercises (from whom I stole the title), have expressed interest in a weekly thread in which we can share the longreads that have kept us looking busy at work and prevented us from noticing … Continue reading What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?
What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?
A bunch of folks, including Hegel Exercises (from whom I stole the title), have expressed interest in a weekly thread in which we can share the longreads that have kept us looking busy at work and prevented us from noticing … Continue reading What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?
What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?
A bunch of folks, including Hegel Exercises (from whom I stole the title), have expressed interest in a weekly thread in which we can share the longreads that have kept us looking busy at work and prevented us from noticing … Continue reading What Has It Got In Its Pocketses?
The Game of Bear
With apologies and thanks to dear Monty. My old friend Ford was in Los Angeles on business, and as I had recently been rendered superfluous and essentially persona non grata at my job due entirely to the vehemence and churlishness … Continue reading The Game of Bear
Spider-Man: Far From Home Spoiler Space
Talk about that new funnybook movie here. Continue reading Spider-Man: Far From Home Spoiler Space
The Beneficence and Munificence of the City Day Thread
Hi everybody. It’s my birthday today. I’ve been working on a novel, and below, hidden with the spoiler tool, I have posted a few hundred words of a scene from that novel. It’s still very much a work in progress, … Continue reading The Beneficence and Munificence of the City Day Thread
The Chipotle on Larchmont Boulevard. No, Not That One, the One That’s Only There Once a Year.
There is a Chipotle fast casual restaurant that appears once a year on Larchmont Boulevard, almost at the intersection with W 1st Street. It will not appear if you enter Larchmont from the east, and it will not appear if … Continue reading The Chipotle on Larchmont Boulevard. No, Not That One, the One That’s Only There Once a Year.
The Gone-Away World
Tell us about the things and places that are gone and are never coming back. Let’s keep people and pets out of it; I’m thinking more of stores you loved shopping at that closed, or restaurants you used to eat … Continue reading The Gone-Away World
The Iannis Xenakis Day Thread
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) was a Greek-French architect, composer, musical theorist, and engineer. His studies cut short by the Italian invasion of Greece in 1940, and the German invasion the following year, Xenakis joined the Greek People’s Liberation Army, the armed … Continue reading The Iannis Xenakis Day Thread
A Ghost Story For Christmas
I threw this clumsy tribute to M.R. James together at work today. It’s not much of a Christmas present, but it’s home made. The Lawyer’s Ghost Story My college friend Pete, whose personal and professional successes had acted as … Continue reading A Ghost Story For Christmas
The Travel Bug With Robert Maitland
Hello folks! Welcome to the next installment of an occasional series about travel. Last time, we looked at the ideal one day visit to your town. Today, I want to ask you something a bit different. What is a completely … Continue reading The Travel Bug With Robert Maitland
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