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The Picture Show
12:54 pm
Thu November 15, 2012

Architectural Remnants Of World's Fairs Passed

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The Montreal Biosphere is the former United States pavilion from the 1967 expo.
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New York 1939 world's fair, "The World of Tomorrow," New York State Pavilion, 2009
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Brussels 1958 world's fair, "A World View: A New Humanism," Atomium, 2007
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Grand Mosque (Great Mosque of Brussels), Location: Brussels, Belgium, Architect: Ernest Van Humbeek, Tunisian Boubaker
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Chicago 1933 world's fair, "A Century of Progress International Exposition," Site of North Lagoon, 2008
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New York 1964 world's fair, "Peace Through Understanding," Airplane, 2011
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New York 1964 world's fair, "Peace Through Understanding," Unisphere, 2009
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Paris 1889/1937 world's fairs, "Exposition Universelle"/"La Vie Moderne," Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, and Palais de Chaillot, 2007
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Paris 1937 world's fair, "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne," Trocadero, 2007
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The Montreal Biosphere is the former United States pavilion from the 1967 expo.
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Habitat 67, designed by Canadian architect Moshe Safdie, was an experiment in mass-produced affordable housing.
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Man is a sculpture by Alexander Calder, who was most well-known for his kinetic sculptures and mobiles.
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Spokane 1974 world's fair, "Celebrating Tomorrow's Fresh New Environment," United States Pavilion, 2007
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The Sunsphere in Knoxville, Tenn., was constructed for the 1982 world's fair.
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Originally published on Fri November 30, 2012 6:55 pm

My first thought when I saw Jade Doskow's photo series was: "Wait, are we still doing world's fairs?"

I mean, I guess I kind of knew the answer, since they happen pretty much every year. But still, I never really think about it. And Doskow wasn't surprised; there's been a waning interest practically since World War I.

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Book Reviews
11:56 am
Thu November 15, 2012

Munro Weighs The Twists And Turns Of This 'Dear Life'

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Alice Munro is a Canadian writer and the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work.
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More than a dozen short-story collections since Canada's Alice Munro published her first book, and she now seems as much an institution as any living writer. We count on her for a particular variety of short story, the sort that gives us so much life within the bounds of a single tale that it nourishes us almost as much as a novel does.

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Books News & Features
11:43 am
Thu November 15, 2012

Award Winning Author Hopes To Highlight Poor

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Journalist Katherine Boo won this year's National Book Award for Behind The Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity. She talks with host Michel Martin about the award, and the story behind her book.

Books
4:08 am
Thu November 15, 2012

'Round House' Wins National Book Award For Fiction

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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 3:42 pm

The National Book Awards announced Wednesday night honored both longtime writers and new authors, from Louise Erdrich who won for her novel The Round House to Katherine Boo, who was honored for her debut nonfiction work, Behind the Beautiful Forevers.

Erdrich has been a highly regarded author for nearly 30 years. She'd been a finalist twice before but said being honored is "all the more meaningful when you're older ... because you don't know if your years of writing at your very best are behind you."

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The Salt
4:29 pm
Wed November 14, 2012

Wake Up Thanksgiving Mashed Potatoes With A Touch Of Kimchi

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Thanksgiving gets a lift from kimchi, the fermented cabbage found on the Korean table.
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Originally published on Thu November 15, 2012 6:37 am

Think Mom's same old Thanksgiving mashed potatoes are boring? Jejune? Predictable?

Debbie Lee's are anything but. And they all started with a happy accident.

Lee is the owner and operator of the Los Angeles-based Korean-American restaurant Ahn Joo, and the author of Seoultown Kitchen: Korean Pub Grub To Share With Family And Friends. While Korean by heritage, Lee didn't grow up eating traditional Korean foods.

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