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ZGE. Genre Movies: Science Fiction: My Favorite
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Brazil (1985)
- Contact (1997)
- Dark City (1998)
- eXistenZ (1999)
- The Fly (1986)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Gattaca (1997)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- The Matrix (1999)
- The Road Warrior (1981)
- The Thing (1982)
- Total Recall (1990)
Currently unordered. If I feel adventurous, someday, I'll order them.
If I do this right this list should be a subset of this list.
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- 1984 reads
I think it's stretching the meaning of the term to call BRAZIL science fiction. But I sympathise with your impulse to list it here. A great film, I can't wait for it to come out on DVD.
I also sympathise with your listing of THE THING, even though John Carpenter's cynical and ham-fisted direction of the opening sequence (the Norwegians chasing the dog) is a major flaw.
The top four here, imho, are BRAZIL, BLADE RUNNER, GATTACA, and DARK CITY.
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From the standpoint of what is considered Science Fiction in literary circle I think Brazil easily falls into the category of Science Fiction. To Science Fiction is just speculative fiction and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with Science. Would you consider 1984 to be Science Fiction? I would.
But from what is considered Science Fiction in film circles I can see you would have trouble pushing it into that mold. I might create a Fantasy list and move it over there. I haven't decided yet.
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I think it's definitely more science than fantasy. Science fiction does NOT have to involve aliens, etc. Fantasy seems to always involve magic or talking animals :)
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Again, I think the true colors of the commenter are showing. In the first instance the poster was looking at the issue from a Film standpoint and what the typical markers are for Science Fiction in Film.
In this comment you, Kristen, since you read a heck of a lot more than you watch movies, are looking at the term Fantasy from the literary standpoint with its subsequent unicorns and unicorns and magic. But from a Film perspective many Fantasy films don't have any of that stuff.
Fortunately Genre films (action, fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction, etc.) have a lot of overlap and it's really hard to place them firmly under 1 genre. I think the really good ones like Brazil split genres and use copious amounts from 2 or 3 different genres. At least it seems like those are the ones that are most fun for me.
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I'll definitely buy that. I'm confused as to what would be considered fantasy in film then.
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My two cents, and I am probably horribly wrong here, but aren't the traditional genres usually defined like this?
Science Fiction - Speculative fiction with a firm foot in science, even if intelligent guesses are made about science.
Fantasy - Fiction where events happen that defy science with no attempt to find a scientific explanation.
I fear that Star Wars has confused these in the popular mind. Now, science fiction is anything involving laser guns and outer space. Dungeons and Dragons helped the "unicorn and dragons" ideas of fantasy to grow. Really, however, both Star Wars and Alice in Wonderland are fantasy works, despite the lack of dragons and unicorns.
I feel that Brazil works as science fiction, even if we must stretch that 'science' to include 'political science'. 1984 works here for me as well.
Boy, I hope I didn't just vague myself out of a real definition there.
That how I understand it, anyway...
Shalom, y'all!
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Oh, and I agree, Dan. Brazil is also fantasy. It's a mix (or, perhaps more accurately, the terms 'science fiction' and 'fantasy' simply are not strictly mutually exclusive...).
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I feel like we're treading back into that "What Is An Independent Film?" territory again. Which is fine by me. I don't think there's another group of people that I'd rather hash it out with. :-)
Being a scientifically minded person I think it's easy for me to say whether I think a movie or book is Science Fiction or Not, as well as Fantasy or Not. It's another thing entirely to define in terms others can understand how I come to this conclusion.
First of all when you are speaking of an entity like a movie or a book I don't think the terms Science Fiction or Fantasy are mutually exclusive. These entities can contain elements of each. Now, authors or filmmakers can take special steps to try and remove one or the other to make their movie or book Harder in either direction, i.e. Hard Science Fiction, but I think a little tidbit of the other always remains.
I think the main link that ties something back to Science Fiction or Fantasy is whether or not the events in the book or movie violate or obey the laws of science as we know them today, or as we extrapolate them out to be known X number of days, months or years in the future (where X can be anywhere from the day after tomorrow to a billion years hence) or as those laws were known in the past. If it obeys those laws it's Science Fiction and if it violates those laws it's Fantasy.
Does that definition make any sense? Better yet can you apply it or transform it into something you can use to judge whether something is Sci-Fi or Fantasy or both?
I think one of the things that made the original Star Wars films such a Fantasy series was the incorporation of the concept of the Force. There was no scientific explanation for it, it was just there and everyone knew about it. Then Lucas had to go and muck everything up by introducting the concept of midichlorians in Episode I (which he conveniently never even mentions in Episode II) thereby putting the kibosh on part of the fantastical element of the series. I think that was a horrible mistake on his part.
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For sf movies, I think the hard / soft distinction is useful. As I understand it, hard sf is realistic in that it demonstrates a high degree of knowlege of and respect for contemporary science. Examples: GATTACA is hard sf, so are the 'Alien' movies. Great as the film is, the science in BRAZIL is a joke, I mean literally a joke. The 'ducting' technology is meant to be funny. If BRAZIL is sf it is soft sf, and the softest sf is indistinguishable from fantasy, which explores the world of imagination that lies beyond the confines of scientific possibility.
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Good list! I like every movie here to varying degrees, and most I like quite a bit. I'll have to rent eXistenZ, which is the only one I haven't seen.
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A scar over my blood red left blind eye, I am hard to miss. Why do I know this? Someone told me. He... told me that staring into my eyes was like staring into a deep red puddle of blood. I am frail-looking, with white skin, white hair and cold lips. Snow White, they said. Though, truth be told, I do not know whether or not these things are true. After all, I cannot see for myself.
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Dear Tom and Ray: I turn 70 in a couple of years and want to do two things to celebrate: Enter a triathlon and drive across the country on back roads in a new convertible.
Assuming I survive the first idea, I need advice on convertibles. Since I don't have a garage, a hard-top is a necessary option. There are several nice ones, and I LOVE the Volvo. The trouble is, the mileage is so poor. While this car would not be my only wheels, I just can't bring myself to support the car industry's poor efforts at better mileage. Do you think they will wake up in time for me? I have three years to make a decision – and to find someone fun to travel with. – Ann
Ray: If it were my brother, Ann, he'd combine these two events, and attempt to do the triathlon IN the convertible. He'd get less winded that way.
Tom: Yeah. The bad news on the car front is that there's no premium, midsize, four-seat convertible that's head and shoulders above the others in terms of gas mileage. Aside from suffering from the industry's lack of commitment to increasing fuel economy, convertibles also suffer from excess weight. They require extra structural reinforcement to make up for the rigidity that steel roofs usually provide, so they tend to be heavier than their "roofed" sedan counterparts, which further decreases their mileage.
Ray: The good news is that the auto industry is in the process of waking up to the issue of fuel economy after a deep, 30-year slumber. So it's entirely possible that you'll have better choices in three years than you do now. Someone even might come out with a hybrid convertible in that class, which would really raise the bar.
