Theodore Dalrymple: The Architect as Totalitarian. Le Corbusier’s baleful influence.

..., say, the Grand Canal in Venice, and thought, “What I need in ... picture of a vast crowd in Venice’s Piazza San Marco, with the...roof garden” of his famous concrete apartment block in Marseilles, the Unité ..., say, the Grand Canal in Venice, and thought, “What I need in...picture of a vast crowd in Venice’s Piazza San Marco, with the... garden” of his famous concrete apartment block in Marseilles, the Unité ...

(2010 #1) First Post of the New Year. (Gets Self-Pitying and Gross. I advise ignoring it.)

... the Jeff Sheng exhibit). I just want to go to bed and not talk to anyone. And then, after a few days of that, take a plane to Venice, get a ratty apartment, and go mad from the paranoia and fear that would engulf me if I was ever spontaneous and not constantly surrounded by people I'm sure won't try to ...

A decade in the life of Charlotte

... for the first time in my life, in an adorable apartment in Charlottesville. My companions were eight-month-old kittens ..., I watched the smoke from the Pentagon from my apartment window. Emergency vehicles screamed past my apartment all day. I ushered my cats into their carriers, packed my most ...We honeymooned in Italy. We spent two weeks in Venice, Milan, Pisa, Cinque Terra, Florence, and Rome. We ...

Ollie : Eight Perfumed Candles

... desk.   Hutch was still figuring out a way of getting Starsky over to Venice Place – or escaping from him long enough to pick up the package. He settled... somewhere towards what Hutch had in mind.   Starsky parked in front of Venice Place and the two men climbed the stairs to Hutch’s apartment. Hutch opened a bottle of wine and handed a glass to Starsky.   “...

Clarity of Mind - Chapter 9

... about it. Not that I asked.” “How’s the money situation?” “The papers came through, so the apartment’s hers now.” There’s a long, unnerving silence. “We’re getting by okay, don’t worry. ... him to show interest in his artistic ventures. “Where in Italy did you live?” “Treviso. It’s near Venice.” “I know where Treviso is. I’m not that English. What were you doing there?” “Playing volleyball,”...

Merry Post-Christmas

...I didn't infect everyone at the post-Christmas D&D game yesterday. Got home around midnight last night; apartment in 50s. Heater has been on about an hour this morning, and it's still in the 50s. ... I hope to get out to Art Mentor's to discuss our art/communication 2012 travel-study trip to Venice, which needs to start going through the paperwork this spring. And yes, I plan to see Sherlock Holmes ...

... sister who just got into her first relationship...and going back to where I have my own place. An apartment, friends, a school to go to, a whole continent to see and explore. I feel like by ... I'll be good to go. Here it is: - Vienna and Salzburg (Austria) - Switzerland - Istanbul (Turkey) - Venice during the Carnivale - Paris and Laval(where my lovely Sarah lives) (France) - Madrid and Barcelona (...

#8: what it is (Yunho/Jaejoong) - Jaejoong's POV

... and inviting. His train reaches Venice sometime deep in the night,...’t there. Jaejoong is in Venice. Jaejoong is halfway around the ...you now, Jae?” Yoochun interrupts. “…Venice.” Yoochun curses low. “Jesus, Jae...Exactly. Now, sleep and enjoy Venice and call me. How long...again. He buys a cheap Venice guidebook and takes his time...the silence. Being in the apartment made Jaejoong feel stifled; he...

#8: and this is (Yunho/Jaejoong) - Yunho's POV

... miss the little things around the apartment that Jaejoong had personalized and ... in the solitude of the apartment, Yunho leaving only occasionally to ... Jaejoong had first decorated the apartment, wanting to keep the memories ...’s… okay. He’s in Venice right now, and he was ... hears from somewhere in his apartment as Junsu and Yoochun horse ... makes living in a silent apartment so much more easier. The ...

The Untold Story - Chapter 7 - The Fine Art of Falling Apart

...at a famous dance school in Venice, coming back to Bologna just in...her wide open windows from the apartment across the street. She was ...he hauled her back into the apartment. His hands around her throat ...make contact with the door to apartment number 4 with a satisfactory ... Parsons. Somebody broke into my apartment and assaulted me. He’s ... and I raced to your apartment.” Nicky swallowed the lump that ...