Goodness gracious great balls o' type, who would have thought there were so many golf ball typewriter variants? IBM were keen to develop and maintain a strong presence in Japan (a case of keeping your friends close, and your enemies closer). It's hardly surprising then, that the most Selectric-like of all the Selectric clones is a … Continue reading A Whole New Ball Game
What is a "compact electric" typewriter? According to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary "compact" is defined as: Adjective: closely set or packed together, dense - having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space. By that definition all "portable" electric typewriters qualify as "compact". Yet, according to Wilfred A Beeching, in his … Continue reading Compact Electrics
A statue commemorating the Swedish author, Astrid Lindgren, was inaugurated on 1 June 2007 in the main square of the town of Vimmerby, Sweden. The statue is the work of artist Marie Louise Ekman, in cooperation with Hanna Beling, Heinz Müllner, and pupils at the Royal Art Academy in Stockholm. Before making her breakthrough with her children's book Pippi Longstocking, Astrid … Continue reading The Multi-Facited Astrid Lindgren
Ulf Lundell (born 20 November 1949 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish rock musician, artist and writer. In his youth, Lundell was influenced by writers such as Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg, and by musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan. Despite the fact that Neil Young was his greatest musical influence, and … Continue reading Ulf Lundell