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Ray: The best of the bunch probably is the Audi A5, which does a little better, at 24/31. The Volkswagen Eos, which is a size smaller than those two, comes in at 22/30. The other Volvo-size convertibles, like the BMW 328i, the Lexus IS 250, the Ford Mustang and the Infiniti G37, are in the same mpg ballpark as the Volvo, or worse.
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Dear Tom and Ray: To use the emergency brake or not – that is the question! We bought a Mazda3 with a manual transmission for our son, and the question is whether he should engage the emergency brake when he parks his car. He leaves the car in gear but does not engage the emergency brake when he parks. He knows that if he were to park on a hill, he could engage the emergency brake for additional security. The question is: Should he just simply engage the emergency brake all the time? His father thinks one way, his mother thinks the other. What do you all say regarding the best practice to teach our son? – Kimi
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My long position remains in contact simply because I see that as of the close of businerss for Q3 JSDA has done everything it said it would. Their goal and objective at the new management team was to strengthen the Balance Sheet and reduce the heavy drain in Capital that previous operators set up with ill advised programs. This done they now have to set up a program geared to sales growth fro 2014.
Selling here has to be coming from clowns who were projecting all kind of sales growth that the Company certainly never said it was anticipating except over "the long term". Without generating revnue cash flow will certainly not be increasing. What they did mange to do successfully if keep an even keel over 3 quarters and control costs while changing the playbook for 2014. All of this never exagerated by Cue & Co.
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Lenovo made quite a splash with the introduction of the original X1 Carbon notebook in 2012; with its ultra-thin, ultra-light, and carbon fiber-infused construction, it became the flagship ThinkPad notebook. Fast-forward to late 2013, and the introduction of the ThinkPad Yoga; the business version of the previous year's consumer Yoga 2-in-1. The 360-degree hinge was novel for a business machine at the time, and the ThinkPad Yoga had a lot of promise, though it was far from perfect.
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When Lenovo announced the marriage of the X1 Carbon notebook with the ThinkPad Yoga, I took notice. A buyer of the original ThinkPad Yoga S1 (with which I had a love/hate relationship) I wondered if the new X1 version of the business-oriented Yoga convertible would win me over. On paper it checks all the right boxes, and the slim new design looks great. I couldn't wait to get my hands on one for some real-world testing, and to see if my complaints about the original TP Yoga design were still valid.
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Lenovo has announced a pair of new mobile workstations at the Autodesk University event in Las Vegas, and the front-runner is the latest ThinkPad Yoga.
This new ThinkPad Yoga P40 may look like the previous models, but it's loaded with workstation-level features and specs, beginning with the 2560x1440 IPS display with Wacom Active ES technology that boasts 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity. Lenovo says the software driving this digitizer has been carefully optimized with help from Wacom:
"Professional artists and designers have been clear with the need for absolute precision and accuracy. Working with Wacom, Lenovo developed a unique driver to get closer than ever to the 'pen to paper' experience. For a comfortable and realistic sketching experience, the rechargeable ThinkPad Pen Pro is included, along with additional pen tips providing varied levels of tactile feedback for the professional community."
The underlying hardware features 6th-Gen Intel Core i7 processors, graphics provided by a 2GB NVIDIA Quadro M500M card, up to 16GB of memory (SoDIMM), a 512 GB SSD, and Intel 8260 2x2 802.11ac wireless. The ThinkPad Yoga P40 also features the Lift 'n Lock keyboard from the original ThinkPad Yoga "with a frame that automatically rises around the keys when the Yoga device switches into tablet mode", and Mil-SPEC construction.
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Subject: General Tech, Displays | June 8, 2014 - 05:09 PM | Scott Michaud
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A couple of years ago, you might remember my review of the Wacom Cintiq 22HD. It was not a review unit. I was originally saving for the Cintiq 24HD until the 22HD and the 24HD Touch were announced. At that point, I was making decision whether to upgrade to the 24HD with a touchscreen for Windows 8 development, or save some money and get the 22HD. If you have read my many editorials on Windows Store certification requirements, you might guess that, at least I believe, I made the right decision.
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This purchase was actually the second graphics tablet that I owned. Years earlier, I purchased an Adesso CyberTablet 12000 but had problems with drawing in one location and seeing the results in another. I, then, transitioned to scanning pencil-and-paper and inking/filling them with a mouse. It was at that point that I took a gamble on a Wacom Cintiq.
Why am I telling this story? Wacom Cintiqs are based on the same technology as their Intuos tablets, even down to pen compatibility, with a display built in. Well, at Hack a Day, one of their clever readers decided to make their own Cintiq out of what appears to be a Wacom Intuos3 A5. Basically, he fit a replacement 9.7-inch, 2048x1536 display, designed for Retina iPads and similar tablets, behind the touch sensor. It apparently worked without much fuss.
You can find Wacom Intuos3 6 x 8-inch pen tablets for about 120-150$ used. You can also find a 9.7-inch 2048x1536 panel and the other necessary hardware for about $70. While it is not an exact replacement for a Wacom Cintiq, it is the best you will do for under $250 (or even under $900).
ASUS Announces VivoTab Note 8 Windows 8.1 Tablet with Professional Wacom Digitizer Stylus
Subject: Mobile | January 6, 2014 - 04:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: CES 2014, asus, wacom, win 8.1, baytrail, VivoTab Note 8
Better late than never, finally a Windows 8.1 tablet has been created which is fully compatible with Wacom's digitizer stylus and is powered by a BayTrail Z3740. The ASUS VivoTab Note 8 ships with Microsoft Office Home already installed to let you get to work immediately, either with your fingers or the Wacom stylus; too bad there is no USB port to attach a keyboard to. Storage is taken care of by an SSD of up to 64GB of capacity and with a free year of unlimited ASUS WebStorage you can store even more.
Las Vegas, NV (January 6th, 2014) — ASUS today announced the VivoTab Note 8, a Windows 8.1 tablet featuring a professional Wacom digitizer stylus, making it the best pen-based tablet for productivity or creativity. Designed for professionals and students alike the VivoTab Note 8 is bundled with Microsoft Office Home and Student, which includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. VivoTab Note 8's lightweight and the ability to use it one-handed make it an ideal mobile productivity tool. With slim bezels, a high-definition IPS display and an elegant design it deserves pride of place in any business or educational environment.
Powerful Quad-Core Processor
The VivoTab Note 8 is powered by the latest Intel Atom Z3740 processor for a perfect balance between multitasking performance and outstanding energy efficiency. With up to 8 hours battery life, VivoTab Note 8 can last for a working day. And with 2GB of memory, up to 64GB of solid-state storage plus the ability to use up to 64GB microSD cards, there is all the storage space you need for your apps and files. Accessing your data on the move is simple, too, thanks to a free year of unlimited ASUS WebStorage.
