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UK 2023: Chapter Five>JRR Tolkien, Reading as a Kid, Joseph Campbell, Some Works I’ve Read by the Poets in Poets’ Corner
By Michael Downing JRR Tolkien In the last post, I wrote about Poets’ Corner at Westminster. At the end of that essay, I mentioned how I was disappointed by the fact that JRR Tolkien’s name had not yet been included at the Abbey. So let me say it: JRR Tolkien (1892-1973) is a giant of…
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UK 2023: Chapter Four>London: Westminster Abbey, Poets’ Corner
By Michael Downing A Mausoleum that Doubles as a Church Westminster Abbey is a full-blown mausoleum that doubles as an active Anglican church. It’s insanely beautiful and holds a place of massive importance in the history and tradition of the British Empire. I actually knew very little about the Abbey before we went. I knew…
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UK 2023: Chapter Three>London: Carnaby Street, Liberty Department Store, Postcards, Oxford Street, House of MinaLima
By Michael Downing Carnaby Street Located in London’s West End, Carnaby Street features more than 100 shops and more than 60 bars and restaurants. The fashion side includes Birkenstock, Cole Buxton, Izipizi, Paul Smith, and Scotch and Soda. Restaurants include Dehesa, Inko Nito, Polpo, and Tapas Brindisa. Click here for Carnaby Magazine 2023. Shopper’s heaven.…
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UK 2023: Chapter Two>London: Covent Garden, The Tour Bus, Tower of London/Tower Bridge, London Bridge
By Michael Downing Covent Garden Covent Garden: So nice we went twice. Located southeast of Soho, Covent Garden is famous for its central square, shopping, souvenirs, food, and the Royal Opera House (plus about half-a-million people, or so it seemed). We initially wandered over on Wednesday afternoon (it was reasonably crowded) and then again on…
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UK 2023: Chapter One>London: Red Eye to Heathrow, Piccadilly Circus, Soho/45 Broadwick Street
By Michael Downing The Red-Eye to Heathrow We took the red eye out of Newark and landed at Heathrow at 7 am, disoriented and quite a bit depersonalized. A friendly woman on the people-mover noticed our Hokas and modeled hers. “Those are cool,” Jackie said. Hers are purple; Jackie’s are pink; mine are black. “I…
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Keystone Newspaper Student Publishing Group Banner and Logo May 2023
Katherine North created this artwork for The Keystone Newspaper. It is published here with her permission under Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0).
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