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Books: New York Review Of Books – Nov 24, 2022
Autumn 2022 Japan Views: Shirakawa-go & Gokayama
The Shirakawa-go (白川郷, Shirakawagō) and neighboring Gokayama (五箇山) regions line the Shogawa River Valley in the remote mountains that span from Gifu to Toyama Prefectures. Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old.
Video timeline: Shirakawa-go 白川郷 https://bit.ly/3tkP7Nz 0:00 Opening 1:05 Gassho-zukuri Minkaen 白川郷合掌造り民家園 https://bit.ly/3U7A5WV 8:17 庄川 Sho River 9:18 であい橋 Deai-Bashi bridge 11:01 Around Koemon 民宿幸エ門周辺 https://bit.ly/3fx6qYt 11;58 Shirakawago Three Houses 三小屋（三連合掌）https://bit.ly/3E664S2 14:59 Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine 白川八幡神社 https://bit.ly/3WwuBXs 15:17 Around Myozenji 明善寺周辺 https://bit.ly/3t2D9b5 19:43 Around Kanda House 神田家周辺 https://bit.ly/3NDmrII 20:18 Around Wada House 和田家住宅周辺 https://bit.ly/3fAqg51 23:25 Tenshukaku Observatory 城山天守閣 展望台 https://bit.ly/3fE1O2s —————- 24:35 Around Ainokuraguchi Bus Stop 相倉口周辺 https://bit.ly/3DFLI0l 25:26 Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village 相倉合掌造り集落 https://bit.ly/3FNR9NB Honor system farm stands 29:05 HitokuiTani valley 人喰谷 https://bit.ly/3FNYDA8 —————– 30:01 Suganuma Gassho-zukuri Village 菅沼合掌造り集落 https://bit.ly/3UqDEYb 34:31 Gokayama Gassho no Sato 五箇山合掌の里 https://bit.ly/3Ta1Ixs
Gassho-zukuri means “constructed like hands in prayer”, as the farmhouses’ steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. The architectural style developed over many generations and is designed to withstand the large amounts of heavy snow that falls in the region during winter. The roofs, made without nails, provided a large attic space used for cultivating silkworms.
Sunday Morning: Stories & Headlines From London
Emma Nelson and Julie Norman look ahead to the US midterms. Plus, our panellists Terry Stiastny and Simon Brooke unpack the weekend’s biggest talking points, Monocle’s Guy De Launey brings us news from the Western Balkans and Andrew Mueller orates his week in the newsroom.
Front Page: The New York Times – November 6, 2022
How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack
Within hours of the brutal attack last week on Paul Pelosi, Republican officials and media figures began circulating groundless claims — nearly all of them sinister, and many homophobic — about what had happened.
3 Presidents Swoop Into Pennsylvania, in a Clash That Transcends 2022
As the midterms come to a close, the establishment politics of the two most recent Democratic presidents met the disruptive force of the last Republican one, with control of Congress at stake.
How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress
A handful of powerful world leaders rallied around Russia and undercut global cooperation.
Covers: World Literature Today – Nov/Dec 2022
In a wide-ranging conversation that headlines World Literature Today’s November issue, we celebrate Ada Limón being named the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
Singing Back to the World: A Conversation with US Poet Laureate Ada Limón
by Chard deNiord
With your latest passport to great reading, the editors are also excited to launch an ambitious new editorial initiative to offer a greater number of shorter pieces to help further diversify the magazine’s coverage and facilitate reader engagement from a wider variety of cultural angles. Through literature, music, film, food, and art, WLT is finding more ways than ever to connect you to the global cultural landscape of the 21st century.
Travel Views: Savannah Historic District, Georgia
Within the boundaries of the Savannah River, E. Broad Street, Forsyth park, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, you’ll find one of the top ten largest national historic landmark districts in the United States. The Savannah Historic District sits in the center of one of the South’s most important cities.
The Savannah Historic District encompasses the original town plan laid out in 1733 by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe, founder of the British colony of Georgia. Despite the passing of centuries, much of The Savannah Historic District has remained the same such as its grid-like layout and the impeccably restored homes from the 18th and 19th centuries constructed in a variety of styles like Gothic, Victorian, and Greek Revival. Divisions within the Savannah Historic District known as wards, squares and trustee lots are still intact.
Views: A Cultural Tour Of Weimar, Germany (DW)
Weimar is world-famous. A number of important philosophers, musicians, and literary figures used to live here – including renowned poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. Weimar Classicism attracts tourists even today. But the city of Thuringia is also home to a dark chapter of German history. There, the Nazis built built one of their largest concentration camps, Buchenwald, where a total of around 266,000 people were imprisoned.
Village Walks: Lacoste In The Luberon, France (4K)
Opposite the village of Bonnieux, Lacoste is set on one of the Luberon’s most impressive sites. Perched on the northern slopes of the Petit Luberon Mountain, this charming village of 420 residents offers spectacular views over the Calavon Valley and the Mountains of Vaucluse. The walls of the towering ruined castle standing above Lacoste appear to protect the authentic Provençal village.
French Polynesia Tours: ‘The Brando Resort’ On The Island Of Tetiaroa
The Brando offers carefree luxury in the midst of pristine nature. With access to the island by private plane, the resort features 35 villas on white-sand beaches frequented by sea turtles, manta rays and exotic birds. The resort was designed to reflect Polynesian lifestyles and culture.
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