Author: Juliette Wipf

  • Isle of Man TT: The World’s Most Dangerous Race

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      Owen Clark The spectrum of the “daredevil” has always been somewhat of a curiosity to me, particularly in the world of motorcycles. There are those that wouldn’t go near a bike if you paid them—I’ve met plenty in that category; those that ride, but are content with the confines of commuting; others such as…

  • Culture Corner: On the 50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s

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      Bernie Langs Late 20th century philosophy took a longwinded detour from practical thought with its micro-analysis on the importance of the structure of language, but there is one idea that emerged that I find of great interest. It is the notion that once an author writes a work of literature and publishes it for…

  • Quotable Quote

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      The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. (Isaac Asimov c. 1920-1992)

  • Life on a Roll

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      Wuhan University Qiong Wang Wuhan University, founded in 1893, is regarded as one of the most beautiful university campuses in China. Set by the peaceful East Lake, surrounding the Luojia Mountain, the campus spreads over 900 acres in the city of Wuhan, China. The palatial buildings of the university, blending Chinese and Western styles,…

  • April Front Page

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  • Life on a Roll

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    Pretty Old Carved Stones in France Elodie Pauwels https://elodiepphoto.wordpress.com   Don’t you like to observe the details of finely carved stones and try to feel the history behind it? Here are a few examples of those that I liked the most: the year of construction of a chimney in a modest house in a village…

  • Quotable Quote

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      “Why are we suddenly a nation and a people who strive for security above all else? In fact, security is essentially elusive, impossible. We all die. We all get sick. We all get old. People leave us. People surprise us. People change us. Nothing is secure. And this is the good news. But only…

  • New York State Of Mind

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    Guadalupe Astorga This month Natural Selections interviews Alicia Galicia. Conference dining/ catering, RU. How long have you been living in the New York area?  I’ve been living in NYC for 28 years. Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? I live in Astoria and I love it, so Astoria is my favorite neighborhood. What do…

  • New York City Dialect New York-ese, Lesson 6

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    Aileen Marshall Hey! Welcome to the sixth and last lesson in our series on the New York City dialect. By now you should be able to understand the natives well enough to ask for subway directions (which also makes it obvious that you are a tourist). Don’t worry about being able to understand the announcements…

  • Culture Corner

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    Art review: “The Berlin Painter and His World: Athenian Vase Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C.”; Princeton Art Museum, March 4 – June 11, 2017 Bernie Langs There are certain types of art exhibits that are more difficult to take in than others. I have always found, for example, that illuminated manuscript displays require…