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Tag: 10.01.11
You’re In Paris: Why Not Go Read The Opera House?
Charles Garnier’s design – in response to a bombing that killed more than 150 people – defines understanding of the arts in 19th century Paris. But the building’s more than lovely: If you know the language of architecture, you can read the building like a book.
Long Live The Idea! Or The Ideas Conference, Anyway
“Ideas are emerging as a kind of performance art; a salon for the masses, a form of entertainment at once new and old. On the one hand, ideas festivals recall the days of town hall meetings or speaking tours by authors such as Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. On the other, they are plugged into social media networks and the imperative to be entertaining or provocative: lecture hall erudition meets theatresports.”
Love Indie Bookstores? So Do Writers (In The UK)
The Guardian highlights independent bookstores of all stripes and kinds in this multimedia package. Authors tout their faves, in cities and towns all over Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Weeklong Cooling Off Period For Striking Philly Stagehands
“Barnes told a few dozen striking members outside the center to put away their signs but assured that the union would continue to demand increases in wages and benefits, improvement in working conditions and protection and expansion of their jurisdiction.”