![]() However, use of his work can only proceed with great caution. For example, even as Lefebvre distanced himself from Heidegger, seeing Heidegger’s Holderlin-inspired poetic critique of habitat and industrial space as a critique from the right, nostalgic and old-fashioned, Lefebvre’s emphasis on space is indebted to Heidegger’s inauguration of space as a problematique, while Foucault took Heideggerean ideas forward in his analysis of the relation between history and space (Elden, 2004). Heidegger’s work is also of relevance because of its influence on others, such as Henri Lefebvre, Michel Foucault and Peter Sloterdijk. The work of Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) is of great relevance to the design and analysis of narrative environments because it deals with spatio-temporal ways of being in the world and contains concepts such as Dasein (ex-sistence), present-at-hand and ready-to-hand, which might be of value in design contexts, so long as they are not uncritically appropriated. RELATED TERMS: Arendt Sloterdijk Lefebvre Present-at-hand (Vorhanden) and Ready-to-hand (Zuhanden) Everyday Philosophy ![]()
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![]() I had a few other possible skirt pieces (like the bubble skirt shown) that I finished but didn't really look that good, lol! The skirt I ended up with is sort of princess style, which is great coz all of my other attempts looked shapeless! I had to superglue it onto the bottle, so I used gloves! I started the bottom of the dress later than the top because I couldn't find any usable purple fabric in town. ![]() long, especially compared to her head! I think the hardest thing for me in the end, was deciding what type of dress I'd make-I'm really indecisive. "I know my dress doesn't look that flash-especially since you get invited to Fashion Week (by Vivienne Tam no less!), lol, but I am so glad that I finally finished something that I've started-in a craftish way! And I'm really sorry that Violet's neck looks really. (MW note: I love Zoolander! Amazing movie. ![]() "And it's also remake of the Violet on the Runway cover, as well as being a crossover with Zoolander- so it's kind of like 3 in 1. "I designed a (violet) dress for a Coke bottle-because your books are about the fashion industry! (Which was actually pretty silly of me since I know next to nothing about sewing, and my lack of designing ability!) I googled it to see if there were any examples I could work on and found this, which is pretty funny: ![]() ![]() I'm going to quote her email so that the photos can be explained. entered the big Violet contest in an incredibly original way. ![]() ![]() ![]() This had taken a new menacing shape, and he saw his life unravelling, in a spiral that led to a psychotic break. was more and more overcome by dismay and confusion, began to see more and more replicas of himself. lacks, thus he earned respect and love of colleagues. He has all the qualities that Golyadkin Sr. is exceptionally charming, audacious, confident and, above all, socially cheerful. Golyadkin and his double became friends initially, but their relationship increasingly deteriorated as Golyadkin Jr. On the way home, he bumps into his exact double, a man with whom he shares a physical resemblance, Golyadkin Jr.––as called by Dostoevsky. ![]() Though uninvited and not used for crowds, he attends the birthday party of his manager’s daughter, Klara Olsufyevna, but he leaves the party in acrimonious circumstances after a series of faux pas. In fear for his sanity, he tries to join society of every sort, feeling a kind of thirst for company. Golyadkin was prescribed “cheerful company” as a remedy for his dangerously antisocial behaviour. The story revolves around Golyadkin’s sanity. It explores hallucinations and sanity themes in the early 19th century, Saint Petersburg, through the fairly old idea of the double. Published in 1846, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Double is a tragic tale of an unfortunate, well-established, and humble titular councillor, Yakov Petrovitch Golyadkin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Two people brought together by the trappings of duty and politics will discover they are destined for each other, even as the powers of a hostile kingdom scheme to tear them apart. Bound to her new husband, Ildiko will leave behind all she’s known to embrace a man shrouded in darkness but with a soul forged by light. Resigned to her fate, she is horrified to learn that her intended groom isn’t just a foreign aristocrat but the younger prince of a people neither familiar nor human. Ildiko, niece of the Gauri king, has always known her only worth to the royal family lay in a strategic marriage. ![]() Always a dutiful son, Brishen agrees to the marriage and discovers his bride is as ugly as he expected and more beautiful than he could have imagined. A trade and political alliance between the human kingdom of Gaur and the Kai kingdom of Bast-Haradis requires that he marry a Gauri woman to seal the treaty. Brishen Khaskem, prince of the Kai, has lived content as the nonessential spare heir to a throne secured many times over. ![]() ![]() ![]() But their love is forbidden and faces opposition from both sides of the racial divide. Despite their different backgrounds, Sephy and Callum develop a deep friendship that evolves into a passionate love affair. ![]() Crosses are the ruling class in this society, while Noughts are the oppressed minority. In this book, we are introduced to Sephy, a Cross, and Callum, a Nought. ![]() The first book in the series is Noughts & Crosses. Purchase all six books in the thrilling saga now available in stock at Books2Door! This series will take you on a thrilling journey through a world where the racial hierarchy is flipped, and the dark side of human nature is exposed. Welcome to the exciting and captivating world of the Noughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman. ![]() ![]() ![]() She