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The Theme Park That Isn’t

This article caught my eye in the NYTimes the other day. It is about how New York City's Village is becoming a theme park to its former self. In the Old Days (whenever that was - any time from the 1800s to about 1980 it seems, depending on the revivalis... Read >

Un-buying a Carpet

I wrote a while back about buying a carpet in a Souk in Marrakech. I haven't been to Marrakech recently, and sadly no upcoming plans to go, but yet I need a new carpet. So I am trying carpet-buying American-style this time, which is quite a different proc... Read >