Monthly Archives: July 2011

You’re Worse Than Crystal Palace

Posted on July 28, 2011 by cosmopolitanscum

The strange British genius for turning media production into a prolonged spectacle, which we have seen during the hackgate scandal, dates back at least to the Great Exhibition of 1851 I would say. Reading through the huge profusion of books … Continue reading →

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Souvenirs For Buildings That Don’t Exist

Posted on July 27, 2011 by cosmopolitanscum

There is a moment in Superman III

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Thomas Pynchon’s Guide To The Baedeker

Posted on July 18, 2011 by cosmopolitanscum

Perhaps it is because I am a stranger relying on the guidance of others that I find the CCA’s collection of Baedeker guides so fascinating. Although I am accutely aware of the need for generous, thoughtful guidance to a new … Continue reading →

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Of Montreal

Posted on July 13, 2011 by cosmopolitanscum

After the establishment of the Committee d’Organisation des Jeux Olympique (COJO) in 1972, the body tasked with not just running the Olympic Games in Montreal but controversially to build the structures, the Canadian Ambassador for Argentina wrote to his superiors … Continue reading →

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The Pompidou Centre Inside Battersea Power Station

Posted on July 7, 2011 by cosmopolitanscum
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