Links for 17 May 2005

Photos taken 17 May 2005

Chelmsford bus station 2

Chelmsford bus station 1

17 May 2005 in Writing

Classic travel

Paul Theroux on why he travels, and Levi-Strauss’s definition of “mana”.

On this day I was reading

• The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1662 v. 3 by Robert Latham (Editor), William Matthews (Editor), Samuel Pepys (Author)
• McSweeney's, Issue 13
• Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca
• London Review of Books, Vol. 27 No. 10, 19 May 2005
• Sight & Sound, Vol. 15 Issue 6, June 2005

Music listened to most that week

1. The Roches (20)
2. Bettie Serveert (11)
3. Marseille Figs (9)
4. The Arcade Fire (6)
5. Smog (5)
6. The Mountain Goats (4)
7. Billy Bragg (3)
8. The Sundays (3)
9. Fountains Of Wayne (3)
10. Brian Eno (2)

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