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“Are there labor camps here?” he asked. “No,” she said. “Mandatory marriages, forced-criticism sessions, loudspeakers?” She shook her head. “Then I’m not sure I could ever feel free here,” he said. “What am I supposed to do with that?” Wanda asked. She seemed almost mad at him. “That doesn’t help me understand anything.” “When you’re in my country,
... See moreAdam Johnson • The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.
Paul Cronin • Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin
It is one of the great themes for a writer: what one culture wants from another.
Lawrence Osborne • The Naked Tourist
In the 1950s they [residents] considered the streets to be their home, an extension of their property, whereas today [1995] the streets are, for many people, an alien place. A block is not really a community in this neighborhood anymore. Only a hou... See more
Neighborhoods that Nurture: Why The Play-Based Childhood Requires More Than Just Putting Down the Phone
The fate of Lovewell Pond might not interest the average person slapping down two bucks for a bottle of Poland Spring at a concession stand, but the issue of who controls water—Howard Dearborn’s ultimate struggle—may in the long run be even more important than how many barrels of oil are burned to quench the nation’s thirst. We can live without oil
... See moreElizabeth Royte • Bottlemania: Big Business, Local Springs, and the Battle over America's Drinking Water
how do the physical places in which we live, work, and play shape us?
Ariel Sabar • Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York
There were no suggestions, no complaints, and no criticisms. The school’s message was clear: We are in charge.
Peter Hessler • Other Rivers
All of us living where we got born. Maybe you have to pay extra to mingle.