Author Archives: mprendergast

  LONDON TIMES Victoria and Albert Museum, Medieval Collection Except for, perhaps, the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey, one rarely thinks of London as a place that reflects its medieval roots, the way that Paris, for example, does in … Continue reading →

1.Getting There     In a sense we were going back in time as we traveled to Greenwich–essentially a late 17th-century planned town, so it made sense to take a leisurely boat (albeit a motorized one), even as we began … Continue reading →

Time alters when you are a group of eight: it takes longer to get your food at a restaurant, but waiting in line seems to take less time when you’re chatting with colleagues about things like how long it takes … Continue reading →

As John Neuhoff’s readings for the Hales Group reminded us, our apprehension of time changes depending on our pscyhological state. Jet lag and the claustrophobic space of airlines can add to the subjectivity of time.  But, despite the usual mishaps, … Continue reading →