A treasured hobby New Straits Times He's the President of Royal Malaysia Vintage & Classic Car Club (RMVCCC) and has a staggering personal vintage car collection, mostly kept and maintained at his personal residence in Damansara. With his gentle demeanour, quiet elegance and ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Classic brands have a modern revival Telegraph.co.uk Even Parker has reimagined the classic fountain pen, with the Ingenuity range featuring its style but also precious metals and ink that dries faster and is not likely to explode on aeroplanes. Indeed, few companies have managed to invent something from ... |
Jane Austen's England Washington Post The 200th anniversary of “Pride and Prejudice” has renewed interest in the author of the classic romance novel and the Hampshire countryside she grew up in. The Jane Austen's House Museum in the village of Chawton, which is in Hampshire county. 1 / 15 ... |
TROOP DONATION DRIVE IS SATURDAY Havana Herald Havana's semi-annual Donation Drive for Deployed Troops will be held at the town's stage and fountain area Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free live music from four great bands will liven up the downtown area as Cheap & Easy kick off the day and are ... |
Misplaced pride in conspicuous consumption The Japan Times I have an old fountain pen that belonged to my grandmother; it's a nice memento of her, but I wouldn't dream of using it to write this column. Thorstein Veblen knew the answer. In his classic “The Theory of the Leisure Class,” published in 1899, he ... |
