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Ben Elton - The Musical
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2006
One of the greatest comedy writers in iving memory. The Man from Auntie who challenged Thatch. Saviour of the Blackadder series. A promising life turned horribly wrong. Can Ben be saved from turning into the 'farty' he once hated?
Dan Thomas' first Edinburgh Festival show is an all-singing, part-dancing one-man spectacle-acular, spoofing classic musicals and 80's pop hits.
Original Review:
Oh dear. This concept is so spectacularly misjudged, it's not funny in any sense of the word.
By parodying the shit musicals of Ben Elton with another shit musical leaves us wallowing in so much of the stuff that no amount of irony will save it.
For what it's worth, the idea is this. Nine years hence, Ben Elton suddenly realises his once-sparkling career has turned to bland commercial pap, so he decides to harness his West End 'talents' to tackle politics once more, challenging apathy and injustice through another cheesy musical.
It gives Dan Thomas the chance to rewrite lyrics from Eighties pop stars ranging from Elton John to Abba to reflect the state of the world. But they have to be bad parodies for the central concept to work which doesn't make it any the more entertaining for us. And the idea that Elton's lost his way is overstated and already obvious.
There's a silly Casio soundtrack, and some nonsense involving the supervillain Andrew Lloyd Thatcher, which allows a nice visual joke of the composer wearing half a mask of the former PM, in true Phantom Of The Opera style.
Thomas offers another couple of similarly extravagantly silly
moments; the revealing of his poor-quality drag Kate Bush and
his one-man gay protest march make for daft images, but they're
but fleeting moments in a hour of cringeworthy viewing. Thomas
and his director, the normally reliable Toni Arthur-Hay, should
really have noticed this well before it hit Edinburgh.
Away from this ill-considered nonsense, Thomas is one of the nicest men on the comedy circuit, and some of his guileless sweetness just about peeks through all the joke-shop wigs, cheap costumes and spangly suit. Although the show is performed with good-natured spirit, it's nowhere near enough to save it from itself.
Steve Bennett
Older Comments
Emma D - 27/08/2006
We absolutely loved this show from start to finish and by the sound of the laughter around us the rest of the audience felt the same way. We can't wait to see what Dan Thomas does next. He is one to watch out for in the future.
Dougal - 23/08/2006
The worst thing I saw while up... I think it's the only comedy I've ever walked out on.
Kate B - 21/08/2006
Absolutely dreadful. We walked out after twenty excruciating minutes.
MV Robb - 19/08/2006
A fantastic fast performance of sketch, song and panto and all done by one amazing man. The timing with his video screen was spot on and hilarious to watch. Gags, tunes and an ever so spitting image style Thatcher/Loyd-Webber character gives the story (yes there is one and it is about saving the world) even more of a spin. Very easy to laugh out loud watching this man and his show. Talent like this should be seen more and given a real chance. One to watch as a future star.
David Nineham - 12/08/2006
An inspired turn. Dan's breathlessly fast dissection of all that has gone wrong with Ben Elton at times left the audience wondering where to laugh or applaud such was the speed with which he produced one devastatingly destructive lyrical turn after another. Yet by the middle of his use of Abba to depict the middle east crisis, the audience gave up being polite and just fell about, before eventually finding it the most natural thing in the world to spontaneously join in with a rendition of "Tomorrow" and applauding Dan from the stage raucously. A pleasant surprise and clearly Dan has much to offer in the future too.


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Police say the gunman who killed two people and himself in a shooting rampage at an Oregon mall was 22 years old and used a stolen rifle from someone he knew. (Dec. 12) AP
The masked gunman who terrorized holiday shoppers at an Oregon mall, killing two people and himself, was a 22-year-old Portland man with an assault rifle that police say had been stolen a day earlier.
Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said Jacob Tyler Roberts did not know his victims and did not appear to have specific targets when he fired as many as 60 shots inside a mall crowded with 10,000 people Tuesday afternoon.
A 15-year-old girl, Kristina Shevchenko, was in serious condition following surgery after being shot in the chest while cutting through the mall after classes at a nearby high school. She managed to get outside the mall on her own, despite her wound.