Precise input with Wacom technology
Designed for one-handed user with ultra-slim bezels, the VivoTab Note 8 is ideal for highly mobile consumers. Its professional digitizer pen sits neatly in its holder along the bottom edge of the tablet, so it is always on hand when you need it. Based on premium Wacom technology, the digitizer stylus affords the best possible accuracy, speed, and responsiveness. This, combined with over 1,000 levels of pressure sensitivity, provides an extremely natural writing or drawing experience, meaning you really can leave your sketchpad or notebook at home: the VivoTab Note 8 is all you need!
Serious About Audio
Developed by the team of experts in the ASUS Golden Ear team, SonicMaster audio technology uses a tailored mix of hardware and software to enhance sound quality to a level far above what you might expect from such a small device. Its rear-facing stereo speakers with large resonance chambers give rich, rounded bass, and sophisticated audio processing tools boost the frequency range to make music, movies and games sound fantastic.
SPECIFICATIONS - VivoTab Note 8
- Windows 8.1
- 8-inch HD (1280 x 800) IPS display
- Intel Atom Z3470 processor
- Integrated Professional Wacom Digitizer Stylus
- 2GB memory
- 5MP rear camera and HD front-facing camera
- Up to 64GB internal storage, up to 64GB microSD card slot and bundled unlimited ASUS WebStorage (1 year)
- 15.5Whr battery
- 220.9 x 133.8 x 10.95mm
- 380g
- MSRP – 32GB starts at $299, 64GB starts at $349
- Availability - Late Q1, Early Q2
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Keith and Heather want to spend up to £1million on two homes, one at home, and one away. Jonnie and Jasmine must find a place in the West Country with a lake, and a house with sea views in Croatia
Today's property hunt is a question of home and away. Married Bedforshire couple Keith and Heather Darvall have a million pound budget and want a property in the West country and a bolt hole in Croatia. Even with their generous budget, the discerning couple have quite a hefty wishlist. As well as land, space and views in both of their properties, keen fisherman Keith is looking for their UK home to have a lake. Will they have to compromise on one of the properties or will Jasmine and Jonnie rise to the challenge?
Home properties - West Country
The good news for the outdoor loving couple is that the West Country will offer them plenty of opportunity for al fresco adventures. Areas of outstanding natural beauty abound, and with rivers criss crossing the region, Keith may be lucky and get that lake he's always dreamt of. The problem the couple might face is high house prices. The market is stabilising slightly but has previously shot up, and so the Darvalls may struggle to find exactly what they're looking for.
Away properties - Split, Croatia
The Darvalls have never visited Croatia, but have heard that it is a good investment because of its cheap property and high rental yields. Tourist numbers to the beautiful island of Split have been rising year on year, many of them British. In 2007 the numbers were around 57,000 and this has rocketed in recent times. Overseas visitors have been driven to the area to get a slice of the 260 days of sunshine a year. Split is one of the sunniest places in Europe and also a centre for culture, making it an ideal rental investment and a great place for the Darvalls to visit.
How far will their budget stretch?
Today we visit the island of Hvar on the Croatian coast as Rosie and her mum, Melissa, search for an investment / holiday home.
Planning a permanent move to Croatia? Property agent Toni Ercegovic of Osmica reveals the essentials for finding, buying and furnishing your Croatian home…
alternative to the more classic Mediterranean destinations but with a
twist of Italian, Croatia offers a breathtaking coastline dotted with
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Nationally, the Super Bowl drew 112.2 million viewers at kickoff on Sunday, breaking the previous record of 111.3 million set by in the 2012 game. The numbers for Fox declined as the Seattle Seahawks pulled away for a lopsided 43-8 win over Denver.
Olmsted said that when the final numbers come in, he thinks it will show that local advertisers were undercharged for their ads.
"The cost-per-thousand (viewers) for the Super Bowl was the lowest of any our programming," he said.
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445 holiday houses found
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Sleeps 4
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Set within stunning countryside in the heart of The Glenkens and the Galloway Hills, Bartaggart Farm offers two holiday cottages as part of the ...MORE recent steading conversion, which has been carried out sympathetically to blend into the surroundings.
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The Nook reviews
A lovely cottage with everything you could need and a small enclosed garden for Harvey and Bonnie to run around in. We were blessed with wonderful weather and took advantage of visiting many scenic locations including Sandy Hills, St Ninian's Cave and up to Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland to do a spot of gold panning. My only slight grip in this beautifully remote and what should be a peaceful location was the intermittent noise from a very loud water pump running in the store room. I hope the owner sorts that out quickly.
Owners Response: "Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed your stay at The Nook. We have sorted out the 'workings' of the toilet and we have re decorated (January 2016) I hope to see you again"
Mr Ayres - June 2016
The Nook is a lovely cottage in the middle of nowhere. We found it very restful and saw lots of birds and wildlife. We really enjoyed the red deer centre in the nearby Galloway Forest. The cottage was comfortable and warm, and the owners made us feel welcome. The toilet was a little difficult to flush and the paintwork a little worn but these issues didn't spoil our enjoyment. We would definitely go again.
Mrs Pollock - September 2015
Just what I needed - a quiet stay in a tranquil location. The cottage was well presented and comfortable and the owner provided a 'welcome pack', which was much appreciated.The nearest village shop is a short drive away and supermarkets are in Castle Douglas or Kirkcudbright, a half hour or so drive. I was unfamiliar with the area so spent time exploring. There's plenty for the outdoor enthusiast nearby - the cottage is close to Galloway Forest Park - but the history and culture of the area provide a wealth of alternatives for wet weather or more relaxing days out. Loved the Gem and Rock Museum in Creetown, Kirkcudbright's 'Artists' Town' venues and walks at Clatteringshaws Loch (and afternoon tea at the visitor centre!). The Smithy Tearoom in New Galloway has good food for lunches or a coffee and a bite. All in all, a great stay but not for anyone wanting night life on the doorstep - unless you mean bats in the garden and stars overhead!
Ms Snowdon - July 2015
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Sleeps 6
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If, after a day of enjoying the pleasures of the countryside, you wish to return to a beautifully presented and warm welcoming holiday cottage ...MORE of Perthshire, The Kennels is the self-catering accommodation for you.
(17 reviews)
Kennels Cottage reviews
Love visiting this cottage, everything is here from cloths, soap powder to coal. Some great walks in the area and near by. Very safe garden for kids and dog.
Mrs Ager - February 2016
Kennels Cottage is in a spectacular situation and is a homely and comfortable country cottage. It is excellently equipped - with everything you think of in the kitchen. It has the feel of a 'lived-in' home, with books on shelves and ornaments etc dotted around, rather than a utilitarian holiday property for rent. Absolutely superb for the two dogs, with the enclosed wild garden space. The accommodation is reasonably spacious, with good-sized bedrooms, a cosy lounge, kitchen and dinning room. It was clean and ready for go when we arrived. We enjoyed the real fire in the lounge and the HD TV for the dark evenings. It has just the one very compact bathroom - but that is what was stated, so we were fine with that - and it is reflected in the reasonable price. One of our party who is over 6 feet tall found the doorway from kitchen to dining room somewhere he banged his head - and wondered if a warning notice could be placed there. However - this is a country cottage - comes with the territory. This is an area we have revisited and there is lots to do here. We enjoyed the walking, a visit to Loch of the Lowes nature reserve, a trip to the theatre in Pitlochry, a distillery visit and Scottish pub hospitality.
