Author: Jason Carlow File Type: pdf This papers point of departure is a critique of the Hong Kong governments somewhat rigid approach to regulating the public spaces of its parks. As an antidote to a rule-bound and somewhat restrictive set of policies, four groups of architecture students at the University of Hong Kong have designed various interventions for a public park in Hong Kong. The projects, entitled Pixel Wall, Fence Off, Border Mender, and Rocky present alternative ways of activating public space through architectural design.

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Author: Luther H. Martin File Type: epub This selection of essays by Luther Martin brings together studies from throughout his career--both early as well as more recent--in the various areas of Graeco-Roman religions, including mystery cults, Judaism, Christianity, and Gnosticism. It is hoped that these studies, which represent spatial, communal, and cognitive approaches to the study of ancient religions might be of interest to those concerned with the structures and dynamics of religions past in general, as well as to scholars who might, with more recent historical research, confirm, evaluate, extend, or refute the hypotheses offered here, for that is the way scholars work and by which scholarship proceeds. This outstandingset of essays reminds us that the study of Hellenistic religions still has alot to offer to historians and scholars of religions. With his erudition,sharpeye, comparative outlook, and dedication to new scientific methods, Luther H.Martin offers an indispensable volume to students and scholars interested inperhaps the most diverse, rich, and complex historical period in terms ofreligious beliefs, ideas, and practices. --NickolasP. Roubekas, University of Vienna Bringing together articles that Luther Martin has written over a long period of time, this volume provides valuable insights into a wide spectrum of socio-political conditions and religious traditions that shaped the thought, worldview, and religious life of the Graeco-Roman era. The authors deep knowledge of the Graeco-Roman world and his unique theoretical thought embellished by his acquaintance with cognitive theories make this volume an astonishing contribution to modern understanding of past people. --Olympia Panagiotidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki This volume contains a set of valuable and thought-provoking articles by Professor Luther H. Martin, a distinguished scholar of the history of religions. You may not always agree with Martins views and support his conclusions, but they are often eye-opening and always worth considering. Definitely a must-read for all scholars interested in Hellenistic religions. --Ales Chalupa, Masaryk University, Czech Republic This book is a goldmine for the student of Hellenistic religions. Martins call for a cognitive and evolutionary approach is provocative and has the potential to transform the historical study of religions. --Istvan Czachesz, University of Tromso This is a most impressive collection of essays by a distinguished scholar who for years has led the way in our understanding of the religions of the Hellenistic period. With uncommon knowledge, critical intelligence, and theoretical power drawn from the study of human cognition, Martin presents example after example of his brilliant explanation of the wide array of religious options in the period. This collection is not just an astute contribution to the study of Hellenistic culture and religion, it has the potential to change that very study. --Willi Braun, The University of Alberta, Canada Luther H. Martin is Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Vermont. He is the editor of Past Minds (2011) and author of Deep History, Secular Theory (2014) and The Mind of Mithraists (2015). Martin is a founding editor of the Journal of Cognitive Historiography. He has been recognized as an Honorary Life Member of the International Association for the History of Religions. **About the Author Luther H. Martin is Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Vermont. He is the editor of Past Minds (2011) and author of Deep History, Secular Theory (2014) and The Mind of Mithraists (2015). Martin is a founding editor of the Journal of Cognitive Historiography. He has been recognized as an Honorary Life Member of the International Association for the History of Religions.