STORY: Oregon mall shooter, victims identified
MORE: Mall shooter's bullets shattered three lives
"She is doing as well as we can expect,'' said Laszlo Kiraly, the trauma surgeon who treated her at Oregon Health and Science University. He said she was in stable condition with life-threatening injuries, and that when she arrived at the hospital she had a collapsed lung and damage to her liver.
"What she had to do to get out of that situation -- (it) is clear to me that she is a very brave young woman." Kiraly said. "We are very impressed with her courage."
Kristina's brother, Yevgeniy Shevchenko, posted on Facebook: "None of the vital organs were hit and she is doing well after the first operation. She will have a couple more operations in the following week."
Roberts said the carnage "could have been much, much worse."
He said the shooter's gun, an AR-15 semiautomatic assault rifle, jammed after he began firing near a Macy's store on the upper level of the mall. He was able to get it working again, then fled along a corridor, down stairs and into a corner of the mall where he shot himself, the sheriff said.
"Every indication we have is that he acted solely on his own in carrying out this heinous, horrible crime," he said.
He said the gunman wore a mask and a combat-style -- but not bulletproof -- vest and parked his 1996 Volkswagen Jetta in front of the second-floor entrance to Macy's, where he entered the mall.
The sheriff said the man had stolen the gun from someone he knew the day before his bloody rampage.
When the shooting started, many shoppers immediately took cover or hid in stores inside the mall.
"Ten thousand people kept a level head, got themselves out, got others out," Roberts said. "There are a lot of heroes."
Brance Wilson, 68, was greeting children as the mall's Santa Claus when the shooting began. About to invite a child to hop onto his lap, Wilson said he instead dove for the floor, kept his head down and crept toward better cover.
Killed were Cindy Ann Yuille, 54, of Portland, and Steven Forsyth, 45, of West Linn.
Yuille, a hospice nurse, "was everybody's friend," her family said in a statement. "She was a wonderful person who was very caring and put others first."
Forsyth, a married father of two, ran a custom wood design business and owned a marketing company, state records show.
"Steve was one of the most passionate people, with a true entrepreneurial spirit,'' his family said in a statement provided by the Clackamas Sheriff's Office.
The shooting is the latest in a series of mass murders in public places by young men armed with powerful semiautomatic firearms.
James Alan Fox, professor of criminology at Northeastern University, said there has not been a rise in mass shootings. He said shootings in public places get more attention because the randomness illustrates the vulnerability in everyday places.
"Public shootings tend to attract more attention, and they do so because they could have happened any time, everywhere and even to me," Fox said. "In massacres in families, we can say, 'That wouldn't be my family.' In work place murders, we can say, 'People at my job are content.' The randomness of public incidents scares us all."
Darrel Stephens, executive director of the Major Cities Police Chiefs Association, said rapid response is "critical to minimizing death and injury'' in public shootings.
"These incidents have been happening with such frequency that each case seems to influence how police train to respond,'' said Stephens, who directed the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., Police Department.
The 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School near Denver, which left 12 students, one teacher and the two shooters dead, offered perhaps the most dramatic example of the need for a coordinated police response, Stephens said. In that Columbine case, a gubernatorial commission faulted police for failing to confront the shooters immediately.
"What we learned from Columbine was critical,'' Stephens said. "Waiting only provides more opportunities for attackers to do more damage.''
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1 New Site Under Development
We're turning on this new site as of February 2007, but there is still some information that is incomplete here. If you don't find what you are looking for, please go to the old site via this link: OldDocoSite
2 Finding the Documentation
On the left hand side of the site there is a list of menus / documentation sections. Scroll down - you'll see links to the various quicklookups (categories), FAQs, Installation Manual, User Manuals, Administration Manual, Permissions Manual, Add on Modules and so on.
3 What is dotProject
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To understand dotProject, you need to understand what project management is all about.
Project Management is about the structuring of a series of tasks and the schedule associated with those tasks, to achieve an outcome. The nature of those tasks and the schedules and any associated functions (such as project planning, contract negotiation, risk management, cost management and so on) will depend greatly on the nature of the projects that you can management.
dotProject aims to provide the project manager with a tool to manage tasks, schedules, communication and sharing. But beware, dotProject will not be all things to all project managers - you may find that other FOSS tools are more appropriate to your particular requirements. You will need to do some investigation and testing to find the product that best suits your requirements.
