Bud Meets Randy

 

Bud Boetticher (1916-2001) was an American film director who can be held in high esteem simply for six low-budget westerns, Seven Men from Now, The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone, Ride Lonesome, and Comanche Station. He achieved his major breakthrough when he teamed up with actor Randolph Scott and screenwriter Burt Kennedy to make the first film listed above in 1956. Spanning a four-year partnership, all six films are crafted with care and precision, despite some factual inaccuracies. The cinematography offers tight places within the Alabama Hills, juxtaposed to wide grand vistas, and pastoral surprises. He would stop panning and hold the camera for a moment, taking in the natural beauty near Lone Pine, California.  

These bare-bones westerns made good use of Randolph Scott as a quiet, somewhat alienated hero on a journey through a hostile landscape, crossing paths with self-serving villains. His graceful, economic physicality or his calm use of his voice is consistently compelling. Always playing a character of few words, he out-Coopered Gary Cooper. Scott's screen presence glues these films together and one cannot help but like these charming and self-assured roles.

For Urban Congestion Sufferers

 

The Nebula concept by Oneobject provides freedom, speed, and agility. The Hong Kong-based design studio aims to revolutionize the urban transport scene that has become too cluttered for any larger vehicle. Having over a decade of experience in transportation, Oneobject has created Alpha and Beta rides, an electric motorbike for mid or long distances and a folding electric scooter for last-mile travel or short commutes. They both use hard and soft materials like polypropylene for the outer shell. The 3D-knitted fabric is waterproof, dirt-proof, and durable. Both rides offer keyless access via fingerprint authentication. 

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The Milk Man Is Here

 

Divco was a brand name of delivery trucks built and marketed in the United States. Divco is an acronym that stands for Detroit Industrial Vehicles COmpany. Divco became known for its multi-stop delivery trucks, particularly in use as home delivery vehicles by dairy producers. Established in 1924, Divco produced trucks of various sizes and job descriptions. The first Divco "Model A" were boxy, practical vehicles. The company was bought out by Continental Motors Company during the Great Depression, supplying most of the engines installed in Divco trucks. In 1936  Continental was acquired by Twin Coach, thus becoming Divco-Twin. The classic design pictured was introduced in 1937 featuring a welded all-steel van body and a snub-nosed hood, a model that was manufactured with almost no changes up to the end of the line in 1986. With most Divco trucks, controls allowed driving while standing, including throttle and brake mounted on the steering column.