Yeah. I’ve added a category for tires/tyres because of my obsession with vulcanized rubber. Photographs of tires/tyres for me are like hi-res food shots to foodies.
I watched Tokyo Story last night and Noriko [Setsuko Hara] was employed by the Yoneyama Trading Company whose business was tires apparently (?).
Speaking of pron; here is some new bike pron! The first is an illustration/drawing by Scott White from Bermuda Journey. The second is from another movie with Setsuko Hara called Late Spring.
(1) Get-Tough Policy on Chinese Tires Falls Flat (WSJ)
(1a) The reincarnation of the Playmobil Classic Car (6240) with accompanying tire pron!
This has nothing to do with tires but was part of my weekend reading:
(2) Boardroom Conquerors (WSJ)
“The good life, Mr. Kluth suggests, is not to be found by trying to imitate those we consider leaders and successes, who are rarely all they seem. It consists of doing what we must, as well as we are able, perceptions and consequences be damned.”
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