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If you head over to our main site www.dotproject.net you can follow the news link there to a range of different stories posted by a small % of users outlining what they use dotProject for.
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Well anything as long as you're talking about us nicely, but ultimately we use:
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The original theme (classic theme - still available) flagged dotProject as an open source alternative to Microsoft products as well as other expensive, commercial applications.
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And right up until the current day, these aims remain the core aim of the current administration team.
Sure, we still have some functionality that is required, but over the years, dotProject has undergone some formidable updates, additions and code changes and we fully intend to keep that activity up, with the ongoing support of our user community.
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Ultimately there is nothing keeping any of us here except a desire to return. We really appreciate it when members of the user community understand that, and we take a very dim view of people demanding / pushing / being unpleasant as a result of that. Nobody, including users, is under any obligation to hang around here.
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Please don't just whine at us because it doesn't do it (or worst still abuse us which is starting to happen with increasingly and disconcerting frequency) - we know what it doesn't do and as much as we'd like to make it do that, it's sometimes just not possible to do / be everything to everyone.
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We have now made this site the default documentation site (http://docs.dotproject.net) The old site is still available and there is a link to it at the top of this page. That will remain in place as we're still transferring information from there. The reason we have now turned on the new site is that we reached that midway point where some information was still not here, but there was updated / new details here that should be made available. Once we've finished the total transfer then we'll remove the link from this site. The old site will hang around for a while because of the number of links on the support forums, although at some point we'll do a general redirection to here. We're also still planning on moving the whole site to the dotproject hosting servers but not until the bulk transfer has completed as we don't want to send our usage / bandwidth costs through the ceiling yet! --KarenC 15:40, 31 October 2006 (EST)


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BCoop looks like an inflatable baby.ReplyCancel
Joe MangeMange looks so skinny!! C'mere, I'll feed ya! Plus I can clear a room in less than 23 seconds, I've been practicingReplyCancel
Whatever his weight fluctuation did to his nose, I mournReplyCancel
Lupita makes nothing but appearances lately but she will be in a Star Wars movie I will never see.
ERW is trying for Emma now?
I have no idea who Becky G is and hope I never find out.
We now have the answer to the question of whether Bcoop stuffs a rolled up pair of socks down his shorts – yes!!ReplyCancel
Jay Z needs to eat something. What jersey is he wearing?ReplyCancel
I don't know who Becky G is either, but it's sad she couldn't afford an actual dress and has to fake smile while wrapped in 1960s contact paper.ReplyCancel
Ewww. Ew. Ew. Ew!! Bradley Cooper is so gross. I don't get the fascination nor appeal for him. I get the yucky heebie jeebies every time I see a photo of him. Blech. Don't get it. Don't understand the fascination. Just don't.ReplyCancel
Me. Neither.ReplyCancel
Beach selfies, the new Instagram trend.ReplyCancel
He used to be the carrier of the rare "Hate-Yourself-Sex" but has clearly been completely cured.ReplyCancel
joe was the rumored guess on bg last week about the gay escort b4 he hit it big and being in the closet was why he had such drinking issues
he has never done anythig for me
@ttm u can have him
Seven! OT but have you seen Tyrion's high school pic? I love the internet.ReplyCancel
and yes is turning into the chocolate olivia munn if she is not careful. they share the same stylist and are often at same events so i am sure ms munn is giving her powerpoint tips as wellReplyCancel
Thanks, sugarbread, woot!ReplyCancel
BCoop looks like he has a camel toe. You know, like a lady.
Emma Roberts is growing on me. Sandy just wondered if ERW and Emma are maybe an item. This would please me to no end.
And let's get Lupita in there too. The three of them all naked and sweaty and rolling around and moaning and groaning and doing stuff to each other's lady flower … oh my …. I need to stop …ReplyCancel
P: Lupita
M: Thalia
B: Roberts/ERW tag teamReplyCancel
*snort* That BCoop pic has me snorting in a most unladylike fashion. I'm okay with that…he's so gross. Yuck!
Wtf is with that chick's dress?! Vertigo-inducing! O/oReplyCancel
Heeyyy Joe. (smiles and wink)
Luv Lupita as always.