Mrs White - October 2015
Loved everything about this cottage. We have been to many throughout Scotland but this is one of the best we have stayed in. Nice secure garden for the dog too. Kids (& us 2 adults) loved feeding and watching the birds. Had nice weather too for Feb. Not too far away from shops either in the lovely town of Pitlochry. Will be looking at booking here again for sure.
Mrs Ager - February 2015
Map view
per week
Sleeps 8
3 bedrooms
This elegant, Georgian property, built in the 1830s, has many period features and fine gardens.
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Hawkshaw reviews
Hawkshaw is a lovely comfortable and well equipped house in a great location with peaceful surroundings. My family and I had a very enjoyable stay and everyone was kept entertained with everything the house had to offer inside and out. The caretaker Willie was very friendly and helpful and special thanks to his grandson and friend for taking the time to play football with my nephews, who enjoyed the company.
Mrs Cusack - April 2016
We felt very comfortable in this house, due to the house, garden, the Gentle landlord. There are nice hikes, a beautiful garden to visit. In Crieff you can go to restaurants, teahouses, and visiting Edinburgh and Glasgow is worth the effort.
Mr Scholten - August 2015
We rented this house and Merlin next door for a large family gathering. The house was fully equipped and a joy to stay in with plenty of space and a lovely dining room. Outside the beautiful gardens provided more seating and came with a BBQ. I fully recommend this house and Merlin next door.
Ms Buchan - May 2015
Map view
per week
Sleeps 4
2 bedrooms
A rare opportunity to enjoy the history, beauty and peace of the wonderful Glen Estate, Peebleshire which lies in its own exceptionally pretty glen...MORE in the Border's Tweed Valley.
(20 reviews)
The Old Larder reviews
We did enjoy the area and the Glen Estate was a great place for fresh air and walking etc. Also agood base for Roslin and Edinburgh etc. However the actual cottage was not very clean - we left a comments list which included dirty fridge and bathrooms as well as a most disgusting cooker which we used once to heat up prepared food but the emanating smell of burning fat was too much. The heating system was very strange with a set temperature of just 7 degrees from 0730 when one would be getting up ! It was easily overridden but certainly not the cosiest cottage we had stayed in over the last 25 years. We cleaned up and swept downstairs (no vac for the carpets) but I did wonder why I was sweeping up dog hair and eggshells when we had neither. The smaller sofa in the living room is broken and most uncomfortable and unsafe to sit on - this was mentioned in the visitors book in July but was still there in that condition. Overall an interesting place to stay but requiring a great deal more TLC and attention to detail particularly in the cleaning dept.
Owners Response: "We are sorry your recent stay at the Old Larder was not entirely satisfactory and take your comments very seriously. It is good to read that you found the larger Estate to be a "great place for fresh air and walking" - we agree! Comments about cleanliness in the property come as a bit of a surprise. Our housekeeper is always on hand to address any guest concerns. As is our standard practice. she checked in with you a number of times during your stay and received no indication that you were unhappy. Needless to say, we would have immediately rectified any problems brought to our attention. We feel the Old Larder's up-to-date central heating system is in keeping with all of the other modern conveniences on offer in the property. In addition to the central heating, which can be adjusted by guests to their desired temperature, there is a lovely wood stove (we provide wood from our own forests) to supplement the central heating with warmth and ambience. There is also an electric heater in the closet for those who want even more warmth. Rails in the bathrooms are dual fuel (electric and central heating) so towels are always dry and warm. There are a number of tweedy blankets in the sitting room for bundling up in front of the TV or when reading. The small "broken" sofa mentioned is actually an important antique from the Glen House collection which past guests have noted with appreciation. The fabric is a bit worn but the settee is not broken and certainly not "unsafe". We have had some comments about its rather upright structure and plan to replace it with a two beautiful arm chairs, which we hope our guests will find more practical. The furnishings in the Old Larder generally have an historic link with Glen House, and whilst most guests seem to relish this, we appreciate others might prefer to stay somewhere with more modern decor. Although we always encourage and appreciate guest comments, we hope that the view expressed by you will be taken within the context of the many, many favourable comments we are very proud to have received over the years."
Mr Avis - October 2015
Perfect place for peace and quiet. Good walks in stunning surrounds.
Mrs Robbins - September 2015
The larder was beautifully restored. Great kitchen. The break was all about relaxing, and I am not sure if February in the deep countryside was the best choice for us, as we wanted to spend time around the house mostly, and it was too cold. I think that having only one basket of logs free and then having to pay for more when the heating only comes on in the am and then pm is not enough.
Ms Devlin - February 2015
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per week
Sleeps 7
3 bedrooms
The hamlet of Letters occupies an idyllic situation along the western shore of Loch Broom in the stunning Ullapool area.
(27 reviews)
Tigh na Allt reviews
Really nice cottage clean and tidy and very comfortable great views over loch broom. Plenty of places to explore in the area.The highlight walking up the mountain stac pollaidh. Amazing views at the top.
Mr Rutherford - July 2016
The cottage was clean and the facilities were good. Wifi had a speed of 3.1 Mbps which was sufficient for web browsing etc. and good considering the location of the cottage. Our main disappointments (hence only 2 stars) were (i) no real view of the loch, and more notably (ii) not at all peaceful due to buildings works directly across the cottage which meant that we were woken at 8am every morning by a digger excavating the road up to a cottage being renovated. It wasn't really to stay at the cottage during the day due to the noise.
Owners Response: "In terms of the view from Tigh na Allt, the house is described and shown as being on a woodland site. A couple of years ago we had a lot of trees cut down to give an uninterrupted view of the shoreline and loch extending to the other side. At this time of year, the trees are full, but there are still views of the loch as seen on the slideshow on the website. I am very sorry about about the noise coming from building work close by, this is the first time I have heard there was a problem. Guests are encouraged to report anything of concern immediately to us so that we can try and rectify it as soon as possible. I had no notice that this work was going to start when it did, and therefore could not let you know, or tell the workmen that we had guests staying. If you had contacted me the first morning it happened, I would have gone along to see the contractor and tried to speak to the landowner to alert him to your concerns. Unless guests tell us about a problem, I can only assume everything is alright. However, I do apologise for the inconvenience this caused you. Owner"
Dr Marsh - June 2016
Really enjoyed our week here. The weather was outstanding and it's a great location to sit outside and enjoy the wildlife The inside furniture seems to have been refreshed and the trees cut down since previous reviews and the drive was not a problem at all. The local area is fab. It takes about 15 mins by car to get into Ullapool where there is every thing you will need. Really lovely time had by all. Thank you
Mrs Allan - May 2016
Map view
per week
Sleeps 15
6 bedrooms
With beautiful views over the Perthshire fields to the River Tay beyond, The Whinnies is a delightful holiday house, benefiting from both it's ...MORE rural location and it's proximity to the Fair City of Perth.
