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Tag Archives: authors
A physical Brexit with Iberian flair
Imagine, if you will, a place known as Iberia, a peninsula consisting of two great nations (Portugal and Spain). One day, for no apparent reason or cause, this geographic feature abruptly adopts a mind and a course of its own … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, entertainment, Europe, geography, Geology, globalization, government, history, humanity, literature, Maps, politics, topography, Travel, writing
Tagged authors, books, dystopian, Iberian Peninsula, Jose Saramago, Portugal, Spain, The Stone Raft
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“On The Road” observations from the King of the Beats
While reading the classic Jack Kerouac autobiographical novel, On The Road, I was struck by his interesting reflections about the various urban and natural landscapes he observed. These were made while he was zooming back and forth across the nation’s … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, Communications, culture, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, land use, literature, Maps, North America, placemaking, States, traffic, transportation, Travel, writing
Tagged art, authors, Beat Generation, Beats, book reviews, books, cars, driving, history, Jack Kerouac, literature, prose, quotes, travel, writing
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International cities of refuge
You may never have heard of ICORN (International Cities of Refuge Network), but it has a very noble purpose: “ICORN Cities offer persecuted writers a safe haven where they can live and work without fear of being censored or silenced.” … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, charities, cities, civics, civility, culture, diversity, education, geography, globalization, government, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, Language, literature, peace, politics, reading, volunteerism, Women, writing
Tagged art, asylum, authors, books, censorship, cities, civil liberties, government, human rights, ICORN, International Cities of Refuge, literature, politics, refugees, writers, writing
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A bolder thesis from Boulder
I finished reading an excellent economic development planning and entrepreneurship book a week or so ago. It is entitled Startup Communities by entrepreneur and author Brad Feld. In the book, Mr. Feld adeptly describes how the Boulder, Colorado startup community began, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, book reviews, books, branding, cities, civics, civility, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, Communications, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, environment, family, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, Labor, land use, literature, marketing, nature, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, Trade, urban planning, writing
Tagged authors, book reviews, books, Boulder, Boulder thesis, Brad Feld, cities, Colorado, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, literature, planning, start-up communities, start-ups, startup, writing
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Where the seeds of Steinbeck’s “wrath” were sown
Below is a letter I have penned to the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author, John Steinbeck. During my recent vacation, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting the National Steinbeck Center and his childhood home in Salinas, California. The … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, civics, culture, diversity, economics, environment, food systems, geography, health, history, homelessness, human rights, inclusiveness, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, poverty, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, tourism
Tagged agriculture, authors, books, cities, history, homelessness, John Steinbeck, poverty, Salinas, The Grapes of Wrath, writing
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