J.R. Patterson

1 day ago | van-magazine.com | J.R. Patterson

In late February, I watched Lukáš Vondráček perform Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15, with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in that city’s Smetana Hall. He attended the piano like a Victorian surgeon, leaning over the keyboard—a consequence of poor eyesight, I later learned—with a kind of furious concentration, hacking and slashing to reach some imperiled vital organ.

2 days ago | es.euronews.com | J.R. Patterson

Por J.R. Patterson Publicado 14/05/2025 - 4:00 CEST J.R. Patterson nos lleva en un lujoso viaje en tren desde Singapur, pasando por el Parque Nacional de Taman Negara, hasta los puestos coloniales de Penang. Un arcoíris apareció brevemente sobre Singapur, aunque yo fui el único que lo percibió, de pie y solo en el vagón de cola abierto de nuestro tren mientras viajaba hacia el norte por el estrecho de Johor, dejando atrás la ciudad de los leones. Fue sólo un breve avistamiento.

3 days ago | sg.style.yahoo.com | J.R. Patterson

A rainbow appeared briefly over Singapore, though I was the only one to notice it, standing alone on the open caboose of our train as it travelled north over the Strait of Johor, leaving the Lion City behind. It was only a brief sighting. An embankment of dark cloud was forming, and quickly overtook us as we passed into Malaysia, releasing another torrent of rain and lightning that cut the muggy heat and raised a stench from the dirty strait.

5 days ago | msn.com | J.R. Patterson

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5 days ago | flipboard.com | J.R. Patterson

21 hours agoRailroads transformed the world. They stitched together cities and continents, turning once-distant destinations into reachable places. While their role in daily transportation has diminished in many regions, their legacy lives on, beautifully preserved in some of the most fascinating railroad …