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...Located 180 km west of London, Bath became a fashionable spa town in the 18th century, remaining so until its springs were eclipsed by the fad for sea bathing in the 1800s. Today, the city's fame principally rests on its exquisite Georgian architecture, which has been stylishly incorporated into the new spa alongside modern additions by architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw. Highlights include an open-air rooftop pool overlooking the town center and glass steam rooms. Taking in these elegant surroundings, it's hard to believe that the project was plagued by problems since construction began in 2000 (a long...
...Tickler in Japan" by young Mimi Sheraton, later the Times food critic and a food writer for Time. (I didn't read to the end to see if she found one.) "The Brothel in Art" featured works by Hogarth, Utamaro, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso. The book excerpt was from the 18th century novel Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, or Fanny Hill, which the Supreme Court would absolve from the charge of pornography on the same day it condemned Ginzburg...
...Pirates of the Caribbean,” is now offering a new course, “The Golden Age of Piracy,” as a freshman seminar. Pirates take “center stage” and freshmen will get to learn about globalization from the 16th to 18th centuries. Lecturer Mark G. Hanna is no Keira Knightly, so do try to concentrate, freshmen...
...Pirates of the Caribbean,” is now offering a new course, “The Golden Age of Piracy,” as a freshman seminar. Pirates take “center stage” and freshmen will get to learn about globalization from the 16th to 18th centuries. Lecturer Mark G. Hanna is no Kiera Knightly, so do try to concentrate, freshmen...
...centuries. And the green and pleasant land's love affair with horticulture still thrives?an array of sublime landscapes awaits those prepared to venture off the proverbial garden path. Classical gardens don't get much finer than those at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century, the grounds are so grand it's said they inspired Jane Austen's vision of Mr. Darcy's home in Pride and Prejudice; Chatsworth was used as the set of his house for last year's film adaptation. A huge maze, a rose garden and a 300-year...