Before Sunset: ‘Let Me Sing You a Waltz’
They wander around the city for 90 minutes or so, trying not to act. And then she plays this song.
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‘For All We Know, Paris is the Hottest Spot in the Universe’
The film’s strength is in its ability to embrace the broken record and turn it into something that – eventually – doesn’t condone Wilson’s dreamy idealism or Rachel McAdams’ stuffy wet blanket-ism. It just acknowledges it.
Read more "‘For All We Know, Paris is the Hottest Spot in the Universe’"Hate-Fucking Your Favourite Cities
It’s true that what makes Paris – or any city like it, maybe Rome or London or Bangkok and certainly New York – so good is also what can make it so terrible.
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“Paris will always be a party, despite the pain and the tears.”
Read more "Paris, Just Keep Living"The Challenge of Eating Abroad
Eating abroad is tricky business.
Delicious, on occasion. An experience, almost always – even in a McDonald’s, there’s something sorta exotic or exciting about eating a greasy plastic Junior Chicken in Bangkok or Vienna or, screw it, Wisconsin.
Istanbul: Europe’s Most Beautiful Skyline?
“Istanbul, perhaps, wins this contest. And there’s probably a reason: it’s only half-European.”
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“London is a riddle. Paris is an explanation.”
– G.K. Chesterton
