Philobiblon

There’s talk of making much of London’s “Theatreland” – Soho and Covent Garden pedestrian-only – sounds like a great idea to me (as long as they leave cycle paths…)

(Found on 32 Spokes, the blog of a new London cycle courier.)

“White trash” is one of those terms that sounds modern, very late 20th century, but in fact it dates back to the 1820s, and had a long and nasty association with the eugenics movement.

A history of “air hostesses” – from the days of snap underwear inspections…