Tag: paris
Louvre
Queues and queue jumpers. Crowds and crowded spaces. There are great art galleries and there’s the Louvre.
Pink Martini
Anything goes and anything but typical: the eclectic curiosity shop of Pink Martini in Paris.
Sainte-Chapelle
Now almost hidden on the Île de la Cité, the Sainte-Chapelle is a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture.
Mondrian and De Stijl
Following a visit to an exhibition, a discussion of the life and work of the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl movement.
Paris
On a cold, rainy February morning, I returned to the French capital for the first time since I was twelve years old.
Ronin
All style and no substance – this beautiful looking film lacks the smarts to make it a classic.
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Something to do with Lotharingia
Following the Maas-Meuse into the old kingdom of Charlemagne.
- Originally published: 24 Aug 2008 in Europe
After Dark
Not in the same league as Murakami’s best work. Not that his English language publisher would have you believe that.
- Originally published: 18 Sep 2008 in Books
Tikal
Passing nearby in 1525, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés never spotted the silent buildings of the great city state Tikal, already hidden for centuries by thick jungle.
- Originally published: 29 Dec 2011 in Guatemala
Alsace
France’s beautiful border region has a long and fractious history.
- Originally published: 11 Nov 2009 in Europe
Cuvée Delphine
5/5. Rich, complex and promisingly dark, Cuvée Delphine’s stint in Bourbon casks is time well spent.
- Originally published: 20 Nov 2011 in Beer
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
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Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.