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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
NYT: Back to New Orleans, Gently
[T]he city of exuberant indulgence has, almost overnight, become even more affordable. It’s a strange kind of affordability, though: Because tourists have yet to return en masse, the budget options sit wide out in the open, just waiting to be picked.
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Sunday, October 1, 2006
NYT: Paris la Nuit
“Late-night Paris belongs to the stroller, the idle walker with no purpose except to roam. There is always beauty to be discovered, and perhaps even adventure and love. … [N]ighttime Paris operates on different levels. There is a constant interplay between the permanence and grandeur of monumental Paris and the serendipity and surprise of intimate Paris.”
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
blog: The 25 Most Important Questions in the History of the Universe
My favorite: Which Came First, the Can Opener or the Can?
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Friday, June 23, 2006
NYT: Havens | You’ll Always Have Paris
“Paris does funny things to people. Imagine, for example, crawling off an airplane, making your way across the city with a bad case of jet lag and waking up the next day to find that you are the new owner of some stranger’s apartment in the 17th Arrondissement.” Further proof that people live in different worlds. Who wants to go in on a second home in Paris?
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Sunday, May 7, 2006
NYT: Things I’d like to read, but don’t have time to:
- Someone Has to Pay for TV. But Who? And How?
- Early Intensity Underlines Role of Races in Ohio
- For Bush, the Economy Is a Glass Half Empty
- Contra-Contraception: A growing number of conservatives see birth control as part of an ailing culture that overemphasizes sex and devalues human life. Is this the beginning of the next culture war?
- Oh, My: Now That Was Italian
- Five ‘Don’t Miss’ Exhibitions This Summer
Posted by Jon, 11:20 pm :: Comments (0) :: #
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
NYT: Affordable Europe
O.k., it’s fun but useful: money-saving tips on everything from hotel rooms to cultural events in 16 major European cities, including Paris, Rome and Venice.
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Thursday, April 20, 2006
NYT: City of Lights, Camera, Action
“…City Hall has mounted a masterly public relations campaign of sorts about the city in the form of a retrospective called “Paris au Cinéma.” A celebration of the city’s century-long love affair with the movies, the show takes the visitor through the history of films shot in and about Paris, through film clips, photographs, costumes, posters, drawings, documents, postcards and memorabilia from more than 250 feature films.”
Posted by Jon, 10:53 pm :: Comments (0) :: #
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
blog: Writers and editors (kottke.org)
There should be no doubt that I, too, am a referential blogger. Especially with this project.
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Sunday, April 16, 2006
blog: What European City Do You Belong In?
Not that I’ve done it yet, but thought you might be interested.
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