This man is dangerous

Various interpretations of Peter Cheyney's pulp.

Goodbye World

To spend time with a globe is to wonder.

People and places, future and past, space and time.

A globe is a reservoir for all of this.

--from the Replogle website

Luther Replogle began creating globes with his wife in their Chicago apartment in 1930. The company grew, creating a wide range of globes from affordable tin to elaborate handcrafted models with mahogany bases that retailed for many thousands of dollars. The digital age transformed the way people access news and information. Now, as it is with books, magazines and newspapers, globe sales have decreased steadily. The large Chicago area Replogle facility has been sold, the company will continue to manufacture in smaller digs. I would have loved to have spent a day there.

Beautiful

Around her, I see a halo of magic.

--Jacques Henri Lartigue describes his muse and mistress, Renée Perle

Drive

Self-portrait in White Whale, Las Vegas, 1970 Hunter S. Thompson

Taxi Cab, 1949 Fernand Fonssagrives

Two Offenders, 1942 Weegee

Cornette Family, Kentucky, 1972 William Gedney

Hop, skip, jump

Promotional posters from Penguin Books

Be good

Images from The Book of Accidents (1831).

I wonder if Edward Gorey had a copy of this rare book in his collection?