(10 reviews)
The Whinnies reviews
Great location with beautiful views. Go for a walk in the morning you'll see birds and bunnies clearing the path for you. 10 min walk to the river through fields, shopping just 5 min drive. Plenty of places to visit within 30 min drive. The house it self got all the facilities but I would say to the owners please think about a little upgrade. But it didn't really bother us from having a great time. Great place for families with children or only grown ups to relax.
Mrs Ramb - July 2016
Fantastic huge garden with massive decking overlooking the river and local railway line (no noise) feels so remote and peaceful but 200 yards from the dual carriageway and 10 mins from Perth where there are great shopping opportunities ASDA, Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Morrisons and more. Well equipped huge house with comfortable beds. Ample parking for 4 maybe even 5 cars. Plenty of hot water (despite what previous reviews have said). Well located for travel throughout the region and highly recommended. Suitable for large families or groups with enough space for privacy if you need it. One issue is the sofas in the main room are getting a bit tired but don't let that put you off.
Mr Dawson - July 2016
We enjoyed the house very much, it was both spacious and confortable, we had everything we needed. We appreciated all the space as they were eleven of us! and we made great use of the terrace as the weather was so gorgeous. Our teenagers also made the most of the garden by playing some football! We found the laundry room very useful too. The heating was also working very well, so all we have to say is very positive.
Mr Xavier - April 2016
Map view
per week
Sleeps 20
9 bedrooms
Traditional log house, in a remote setting, surrounded by 6,500 acres of hill ground.
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The Log House reviews
This was our fourth stay at the log house and our large extended family just love the peace and tranquility of it's location. We hope to return again and again. There is only one criticism and that is that there are no showers in the bathrooms but only baths, however a long soak was welcome after a long walk or hours fishing! Thanks again for the opportunity to rent this fantastic property. Paul Allan.
Mr Allan - October 2011
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per week
Sleeps 4
2 bedrooms
Five minutes stroll from Pitlochry town centre, 4 Viewbank Gardens is a charming end-terrace Edwardian cottage situated within the Pitlochry ...MORE Conservation Area. Enjoy fabulous and extensive views over Pitlochry to Perthshire's Tummel Valley and the hills beyond, whilst sitting on the patio of this wonderful holiday cottage.
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4 Viewbank Gardens reviews
Very close to amenities in Pitlochry and ideal for our needs that weekend. Decor possibly needing updated but everything worked and comfortable.
Mr Ball - May 2016
This was my second stay at Viewbank Gardens. It's a lovely cottage with a great terrace overlooking the valley. The cottage is well equipped with everything you could need and lots of space. The terrace has beautiful plants and a couple of bird feeders so you can feed the local birds. The view is wonderful - speciality this time was two amazing moonrises!
Mrs Minto - June 2015
This is a great cottage. We have been several times and can't wait to come back again.
Mrs Wright - November 2014
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Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire
Due to cancellation 8th - 15th October 2016 now available.
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Sleeps 7
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With its spectacular views across the bay towards Holy Isle, there are few more idyllic locations on Arran than that occupied by Woodside. Just a ...MORE stone's throw from the beach and only a short stroll into the centre of the village, this large and comfortable family home offers the perfect base from which to explore all of the island.
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Woodside reviews
Had a wonderful week at Woodside. The house was very quiet, comfortable and well equipped and even better than the photos. We were exceptionally lucky and had a full week of sunny weather. We normally eat out every night on holiday but instead stocked up at the local Co op which isn't far away and ate al fresco, it seemed a shame not to make the most of the lovely view from the patio. Watching the various boats come and go (amongst which a replica Viking boat, tall ship and a big fancy yacht, lovely when all lit up at night). We did get an Indian takeaway one evening which is just at the other end of the village. There are nice walks in the area if you have a dog and it's possible to just wander along the sea front right from the house, in both directions. Lamlash is the perfect village to stay in Arran (I've stayed in many of them in the past). Just a few minutes from Brodick and Whiting Bay, and easy to get up to Lochranza where you can get the ferry over to Kintyre, which makes a lovely day out. The weather was so good we spent most of our time on the beach and in the sea in Lamlash (the best swimming spot is opposite the church where there's a tree trunk you can sit on on the beach). If you have a dog they're allowed in the Pierhead Inn and the cafe just along the road by the pier. If you're a golf player I would recommend Corrie golfcourse, quite possibly the most beautiful one in the whole of Britain! We would definitely stay here again.
Mrs Eastham - June 2016
Very well equipped and comfortable. Perfect setting. Rugs need removing as they are dangerous.
Mrs Lipsett - April 2016
A very comfortable residence with new carpets and an extra room with pool table. The caretaker/cleaner was very helpful and co-operative. The open plan nature of the downstairs caused problems as the kettle noise or washing machines make the tv inaudible. If sliding doors were fitted beyond the dining table this problem could be eliminated. We would also suggest a tv in the games room so that alternative viewing is available to groups. This is not a criticism but hopefully a useful observation to improve the experience of future clients. WE would certainly book it again. Sincerely P B Cooney
Mr Cooney - March 2016
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Sleeps 6
3 bedrooms
Newly built and beautifully fitted out, Inver is a wood built lodge offering substantial and spacious holiday accommodation set on the Isle of...MORE Harris with the most beautiful views.
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Inver Cottage reviews
Great views and location for exploring South Harris. Enjoyed watching the seals. We cycled and the explored the beaches on the west side. The Anchorage restaurant in Leverburgh provided great food for all the family including seafood. Also tested out the Temple café and Skoon Art with positive results. The house was very comfortable with panoramic views. It was warm and light, the sauna and sunroom were made good use of. Good advice received regarding local fishing! Everyone we meet on the island very friendly. Many thanks.
Ms Macfie - July 2015
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Sleeps 14
7 bedrooms
Set in a stunning location on the banks of the River Lochy with clear views to Ben Nevis, Camisky Lodge has been transformed into a breathtaking ...MORE holiday retreat.
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Camisky Lodge reviews
Camisky Lodge is an amazing house for a family group holiday. There is so much space and the house is warm and comfortable. The beds and soft furnishings are of a high quality and the house was fully equipped with everything we needed. The views from the front of the house down to the river and up to the facing hills beyond the canal changed in the differing lights and the variety of weather we had (sun, snow, rain and hail). The views of Ben Nevis from the back of the house were also spectacular, especially on one of the clear nights when the moon light shone down on to the snow covered mountains. We enjoyed walks along the river most days although our fishing team of 3 only caught 1 fish between them! We had trips out too, visiting Mallaig, Glenfinnan, Loch Ness, Fort William and Ben Nevis etc. Our only negative if we had to find one is that we would have welcomed an additional oven. The Aga looks good and is very warm but one small roasting oven was not enough to cook the quantity of food we wished to cook. We managed and it would not deter us from visiting again but we had to change our menus to suit the limited cooking facilities. Overall though we totally loved our week away and really did not want to leave. Thank you very much.
