September - 2017

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Niches in Alaska- Revision

Abstract: The geographer John Muir spent most of his time looking at landscapes which shall be preserved. By identifying these national...

Speculations in Chicago

Day 1 It is all speculative--skyscrapers, meadow in the Mellinium Park, Lurie Garden, the promenade and the Ferris Wheels. The city is...

Commodification of Things

Day 2 Chicago Board of Trade , which does not follow the grid. Left Chicago, visited the Indiana dunes. First, I was not excited, because...

Niches Between Nodes

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." The Road Not Taken--Robert...

Landscape Backdrops which inevitably define movies

I really enjoy watching movies, not only because it is entertaining, but because it teaches me how to observe details, read emotions, and...

Landscape as What?

D.W. Meinig, elaborately took readers on a tour on defining Landscape in his article, "The Beholding Eyes". Ten views are presented to...

Why a Toaster?

"I see. So, why a toaster? Well, I guess because they break all the time. [This was not a brilliant answer. I knew it, and Professor...