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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 2, 2018 3:19:32 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 17, 2019 11:27:41 GMT
I.M. Pei has died at the age of 102.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 17, 2019 15:31:47 GMT
Obviously, this was major news in France, since the pyramid just celebrated its 30th anniversary.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 28, 2019 20:27:50 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 1, 2019 18:21:17 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 1, 2019 18:31:28 GMT
Thanks for that, Cheery. I was familiar with his cartoons, but knew nothing about their creator, not even that he was from Argentina.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 6, 2019 3:37:06 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 6, 2019 23:52:50 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Sept 7, 2019 11:15:46 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 7, 2019 18:00:34 GMT
Thank you for that article, LaGatta. I'm embarrassed to admit that I never knew that La Jornada was founded by Toledo. For those willing to get past the paywall, the NYTimes has quite a good obituary as well.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 7, 2019 20:19:46 GMT
Usually NYT will let us read a few articles a month.
Are there any memorials or celebrations of his life in Oaxaca (City or State)? I am very sad I can't ask my friend who died not long ago more about Toledo - and vice-versa. I'll PM you about my friend a bit later.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 7, 2019 21:30:46 GMT
Are there any memorials or celebrations Oh yes -- just minutes after his death was announced a velorio was organized at IAGO. That was @11 pm and it continued throughout the following day. There was also an official homage at the Teatro Macedonio Alcalá, with quite a few calls on social media to boycott that one & to attend the one in IAGO, where Toledo's family was gathered.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 7, 2019 23:41:25 GMT
Yes, that was splendid.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 18, 2019 16:33:28 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Nov 3, 2019 12:10:47 GMT
Marie Laforet. French singer and actress. Beautiful eyes. She was 80.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 1, 2020 1:25:18 GMT
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Post by questa on Jun 1, 2020 2:21:25 GMT
1955...I had heaps of ballet books but the photos of Alicia Alonso were my favourites..."she comes from Cuba...where's that?..." Finally I located a small island. Years later, in class at high school the teacher asked where Cuba was. Only I knew where, and when asked how I knew, apparently I said "Because that's where Alicia Alonso comes from."
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Post by fumobici on Jun 1, 2020 4:14:46 GMT
His monument will surround the entirety of Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 1, 2020 4:34:37 GMT
Christo's 'final' project was to wrap up the Arc de Triomphe in Paris this year. Due to covid-19 it was rescheduled for next year, but it might still happen.
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Post by casimira on Jun 1, 2020 12:24:24 GMT
I was in NYC (2005) when Christo shrouded Central Park with saffron fabric that wrapped the park in such a magical way.
We awakened to it one morning and there it was.
And then one day we woke up and it was gone.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 1, 2020 14:01:25 GMT
I was in NYC (2005) when Christo shrouded Central Park with saffron fabric that wrapped the park in such a magical way. We awakened to it one morning and there it was. And then one day we woke up and it was gone. That's an awful lot of material.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 1, 2020 16:39:39 GMT
It would seem so perfect to wrap up the Arc de Triomphe in this particular year, wouldn't it?
Casimira, that must have been a moment of wonderment coming upon the park that morning. Wow. I would have loved to have seen that.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 1, 2020 22:23:53 GMT
Wrapping the Arc de Triomphe is officially scheduled for September 2021 now.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 1, 2020 22:52:55 GMT
We can only hope that putting something under wraps will seem less apt by that time!
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 2, 2020 7:55:05 GMT
All the material he uses, what did he do with it afterwards?
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 2, 2020 8:23:49 GMT
Scarves. Tiffany's were awash with chiffon scarves.
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 2, 2020 10:17:38 GMT
Shame, I must have missed the sale.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 2, 2020 12:54:38 GMT
I thought they used that fabric to make QE2's outfits.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2020 17:59:15 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 30, 2020 20:57:33 GMT
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