Archive for January, 2011
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
David Stairs Dear Julie— I’ve been watching with a mixture of mild horror and benign amusement the recent fascination that Africa engenders in Western design circles. It’s inevitable, I suppose, that that portion of the human world known by the UN as the LDC (Least Developed Countries) would become some sort of 21st century refuge, [...]
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Victor Margolin In some parts of the world, taking a taxi or catching a cab is a simple matter. You simply hail a cab on the street, get in, arrive at your destination, and pay the fare indicated on the meter. The transaction is straightforward and free of deception. In Britain, for example, taxi drivers [...]