Mrs Hough - April 2015
Enjoyable stay, lodge very comfortable and clean.
Mr Clements - May 2014
This was a wonderful New Year break for our group of friends and family. Despite the weather, which was atrocious, the house was warm and welcoming with lots of lovely space for everyone to enjoy being together or do their own thing. The kitchen was large and spacious for eating and cooking and the dining room wonderful for the evening meals. The numerous "pantries" did make it a little awkward to find everything for meals. These was plenty of fridge and freezer space together with dish washers and machine and tumble driers. The bedrooms were good although some of the mattresses a little soft for our group. Had to be a little careful that you did not all have baths at the same time as hot would water would run out even though the hot water tank was enormous, hot water quickly returned after a short wait. The house has been beautifully refurbished to a high standard and we enjoyed a very comfortable stay. if the weather had been better we would have explorded a little more the walks from and around the house, especially along the river and canal. The situation is good although in the winter it is a bit remote and might get cut off if there was snow and ice on the single track road to the house. A great stay and we will come back.
Mr Thompson - December 2012
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Sleeps 8
4 bedrooms
Available with the Steading or on its own, Strathossian is in a beautiful spot looking across Loch Ghuilbinn. Amongst the most peaceful of ...MORE locations, it is a charming and well presented cottage with surprisingly spacious rooms for a small traditional building. You will be inspired by the views here – simply breathtaking and by the silence that surrounds you - ideal for refreshing the soul or absorbing Scotland's magnificent landscapes.
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Strathossian reviews
11 miles of man made rebel road was little bit of hectic. But after reaching the Strathosian cottage and spectacular view give fantastic experience. I am missing the cottage missing everything in corrour .as if all the trees, stones, lake, mountain calling us to be there friend again. Just unforgettable memories. We were 8 including 1 year old but loved it so much. I am definitely going there. Just some of our group members didn't like the cow dung around our cottage. It was too much.
Mr Ahmed - July 2016
We had an absolutely magical time, very important to stock up on all the food and necessities you need for your entire stay and the roads were hard going when not in a four by four, but completely manageable! The surrounding area was just incredible, we hiked as much as we could and swam in the lochs which was refreshing if not a bit freezing. I can't express enough how stunning the area was, it was an incredible stay and the house was beautiful, the beds were all extremely comfortable and a great selection of books!
Ms Genevieve - July 2016
For its situation and facilities this must be one of the top holiday houses in the UK.
Mr Yardley - May 2016
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Sleeps 9
3 bedrooms
Perhaps the most striking feature about Auchenhew House is the fantastic cliff top location and the glorious views across the sea to the Antrim ...MORE coast, Mulls of Kintyre and Galloway.
(4 reviews)
Auchenhew House reviews
Lovely house with plenty of room for up to 10 people. The house took a while to warm up (winter stay with no previous guests) but was cosy once we got it warm. Safe place for children to run about in and handy having 2 living rooms. Only complaint was that there was no fuel for the fire...but we managed to get some the next day (let guests know to bring coal / wood) Plenty of towels and bedding provided.
Mrs Wilkinson - February 2014
Had a great time staying in this large farmhouse with our 8 kids. The house is a great size with fab views and a lovely big kitchen great for family get togethers however the 2 other cottages are right on your doorstep and privacy was an issue. The gardens are not private as noted in the listing as all 3 house can use the beautiful large lawned area which is the main view from the house which meant constantly having the feeling that someone was watching you through the window and are not enclosed so our 2 year old could easily get onto the main road. Few problems with appliances that the wonderful caretaker sorted immediately for us. Gardens are used by all dogs staying which was an issue as our son is terrified of dogs and we continued finding dog poo on the grass after our kids had trod in it! House decor could do with updating. Some of these issues put into doubt the chance of us returning.
Mrs Gibson - July 2013
We had a wonderful time at Auchenhew house - the views are fantastic and the kids loved the big garden (football pitch!) out the back. The accommodation is spacious and well-equipped. Our only complaints were that the decor is a little outdated and tired, and the storage heaters the same. It was cold when we first arrived but, to be fair, it was the week after Arran lost all electricity so that may be the reason. A couple of days in, after we'd whacked them all up to maximum we were fine. A few more logs for the wood burner would also have helped. If the owners could redecorate this would definitely be a 5-star property and as it was we were comfortable enough and loved the location - fantastic views and easy access to the whole of the island. Wonderful.
Mrs Barnden - March 2013
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Sleeps 6
2 bedrooms
Sleep 4 + 2 (bunk room suitable for children only)
No. 6 Douglas Row belongs to a 'street' of pretty sandstone cottages built for the ...MORE estate workers of Brodick Castle in the 19th century.
No. 6 Douglas Row belongs to a 'street' of pretty sandstone cottages built for the ...MORE estate workers of Brodick Castle in the 19th century.
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Douglas Row Cottage reviews
We were very lucky to enjoy a week of beautiful weather so spent much of our time on the beach! Douglas Row is a characterful cottage with wonderful mountain views, very conveniently located for the best end of Brodick beach and walking distance to the Castle. The beds were very comfortable and although it's not a high end, immaculately presented cottage, it had all we needed and was perfect for us with two young children covered in sand bringing back treasures from the beach, we weren't too anxious about them damaging anything! It felt comfortable and homely. We appreciated the beach things as we weren't fully prepared for the amazing weather and the bathroom box as our son needed a plaster after slipping on rocks. The enclosed back yard is a suntrap and perfect for al fresco dining. We explored the island and would recommend Pirnmill and Kildonan beaches and the Old Byre cafe and play areas at Machrie.
Mrs Fitzgerald - May 2016
We have just returned from the most fantastic time in Arran! The cottage at Douglas Row was like home from home. The cottage was large enough to accommodate 3 adults and 2 children and we still had room for a friend and her children to visit one night. It has the cosiest feel to it, was very clean, the beds were so comfy with good quality bedding and linen and lovely large soft towels! The kitchen was equipped with everything that we could possibly have needed and there was always hot water! The lounge had the comfiest sofas and a great size doing table but the real treat was the fully stocked log fire which we actually got the pleasure of using most nights.... The positive take on the bad weather days! The location was perfect, everywhere we used was in walking distance! We used The Auchrannie play barn, Swimming pool and restaurants. We walked down to the beach a couple of days and there is a co-op ten minutes walk along the road! Can highly recommend for lunch - Crusie @ Auchrannie, The Fiddlers in Brodick, there is also a little bakers next door to The fiddlers that do great sausage rolls/pies/baking. If you are exploring the island, The Kinloch Hotel at Blackwaterfoot was also excellent! All the shops were lovely too and not at all overpriced like we expected considering it is popular holiday destination! I honestly can't wait to come back, we had the loveliest time!
