Monkeying Around
If I could have any clock ever made, I would probably choose this one—an organ pipe clock with a porcelain monkey orchestra—made by a French clockmaker and goldsmith in the mid-18th century and kept now at Paris’ Petit Palais. The…
I’m so thrilled to share with you my first ever Op-Ed piece in the International New York Times, celebrating the history of ‘wasting’ time, wandering, daydreaming, resting, getting lost, and whiling away the hours as delightfully as one can. I…
Circus World
All the Time in the World opens with a glance at the circus as it comes to life in the early morning pre-dawn, the cooking crew whipping up eggs, bacon and coffee to feed an entourage of hundreds. While doing…
Spokeswomen
Female cyclists caused quite a stir wherever they rode at the turn of the last century, as you’ll read in All the Time in the World, what with their racy bloomers and their cycling suits—some tailor-made with pistol pockets, lest…
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