Obituary, Tama-chan, (“Little Treasure”), The Cat’s Miaow, The Economist, July 4th, 2015 – “Tama, stationmaster of Kishi station and VP of the Wakayama Electric Railway, died on June 22, aged 16, moving wonderful obituary, please read. Business high school, The…
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eCLIPPINGS Manners & Misdemeanors column, Town and Country Magazine June/July 2015 (in print version only) “Culture Clash FEMME FATIGUE JE SUIS over the Enduring American Obsession with The French Woman” by Marcia DeSanctis, Illustration by Horacio Salinas. In this piece…
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The Death of Venice: Corrupt officials, mass tourism and soaring property taxes have stifled life in the city THE INDEPENDENT, UK by Michael Day, May, 2015 All about two different stories, life for locals and tourism issues….one of my favorite…
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Cannes kicks off: stars walk the red carpet at the start of the 2015 film festival May 13, 2015, The Guardian, UK “Catherine Deneuve, Julianne Morre, Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyongo’o …..have a look. Super glam, Lupita looks amazing and…
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Nepal and the Earthquake Firsthand Accounts of Nepal Earthquakes The New York Times, April 25, 2015 Writers and photographers share their tweets about the horrendous occurrence, and the editor of the Nepali Times in Katmandu talks about the aftershocks and damage…
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IN JAPAN, A FARMHOUSE BECOMES A JOURNALIST’S ELEGY by Davina Pardo, March 19, 2015, The New York Times, Travel Made with Kickstarter, please watch, and I will review “Minka: My Farmhouse in Japan”, by John Roderick and tell you about…
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I’ve been away for the fashion weeks in London and New York, so here are several articles that I found very interesting about the shows. THE NEW YORK TIMES does a wonderful job of coverage of the weeks and here…
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PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVIN WINTER/GETTY IMAGES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CITIZENFOUR’S WIN THE ATLANTIC, BY Conor Friedersdorf, February 23, 2015 Laura Poitras’ documentary won best prize for best feature documentary — “The award couldn’t have pleased the NSA …….”, now available to…
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Photo: Malú Alvarez for The New York Times MOROCCO, FROM COAST TO DESERT by Seth Sherwood, February 6, 2015, THE NEW YORK TIMES Reminds me of the travels in the North African desert in Paul Bowles, “The Sheltering Sky”. Earlier…
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This week featuring: Lifestyle: Food, Health, Culture THE LIFE OF PIE: YOTAM OTTOLENGHI’s PIE RECIPES There isn’t much that can’t be improved by wrapping it in pastry, be it meat, cheese, fruit or veg THE GUARDIAN, January 30, 2015, by…
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