{"id":1771,"date":"2007-11-09T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2007-11-09T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-nov-9-2007\/"},"modified":"2007-11-08T21:55:27","modified_gmt":"2007-11-09T02:55:27","slug":"unrequired-reading-nov-9-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-nov-9-2007","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: Nov. 9, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unrequired Reading never rests, dear readers! Even when I’m in between business trips! (on to San Diego this Sunday)! Click “more” for more!<\/p>\n

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What hath Jane Jacobs wrought<\/a>? (the writer seems a little surprised that a human being can have thoughts and beliefs that don’t all line up perfectly with one political party)<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Jane Jacobs’ favorite city, here’s an appreciation of the design in Woody Allen’s Manhattan<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A vast, right-wing publishing conspiracy<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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If you forgive Renzo Piano for the Centre Georges Pompidou, then you oughtta check out this piece on his current work and inspiration<\/a> (and this slideshow of his 10 favorite structures in history<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Always with the Italian designers: from Renzo Piano to Germano Facetti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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LONG post on Bettie Page<\/a> from M. Blowhard, occasioned by her recent biopic.<\/p>\n

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Hatin’ on white boys from Duke<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Nyquil: a perfect blend of knock-you-the-f***-out<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unrequired Reading never rests, dear readers! Even when I’m in between business trips! (on to San Diego this Sunday)! 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