Mrs Boyd - July 2015
The cottage itself was not like a holiday home at all, more like someones real home with all the comforts and nick nacks of our home.It was very clean, very well looked after and very well organised for us holiday makers, would love to come back. the location was also ideal, close to everything!
Mrs Wanless - July 2015
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Sleeps 8
4 bedrooms
Ledgowan Estate, very popular as a base for stalking and fishing, is the perfect holiday setting for anyone looking to experience and explore ...MORE this stunning and spectacular part of the northern Scottish Highlands.
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Ledgowan Stalkers Lodge reviews
Accomodation was excellent - the large living room and kitchen were great for socialising and plenty space for kids to play. Even though weather was a bit wet, windy and cold for June we still had a great time.
Mrs Tuddenham - May 2015
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Just Another Filthy Sewer, and Other News
January 12, 2016 | by Dan Piepenbring
- Good help is hard to find. The late nineteenth century was a fecund period for the Oxford English Dictionary, which began to add and sift through words at unprecedented speed—in large part because Dr. William Chester Minor, a murderer locked up in the Broadmoor insane asylum, was volunteering for the dictionary by mail. "In 1879, Minor began to submit thousands of words to the Oxford English Dictionary via a mail-in volunteer system to the dictionary's editor, Dr. James Murray … Murray and Minor wrote each other often, but Murray didn't learn that his most prolific contributor lived in a psychiatric hospital until he traveled fifty miles to see him in 1896 … Haunted by a branding he was forced to give an Irish deserter in the American Civil War, he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, and had believed he was being molested and poisoned as revenge by Irish men, nightly, for years."
- Henry James's late memoirs A Small Boy and Others (1913) and Notes of a Son and Brother find him recounting—with apparent joy, at that—the adventures of his youth: Adam Gopnik thinks the books deserve a wider audience. "The charm of the memoirs—the first book in particular—is helped, too, by their evocation of New York. Fourteenth Street and Sixth Avenue and Washington Square all register as the places they are now and were then, and yet are dazzlingly unlike. We are both in a city we know and in another city entirely, bearing the same street names, and this double vision delights us on each page. Nothing is more charming than James using the full weight of his scrutiny on the simple attractions of his youth, the Crystal Palace and P. T. Barnum's American Museum."
- Everyone cheers for the innovative spirit of Roman plumbing. Roman bathhouses! Roman sewers! Roman latrines and toilets! Fine inventions, all, but filthy ones, too—research suggests that these advances in sanitation really didn't do much to improve public health. "In some baths the water was only changed intermittently, and could acquire a scum on the surface from human dirt and cosmetics … They were afraid of connecting their houses to the sewers, since they feared what might climb out of a sewer into one's house … They also feared the mephitic gas fires that sometimes burned in sewer holes or in the open seats in public toilets … And when they did go to the public latrines, one of the things they used to wipe themselves was a sponge on a stick, which was shared by everybody."
- Who needs monuments? What good has a monument ever done anybody, really? Jed Perl argues that Rodin, "with his zigzagging enthusiasms, may have been the first sculptor to conceive of the monument in ways that unmade the monument. He set the stage for the twentieth-century sculptor's conflicted allegiances to grandiosity and intimacy, as well as what many have come to see as modernism's embrace of ambiguity. Although Rodin was capable of placing an expressive figure on an imposing base, as in his beguiling salute to the seventeenth-century landscape painter Claude Lorrain, often he aimed to destabilize the monument, suggesting with The Burghers of Calais that heroic figures might have no need for a pedestal and transforming the imposing, cloaked figure of Balzac into a mountainous talisman, a primordial plinth."
- Few would call this a golden age for much of anything—but it is, maybe, a golden age for immersive theater. In New York alone there are at least eight immersive theater productions showing now or soon to open. Whether this is a wondrous bounty or an epidemic depends on what kind of a theatergoer you are: "In the last six weeks or so, I've gone to ten events involving all levels of participation, from not much to nonstop; varying in price from $18 to $200 a ticket; and ranging in personal discomfort level from mildly embarrassing to horrifically mortifying. I have experienced many interesting things … I cannot say that this investigation made me want to join an avant-garde acting troupe, but my self-conscious little internal voice, the one that keeps experiences at bay by critiquing them even as they happen, took itself off to a bar and got pleasantly drunk. Some productions were so compelling that you could not help but lose yourself in them, and that was exciting and unexpected."
Frank Lloyd Wright's Premium Unleaded, and Other News
December 16, 2015 | by Dan Piepenbring
- In November 1994, George Plimpton interviewed Garrison Keillor at 92Y as part of a collaboration with The Paris Review. You can listen to a recording of their interview here—and now the PBS series Blank on Blank has animated part of it. "I think that you're only obliged to be a humorist from maybe the age of eighteen until you turn thirty," Keillor tells Plimpton. "Past the age of thirty, I don't think there's any obligation to be clever at all. After that, you, I think, are supposed to settle down, be a good person, raise your children, and be good to your friends, which you may not have been when you were very clever, and try to atone for your cleverness. Humor has to surprise us. Otherwise it isn't funny, and, it's a death knell for a writer to be labeled humorous, because then, of course, it's not a surprise anymore, it's what expected of him. And when you come to expect humor of people, you will never get it."
- Last month, Oxford Dictionaries named the "tears of joy" emoji its Word of the Year; now Merriam-Webster has followed suit, choosing a suffix, -ism, as its Word of the Year. Now, before you get all exercised and sit down to write an indignant op-ed about all these nonword words the dictionaries insist on force-feeding us, be advised that "Merriam-Webster notes that the version of -ism without the hyphen actually is a word, specifically a noun meaning 'a distinctive doctrine, cause, or theory' or 'an oppressive and especially discriminatory attitude or belief' … Last week, Dictionary.com bravely bucked this year's trend by naming a word as their word of the year. They selected identity, citing increased conversation this year over gender and sexual identity, in large part because of former Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner's decision to come out as a transgender woman."
- Fact: Frank Lloyd Wright designed a gas station. It was but one element in a vast, unrealized utopia he'd planned to erect in Buffalo, New York, which remains, alas, a largely dystopian place. But in 1958, when Wright was ninety, one part of his idyllic vision found its way to Cloquet, Minnesota, and an historic gas station was born: "Wright had designed a house for a resident of Cloquet named R. W. Lindholm, who happened to be in the petroleum business. Wright never gave up on his utopian city, and knowing what his client did for a living, he convinced Lindholm to build a gas station that was similar in design to the Buffalo station … Wright saw the car as a way to personal freedom for Americans, so he gave the drivers of Cloquet what he thought that future needed in a gas station, including an observation deck where the attendants could watch for cars in warmth and comfort." Forget Fallingwater. This is Tricklinggasoline.
