tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585199145085310155.post4130886330038723662..comments2023-09-19T21:33:01.707+10:00Comments on Gleeful: An obscure coincidenceJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08031245139089119281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585199145085310155.post-17647636029556855412013-01-13T16:18:29.577+11:002013-01-13T16:18:29.577+11:00@DiscovereJoys Another coincidence! The Lost Art o...@DiscovereJoys Another coincidence! The Lost Art of Walking isn't a new release either, which makes this coincidence even more surprising. And the fact you also have Walter Benjamin's book to read... well! It never ceases to amaze me how these little coincidences crop up. <br /><br />Another interesting, but perhaps less obvious, coincidence is that Melbourne has a lot of arcades, laneways and alleys which add quirkiness and character to the city. And I quite enjoy walking in them. Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031245139089119281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585199145085310155.post-27036017134086906562013-01-11T21:00:54.996+11:002013-01-11T21:00:54.996+11:00By some strange coincidence I received 'The Lo...By some strange coincidence I received 'The Lost Art of Walking' too at Christmas. I've made a start but I have a pile of books to read now. <br /><br />One of those other books is the translation of 'The Arcades Project' by Walter Benjamin. A very literary, very big, unfinished project of more than a thousand pages. I don't expect to read it page by page, but I hope to dip into it. Wikipedia has an article on the Arcades Project. <br /><br />Benjamin linked the Paris Arcades to the city's distinctive street life and saw them as providing one of the habitats of the Flâneur (i.e., strolling in a locale to experience it).<br /><br />Several artistic works, including street photography, have been inspired by the Arcades Project (also known as the Passagenwerk).<br /><br />Another coincidence, or just a hidden thread pulled into the light?DiscoveredJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300239909689336895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585199145085310155.post-14336305510852071812013-01-11T10:05:25.725+11:002013-01-11T10:05:25.725+11:00you are DEFINITELY a psychogeographer!you are DEFINITELY a psychogeographer!a work in progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203814468458158440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6585199145085310155.post-4795327792922949552013-01-10T23:03:11.248+11:002013-01-10T23:03:11.248+11:00I want to be one of them, but where do I find the ...I want to be one of them, but where do I find the time? You more than me, but me included, haven't made a half bad start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com