Imagine an eight-year-old English boy arriving at LAX for the first time in his life. Having taken off from a freezing, raining London, he arrives 14 hours later to a freezing, raining Los Angeles. He …
April 29, 1993
News & Stories
An English child in southern California
The evolution of color
Dear Matthew Alice: I seem to remember reading somewhere that primitive people didn’t have as many names for colors as we have today. Is that true? Why would that be? Was everything in olden times …
April 29, 1993
Arrested development: Teddy Kennedy, Hunter Thompson, Jim and Artie Mitchell
Ted Kennedy, now 61, is an arrested development beau ideal. Cause, in Teddy’s case, has never led, necessarily, to effect. He’s escaped visible consequences. He’s kept his Senate seat for 30 years. He’s not even …
April 29, 1993
The good of earwax
Dear Matthew: What is earwax and where does it come from? — Mort S.G., San Diego If you’re looking for a profitable hobby, Mort, you might save your earwax in a little jar until you …
April 29, 1993