To my experience, most people adopt a romantic disposition when travelling into a foreign country, including me. Even if seeing the same scene in a movie we would call it tacky, the cultural differences in local customs infuse the unknown meet-cutes with power, so we gladly perceive synchronicity as kismet and suspend our disbelief. In other … Continue reading
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Take the Edge Off
It’s without question that the Louvre’s glass pyramid is edgy, in more than one sense of the word. I remember when it was built to house the entrance; I also vividly remember the lively aesthetic debate that followed its revelation. Some said its design was a work of a visionary; others argued that it’s highly inconsistent … Continue reading