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Tag Archives: reading
Quote of the Day
Blowhard, Esq. writes: “I leaf through now one book, now another, without order and without a plan, by disconnected fragments…If I encounter difficulties in reading, I do not gnaw my nails over them; I leave them there. I do nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Philosophy and Religion
Tagged Montaigne, Patron Saints of UR, reading
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Learning from Las Vegas: the Duck v. the Decorated Shed
Blowhard, Esq. writes: While in Vegas, I was lucky enough to get a guided tour of the downtown area from a long-time resident who works for the Nevada Gaming Commission and I talked with another friend who’s a writer with … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Photography
Tagged Caesars Palace, Caesars Palace Forum Shops, Dave Hickey, decorated shed, Denise Scott Brown, dichotomies, duck, history, Las Vegas, learning from everything, Learning from Las Vegas, modernism, parking lots, reading, Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour, The Strip, The Venetian, vernacular
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Book Notes: My Reading List So Far This Year
Blowhard, Esq. writes: What books are you guys reading right now? Here’s what I’ve managed so farĀ in 2012: A Renegade History of the United States — Thaddeus Russell What the Dog Saw — Malcolm Gladwell Sin in the Second City: … Continue reading