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Living on Schiphol Time
A decade ago we shared a story about an engaging project that involved the installation of a human clock in Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport. Now, as part of his Real Time series, artist Maarten Baas has created The People’s Clock, a timepiece that … Continue reading
Story House
The Amazon-owned Audible is opening a “bookless bookstore” in NYC. The Audible Story House will only be open during the month of May, featuring story “tiles” that visitors can use to sample audiobooks, along with seven “listening spaces” equipped with Sony headphones … Continue reading
Music for travelers
Finnair commissioned composer Lauri Porra, who somehow manages to achieve the twin qualifications of being a bass player in a power metal band – and great the grandson of Jean Sibelius, to write some in-flight music. Matkantekijä: Music for Travellers features tracks which play in the airport … Continue reading
Pynchon on Orwell
I recently discovered that Thomas Pynchon penned a lengthy introduction to the Plume Centennial Edition of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty -Four. It’s a long read, but well worth the time. George Orwell’s last book, 1984, has in a way … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Eric Blair, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Thomas Pynchon
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Tokyo: Beyond the cat cafe
Tokyo is famous for it’s unusual themed cafes. When I visited the city, I saw everything from a hedgehog cafe to a tiny pig cafe, and even a cafe where all of the waitstaff were robots. So it’s no surprise … Continue reading
Time Machine
The Radio Time Machine may look like a stylish, retro radio but it’s so much more. A classic dial, wood cabinet, mid-century modern looks, however instead of frequencies, the dial moves through years. Turn it to 1968 and the device … Continue reading
Flannery O’Connor, Allen Ginsburg & Ralph Kramden
“On June 1, 1994, Allen Ginsberg gave a poetry reading to nearly 30,000 people—without question the largest audience of his entire career. Then firmly ensconced as the most recognizable American poet alive, Ginsberg read one poem, was booed throughout the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Ginsberg, American Poets, baseball, Flannery O'Connor, Jackie Gleason
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One Train May Hide Another
One Train May Hide Another (sign at a railroad crossing in Kenya) — Kenneth Koch In a poem, one line may hide another line, As at a crossing, one train may hide another train. That is, if you are waiting … Continue reading
Take a musical journey
Those of you who make regular visits to Travel Between The Pages will be well aware of my fondness for these web-based international music and entertainment sites. TuneJourney is one of my new favs. “Discover, listen to, and stream free … Continue reading
How and Why
The great poems, plays, novels, stories teach us how to go on living, even when submerged under forty fathoms of bother and distress. If you live ninety years you will be a battered survivor. Your own mistakes, accidents, failures at … Continue reading
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