moves, leaving Obinze to finish school in Nigeria, and finds the U.S. Ifemelu imagines an enchanted American life "in a house from 'The Cosby Show,' in a school with students holding notebooks miraculously free of wear and crease." Meanwhile, her aunt, who lives in Brooklyn, urges her to move to the United States to continue her studies. ![]() Ifemelu is forced to wait out the strike back in Lagos. Following graduation, the young, smitten pair head to university in Nsukka, but politics interfere: The lecturers go on strike for weeks, and the campus shuts down. " Suddenly, she's "acutely aware of the present, the now." They become inseparable, and in his presence, she feels more self-assured, more comfortable in her own skin. They lock eyes at a party and she realizes "she want to breathe the same air as. ![]() As a teenager in Lagos, Ifemelu finds herself drawn to Obinze, a calm, cool transfer student from Nsukka. ![]() ![]() Story of Your Life is perhaps Chiang's best known work, mostly because of the popularity of its film adaptation arrival, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. As you might expect, the story examines the Tower of Babel myth from the Old Testament and this story won the 1991 Nebula Award for Best novelette. Babylon is a science fiction, fantasy novelette and Chiang's first (and towering) published work. We spent most of our time on two of the stories in the collection: Tower of Babylon and Story of Your Life. He is one of the only sci-fi authors either of us have read who manages to successfully balance a rigorous understanding of science and technology with authorial emotional depth. Perhaps this is because, before becoming a novelist, was a technical writer in during the American software boom. ![]() Chiang is, to put it lightly, a rare breed of science fiction author. In this episode, we discussed Ted Chaing's short story collection: Stories of Your Life and Others. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Poirot repeatedly insults Hastings using backhanded compliments, and this flies right over Hastings’ head. His attitude towards women prevents him from reliably evaluating whether they could be the murderer. Christie showcases this perfectly in this, their debut: Hastings, fancying himself every bit the detective, jumps to conclusions and allows Poirot to lead him down blind alleys of thought. ![]() He’s probably iconic because he is the Dr Watson to Poirot’s Sherlock Holmes Hastings is a bit of dolt, and when present, he serves as a perfect foil to Poirot’s methodical, analytical nature. Captain Hastings is the most famous narrator of Poirot’s cases, even though (much to my surprise) he actually narrates few of the novels. Much of one’s opinion of the book rests upon one’s opinion of the narrator. Nevertheless, it is also much rougher and undeniably an early work, with much looser plotting and characterization than some of the books that come afterwards. ![]() It is at once classic Christie with so many of the nascent attributes that would become hallmarks of Poirot’s career. So I thought I should start again from the beginning, with his debut in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Poirot is my favourite fictional detective. It has been ages since I read a Poirot novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was love at first sight, and MJ never made it to Denver. On a brief stop home to visit her parents before transferring to a new job in Denver, she met Herm Auch, a graphic artist and editorial cartoonist for the Rochester newspaper. She enrolled in the Occupational Therapy program at Columbia University, which led to some wonderful years of working in a children's hospital near Hartford, Connecticut. After graduation, MJ headed for New York City to seek fame and fortune, but after a year of designing prints for men's pajamas, she decided she wanted to do something more meaningful with her life. Her interest in drawing continued through high school, and she went on to become an art major at Skidmore College. She wrote stories, drawn in comic book style with speech balloons for the dialog. MJ learned that a flock of chickens had almost the same range of personalities that could be found in a classroom, from the quiet, shy chicken to the big bully. One grandmother had a small backyard flock and the other grandmother and two bachelor uncles had a large farm that supplied eggs to half of Long Island. ![]() Summer visits to both of MJ’s grandmothers led to her fascination with chickens. They produced these extravaganzas in Noreen’s garage and organized the neighborhood boys into a sales force to sell tickets and refreshments. ![]() Her only literary efforts in those days were the plays which she and her girlfriend, Noreen, wrote for their marionettes. ![]() The thought of becoming a writer never occurred to MJ Auch as a child. ![]() ![]() ![]() That just might have had something to do with our own political circumstances, but who knows. She’ll read from her work with Aryn Kyle, whose The God of Animals is one of the most praised first novels in recent memory.Ī few years ago, you couldn’t swing a dramaturge without hitting a production of Antigone, Sophocles’ powerful meditation on the conflict between personal conscience and political efficacy. Those long drives spurred her imagination, and lead to the fanciful novel, The Heroines, in which a rural bed-and-breakfast is visited by women like Scarlet O’Hara, Emma Bovary and Daisy Buchanan. Read the New York Times review here.Īnd now to things a little closer to home….Įileen Favorite lives in Chicago, but a few years ago, she spent a lot of time on the road between Chicago and Milwaukee to visit her ill brother, a former teacher at Riverside High School. His musical, Adding Machine, has opened in New York to rave reviews. First, a big shout out (John Cage style) to Josh Schmidt, local composer and sound designer extraordinaire. ![]() |