- "I have in fact only once corresponded with anyone … who was as good at writing letters as I am," Iris Murdoch once told the philosopher Philippa Foot. So this new book of her correspondence must be a veritable tour de force of jocularity and fluent intellect, yes? Well. John Mullan hates to break it to you, but "the brilliant thinker, witty conversationalist and powerfully idiosyncratic novelist are hardly here at all … Some have responded to the publication of these letters by depicting Murdoch as a rather shocking sexual adventuress, but this is not quite right. Really, she seems more interested in writing letters to people she found attractive than in having sex with them."
- What was the deal with Hawthorne and Melville? The heat that emanated from the hearth of their friendship was … well, hot. Melville once wrote, for example, that Hawthorne "shoots his strong New-England roots into the hot soil of my Southern soul." But, as Jordan Alexander Stein notes, anyone wishing to prove some erotic intent on either writer's part has a heavy burden: "Writers of the mid-nineteenth century did not have available to them the same expressive concision as those of us today who might speak glibly of topping and bottoming … Melville wrote of Hawthorne with undeniably sexy language. What proves more elusive are the feelings to which, with any precision, this language can be said to refer … The issue, then, is whether serious scholars writing about famous authors can reasonably deign to take dick jokes as evidence. And if we are indeed willing to take them as evidence, just how do we go about determining what kind of evidence they are?"
Notes on Vape
November 18, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
Last night, Oxford Dictionaries announced its Word of the Year—vape—and it was hard not to feel, at first, a twinge of disappointment. After all, 2013's Word of the Year was selfie, which was so ubiquitous, so contentious, so undeniably germane to our times, that think pieces are still being written about it a year later. Selfie was a gift from the lexical gods, a soft disyllable that contained within it the whole winding story of our evolving relationship with technology. Choosing it was almost an act of synecdoche: it stood for a massive and increasingly vexed conversation about our lives online.
But our neology isn't always so supple; Oxford Dictionaries is on the lookout for words that "reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year," and not every year delivers a pluperfect sign of the times. You play the hand you're dealt. And 2014 has dealt us a lot of duds—slacktivism, budtender, bae, and normcore were on the shortlist this year, all clever and evocative as far as they go, but none of them with that era-encapsulating magic.
And none of them with the guarantee of longevity. I asked Allison Wright, an editor at Oxford University Press, what she and her colleagues look for in the Word of the Year, and she emphasized the importance of finding a word that isn't "a flash in the pan." Hence, she said, the ultimate appeal of vape—(v.) inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device; (n.) an electronic cigarette or similar device; an act of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device—which promises to be around for a little while. Read More »
Advanced Studies in Time Wasting, and Other News
November 18, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- The Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year is vape, which can function as a noun or a verb and "arose to fill a gap in our lexicon." One can only imagine all the e-cigarette manufacturers presently scrambling to send complimentary samples to Oxford University Press's offices.
- At last, someone's teaching a course at the University of Pennsylvania called "Wasting Time on the Internet." "Although we'll all be in the same room, our communication will happen exclusively through chat rooms and listservs, or over social media. Distraction and split attention will be mandatory. So will aimless drifting and intuitive surfing." I've been auditing this class unknowingly for my entire adult life. I must owe UPenn hundreds of thousands of dollars by now.
- Today in algorithms: a new one "automatically generates an independent ranking of notable authors for a given year." It's intended to help archivists learn which books in the public domain were the most popular—but it also has huge ramifications for ego massage and ego damage.
- "He leans his right elbow on several grapefruit-size balls he has made from rubber bands people have given him during his daily circuit of social pit stops in Manhattan. He keeps hard candy in his pockets and a box of dog biscuits in the trunk, for dispensing." This is New York's oldest cabbie.
- The oldest leather shoe, by comparison, has been around for 5,500 years and can be seen at a museum in Armenia.
The Logistics of Ark-Building, and Other News
April 23, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- Will García Márquez's unpublished manuscript ever see the light of day?
- The eagerly anticipated third edition of the OED won't appear until 2034—and it probably won't be available in print.
- "The ark is the first impressive man-made creation, the world's first ambitious piece of technology. In the world of Genesis … a world of slick-talking snakes, cherubs with flaming swords, and guys who live to be eight hundred years old—the ark gives us something pragmatic, something with worldly dimensions. In other words, some literary realism."
- Meanwhile, in 1895: What compelled Paul Gauguin to take off his pants and play the harmonium? Science may never know.
- Hey, hotshot: "the way we Americans casually, often unthinkingly, incorporate gun metaphors into our everyday slang says a lot about how deeply embedded guns are in our culture and our politics, and how difficult it is to control or extract them."
Calling All Princesses, and Other News
March 17, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- The OED has made its latest update. Among the new words added: wackadoo, toilet-paper (as a verb), cunt lapper, and assisted living.
- Minneapolis's Graywolf Press turns forty.
- Evocative shots of New York's 1964 World's Fair recall a time when the future was full of wonder, typefaces were chunkier, and you could ride a giant tire like a Ferris wheel.
- Why should you major in English? Because Barbara Walters and Mitt Romney did, of course!
- "It's little! … It's lovely! … It lights!" An enlightening history of Bell Telephone's 1959 "Princess phone," "the first phone specifically created for teenage girls and women … in its beauty and its place in the home, [it] was the embodiment of perfect womanly qualities of the time."


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The Northern Irishman parted company with the Rugby Park outfit by mutual consent after a poorer-then-expected league campaign and a string of run-ins with the SFA's disciplinary bosses.
Most of the charges he faced followed on from outspoken comments made in the media but former St Mirren, Aberdeen and Dundee United manager Smith says more needs to be done to ensure bosses know what they can and cannot say in public.
Smith - who is also chairman of Scotland's Managers and Coaching Association - told Press Association Sport: "There is a need for a code of conduct between the clubs, the SFA and the managers.
"When a new manager takes a job, he should agree to a policy on how he is expected to behave in public.
"The game has to be protected so the chairmen must also be responsible to the SFA for any club behaviour and the SFA must be responsible in how they behave. It will protect everyone.
"It won't be an easy document to put in place. We at the Managers and Coaches Association have been having talks about this very matter with the SFA for the past two years but haven't got it agreed yet."
Shiels was banned five times by the SFA. Among his crimes were accusing fourth official Andrew Dallas of "fabricating" evidence after Shiels was dismissed during a match against St Johnstone in November, while his latest four-match ban - two of which were suspended - came after he described Celtic as "the monster of Scottish football".
But Smith says Shiels would have had a better chance of keeping his job had results on the pitch been better. Killie finished ninth in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League despite needing just one win from their final two games before the split to clinch a top-six slot.
Shiels led them to the Scottish League Cup in 2012 after stunning Celtic 1-0 at Hampden but followed that this season by posting the club's worst home record since 1982/83, winning just five of their 19 league matches.
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