Sentences with phrase «curiosity shop of»

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I learned the n - word from my great - grandmother, a sweet, churchgoing lady who loved Jesus and read her Bible and, in the remote mountains of Appalachia, regarded the black man we saw at the ice cream shop that day as a fearful curiosity.

I looked up the closest specialty coffee shop and read up on the historical curiosities of the terrain: architecture, local lore, and restaurants once haunted by interesting people.

Also, out of curiosity, where do you like to shop?

I actually first heard about that shop through one of my Phoenix blogger pals, who had posted a photo of one of the shop's marquee sandwich boards, which had the cheekiest message - «I know guac is extra, but so am I.» That sparked my curiosity to check it out.

Choose Seattle's historic waterfront and take advantage of its family - friendly fun; nip into the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and seek out the silliest gift you can buy each other, then head to Pier 57 — one of the most surprising yet romantic things to do in Seattle.

An actress since childhood, London native Carole Shelley made her professional bow as Little Nell in a 1950 dramatization of Dickens» The Old Curiosity Shop.

Adapted from a 2008 nonfiction book by Les Standiford, The Man Who Invented Christmas introduces Dickens in 1842, during his successful American tour — the star author of Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, and The Old Curiosity Shop ushered onstage with confetti and kicking dancers.

At age sixteen, he had a brand - new driver's license and way too much curiosity about speed thanks to lots of hours listening to racer Ernie McAfee at his speed shop on Sunset Boulevard.

Except for «Harry Potter,» Americans haven't been so eager for a book since the early 1840s, when they thronged the docks in New York, hailing incoming ships for news of Little Nell in Charles Dickens's «Old Curiosity Shop.»

His own intellectual curiosity was apparent through his choice of work, his love of the print shop and his excellent vocabulary.

Readers will quickly sink into the story of a tough orphan who finds a home in a Dickensian - like shop of curiosities, run by a proprietor who buys people's secrets.

They have a bricks and mortar Amazon shop in San Diego, within driving distance of me, but I don't have a burning desire to see it, except perhaps for curiosity's sake.

Part garden store and part curiosity shop, Paxton Gate is one of the most unusual shopping destinations in the city.

A choice of charming museums and curiosity shops are available.

Just out of curiosity I checked into Las Vegas resort fees and was astonished at the utterly useless things they provide: shoe - shine service, free daily newspaper, free printing of boarding passes, free local and toll - free 800 calls (such a necessary service when I have my cell phone), gift shop discount, golf - bag storage, free sending and receiving faxes (capped at 10 per day), free notary service, free shuttle to shopping malls across the street, free entry into the daily slot tournament, and free use of ping - ping tables.

One of my personal favourites is Billie Vigne's metalsmith space, which is like a curiosity shop.

Five installations will be displayed at Whitechapel Gallery: a scholar's study invites us to unravel intricate drawings and models; the Bureau for the Centre of the Study for Surrealism and its Legacy displays the strange magic of obsolete things; the muddy banks of the Thames have also yielded their treasures for poetic display in a gigantic cabinet; while a Dickensian Curiosity Shop tempts us with the bizarre aura of American bric - a-brac.

The second part of this two - part article will look at related exhibitions for the winter of 2006, including «Produced at Eyebeam,» Mark Dion's «Curiosity Shop,» Michal Rovner, and Jessica Bronson's «Like Transient Day.»

The five installations documented here incorporate diverse subjects: a scholar's study invites us to unravel intricate drawings and models; a curator's office displays the strange magic of obsolete things; the muddy banks of the Thames have also yielded their treasures for poetic display in a gigantic cabinet; while a Dickensian Curiosity Shop tempts us with the bizarre aura of American bric - a-brac.

Inspired by, and reminiscent of the traditional groceries and provisions shops, these props which range from sea salt, aftershave, vinegar, biscuits, cherries, rose water and even cigars successfully evoked the curiosity of passers - by, dispensing the necessity for the oft - used signage.»

And if that wasn't enough, Murals Wallpaper has included a special Charles Dickens print, capturing a number of the author's most favoured characters from the likes of Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers and the Old Curiosity Shop.

Together with his mother, he begins haunting antique shops and flea markets in search of curiosities from American Folk Art and antiques, above all Asiatic antiques, acquiring extensive knowledge and expertise in these fields.

2017 «Virginia Curiosity Shop: a Mark Dion Project for UVA», The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. (upcoming) «The Kampong», National Tropical Botanical Garden, Coconut Grove, FL (side - specific commission).

Museum Shop of Fetish Objects, 2012, by Shreyas Karle, is a cabinet of curiosities that examines the culture of Bollywood with the clinical air of an anthropologist.

«Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields... Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity... The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present — and is gravely to be regarded.

This table is on display at the Cabinets of Curiosity showcase at Mint Shop, 2 North Terrace, Alexander Square, SW3 2BA until 22 September as part of the London Design Festival.

«After 1998's year of curiosity, 1999 was a year of resistance by the shopping center industry to the Net and e-commerce,» he notes, «with 2000 shaping up to be a year of acceptance and integration.»