Author: Scott Raab File Type: epub A native son of Akron, Ohio, LeBron James seemed like a miracle heaven-sent by God to transform Clevelands losing ways when he was drafted by the Cavaliers in 2003. But after seven yearsand still no parade down Euclid Avenuehe left, announcing his move to South Beach on a nationally televised ESPN production with a sly title that echoed fifty years of misery. The Catch, The Drive, The Shot . . . The Decision. Out of Jamess treachery grew a monster. Scott Raab, a fifty-nine-year-old, 350-pound Jewish Santa Claus with a Chief Wahoo tattoo, would bear witness to LeBrons every move, and in so doing would act as the eyes and ears of Cleveland itself. Crude but warmhearted, poetic but raving, hilarious, profane (and profound), The Whore of Akron is both a rabid fans indictment of a traitorous athlete and the story of Raabs obsessive quest to reveal the wee jewel-box of LeBron Jamess soul. ReviewA powerful storyteller in full command of his game...wonderfully immoderate. (New York Times )There is more passion, anger and sublime writing in Scott Raabs The Whore of Akron than any 50 other books youll read this (or any other year) combined. (New York Post )The book is both poem and polemic, a lyrical inventory of rage and appetite and loss. (Jeff MacGregor, * ESPN.com * )[A] pleasure to read. Raab is an inspired, energetic writer..... The Whore of Akron is a poignant exploration of sports fandom. Its insane..... And its also redeeming..... After reading The Whore of Akron, youll be hard pressed to think sports dont matter. (Time )[The Whore of Akron] is very funny. It is also wise...If youve a taste for the sort of overstatement Raab shares with the late, great Hunter S. Thompson, this is perhaps the sports book for you. Keep it on a shelf the kids cant reach. (NPR )A (very heated) Fans Notes..... Rollicking and profane..... Raabs sustained attack on James is diverting, [but] it is the authors self-portrait of a man and a fan of serious extremes, one who loves his wife and son as fiercely as he hates most of the rest of the world, that engrosses. (Sports Illustrated )[A] splenetic wonderFor all of its rousing, air-clearing invective, The Whore of Akron is strangely celebratory, making a particuclarly Jewish-American case for family and place, and for waiting and hoping past the point of reason. (Will Blythe, *New York Magazine* )In pursuing James pre- and post-Decision.... the author never does complete the subtitles mission to find James soul. Instead, Raab.... discovers his own. And, in some twisted sense, maybe ours, too. (Cleveland Plain Dealer )The Whore of Akron is hilarious, heartfelt and wincingly honest. This is the best kind of book, one that surprises. (Buzz Bissinger )With all due respect to Frederick Exley, Scott Raab has just written the smartest, funniest, most passionate, loving, hateful, bathetic, honest, and deeply personal sports jeremiad slash memoir of our timeThe Whore of Akron is about a basketball player the way Moby-Dick is about a whale. (Stefan Fatsis, author of Wordfreak and *A Few Seconds of Panic* )Mr. Raab sure-footedly turns his monolithic hatred for Mr. James and devotion to Cleveland into a vehicle for exploring his struggles with drugs and alcohol, the mental illness and abandonment that have haunted his family, questions of faith and Jewish identity and the joy of fatherhood. (Wall Street Journal )The Whore of Akron isnt really about basketball. Its about addiction and sobriety, marriage and divorce, childhood and parenthood, loyalty and autonomy. (The Awl.com )A searing manifesto that is impressively pointed and, in the end, even feels fairnot balanced, of course, but justified..... Whether youre convinced [of LeBrons treachery] depends not on whether you care about Cleveland sports, but if you care about sports at all..... Hilarious invective and smart commentary. (Fortune )Hilarious. (Christian Science Monitor )A hilarious and profane love letter to fandom, faith, loyalty, and sports in America. (Parade )Genius..... Raab is Hunter S. Thompson, Wolfe, and Breslin every bit as messed up, alienated, angry, bitchy, cruel, and angelic..... The Whore of Akron is a masterpiece. (Dan Klores, * Huffington Post * )A modern-day Portnoys Complaint. Standing in for the piece of liver is LeBron James. (Slate )As far as I know, a LeBron James is a hat worn by men in the 1920s. (Philip Roth )Indelicate and unhinged...The Whore of Akron soars because Raab is unflinchingly honest, naked with emotions and embarrassments most of us keep penned inside.....at its heart, this is a book about loyalty, and why attachments count. Basketball could use a little more of Raabs disorderly passion. (Jason Gay, *Wall Street Journal* )The Whore of Akron reads like Frederick Exleys A Fans Notes on brown acid. Raab is a bastard, but hes a funny bastard. (The Onion ) About the AuthorScott Raab, a writer-at-large for Esquire since 1997, is a graduate of Cleveland State University and the Iowa Writers Workshop. His work has been widely anthologized, including in The Best American Sports Writing. Born and bred in Cleveland, he now lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. This is his first book.