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...from Proenza Schouler's fall 2007 collection 4 Joh. Backhausen & Söhne Leaf Pattern pillow designed by Heinz Weingarten, 1912 ($55; neuegalerie.org 5 Bottega Veneta Sfera long black diamond earrings ($37,000; bottegaveneta.com 6 Dior Christal 33-mm watch ($13,995; eluxury.com 7 Bally Cande velvet heel with grosgrain detail ($550; bally.com 8 Roger Vivier Manchette TV enamel cuff with gold buckle details ($350; 212-861-5371) 9 Laura Kirar Collection for Baker Vienna armchair ($1,680; bakerfurniture.com
...full flood. The fancy word for his approach is psychogeography, a philosophical attempt to reimagine the life of cities that was dreamed up by France's Situationists in the 1950s and dusted off in recent years by Ackroyd and other writers for whom chronology and factual detail take a back seat to analogy and intuition. Thus in Thames, Ackroyd flits effortlessly between themes like baptism or the symbolism of swans and gossipy tales of old London. A contemplation, for example, on the melancholy induced by looking into the waters from a bridge segues into a roll call of famous suicides...
Ackroyd's particular genius here lies in showing how the lines connecting us to the past still carry a charge. His exhaustive reclaiming of the Thames inks in colorful new detail on his vast gene-map of the city of his birth. The coordinates he gives may not lead you to God or give you an exact address for London's soul. But for a place to start the journey, look for the spot marked "Ackroyd...
Typically, developers must explain potential environmental impact before the state grants approval for projects. Under the new procedure, however, Harvard will not have to immediately present a comprehensive report on the Allston project’s total environmental impact. Instead, the University will be allowed to detail the potential impact of each individual project over the next 20 years...
...After clearly seeing the amount of work that Castine was willing to put in to solve the technical issues involved, Kidd and the administration stonewalled and delayed, putting up hurdle after hurdle until it was convenient to nix the entire project. If there were truly insurmountable obstacles, why not detail them publicly...