A prize for anyone who can see what’s changed…
Shock of the Old
This is wonderful if true – http://bit.ly/1oDgK9r.
In short, it seems that in light of Snowden’s NSA revelations the German parliament may soon go back to using typewriters for its more sensitive exchanges.
The Russians are apparently a step ahead. Last year 20 Triumph Adler typewriters (possibly looking like the one above) were ordered in by the Russian Federal Guard.
Cold War tradecraft is about to be back in fashion – which I’m all for. I think.
A quote (for Churchill’s Iceman)
“The papers that MI5 released in 2009 have led to the discovery of a wonderful new subject for modern biography. Geoffrey Pyke was a tragic and lonely genius who attempted to plant new ideas into the unresponsive soil of Britain during the first half of the twentieth century. His final wish “to be forgotten as if I had never lived” has now been dramatically eclipsed by this amazing story of mystery and adventure. It is as if he had been invented by G. K. Chesterton and given posthumous fame by John le Carré – which underlines the extraordinary accomplishment of his actual biographer Henry Hemming.”
Sir Michael Holroyd
King Arthur
at Summer Solstice earlier this morning, looking better than ever in his panama hat. I really hope this is a permanent addition to his get-up.
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Image courtesy of Getty Images (many more of the Summer Solstice here).