Demi looks cute there.
Oh Enty didn't post the full BCoop pict. What did that blind say? Desert, recent transformation, likes the boys buff?
@TTM-I will gladly take him when you are done.ReplyCancel
I'm gonna sound like a grandma but Emma Roberts looks like she forgot her dress. Remember how women dressed some decades ago? What she's wearing look like undergarments.
But hey, great body.
@Brian Red and pink is the new black and white. I know, I'm still getting used to that idea, today I'm wearing red jeans and for a minute considered paired them with a pink blouse but I'm not that fashion forward.ReplyCancel
Deal! I wouldn't wait upReplyCancel
JoeMange gives me reverse ladyboner. He's a Twitter twat. I'll take Skarsgard over him any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
BCoop. Hell no.ReplyCancel
This answers the BI from today who made a sex tape last weekend..LUPITA. Personally, I haven't seen her act in anything so…I doubt she will last longer than 15mins…
I said it yesterday, whatever Emma is doing it is working! She looks fabulous! I hope she gets her appetite back soon. I get she needs to be skinny but she would do herself well to eat some avocados and the like 🙂
OT, I'm really considering looking into going for some kind of training on becoming a nutritionist. It comes to me naturally but I know I would need some kind of certificate…off to google.ReplyCancel


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Skip to comments.'Amish Mafia: The Reckoning' Recap: 'I'm not an actor' (Participants Claim Show Is NOT Fake)
Posted on 01/17/2013 11:45:40 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Tonight's episode of "Amish Mafia" was devoted to attempting to defend the show against the critics who claim it is fake.
The cast were asked questions like "Are you really Amish?." "How can you be Amish and go to jail?" and "Why did you decide to do the show?"
Esther said she was "sick of how Amish communities are looked at. I'm sick of how we're portrayed, that we're all the same - these humble innocent people." She can be happy now, because no one who has watched the show thinks she is any of those things
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Gotta go.....time for milking.
And "professional" wrestling shows are real too!
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Thanks PJ.
There may be some Amish that are not as we often think....people are people...but there is NO WAY this show is anywhere near real.
I loved the over the top anger of the participants at the notion that the show could in any way be fake. Yeah, like an Amish horse buggy decked out with a stereo system and flat screen TV.
I saw part of this show once and am sorry I wasted 10 minutes of my life on it. Every one of these reality shows is contrived and fake — they build up drama and conflict that is not there. I had hoped they were a fad that would have been gone by now but sadly, there are more around now than ever. Its yet another reason to not have cable TV.
I only watch the last two or three minutes of this waiting for "Moonshiners" to come on. At least I know that show is fake. Entertaining but fake.
I'm missing out on so much that matters to conservatives in America these days since I cancelled cable TV. No satellite receiver either; just O-T-A.
Thanks for keeping your fellow FReepers up-to-date.
Well, the midget Amish guy did make me laugh. But why wasn't he arrested for vandalism after he smashed the windshield of Lebanon Levi with a sledgehammer?
I grew up with the Amish in Pennsylvania. Meyersdale (non-tourist towns). I know them as neighbors, and I grew up alongside their culture.
they would NEVER, EVER do the things depicted in this show. They are pacifists, friendly as anything, and the word "Debt" isn't in their culture.
They do, however, have TVs, computers, and trucks. All of these things are ok (Although they think things like TVs and computers are just stupid) as long as they are powered by something that isn't buried. They don't go below the level of the dirt - To do so is to tempt death.
The computers are usually used to ... Well, wait. The town computer is usually used to host websites to sell their goods online. They keep it out of view of the customers.
The Amish are surprisingly normal people. They have shunned these technologies because they think most of the stuff out there is stupid. I tend to agree.
Yeah, you'd never find that in real Amish buggies.
Maybe a car battery to power primitive marker lights ON the buggy, but that's about it.
Any tools they use that are 'powered' use compressed air.
I have a relative down Amish country way in PA.
They don't have a phone.
No, I don't contact them.
They like their privacy.
Wonder what they'd think of this "show"?
LOL. You are right. I am amazed when I see threads here about some celebrity foible go over 100 posts, yet a thread on Christians in the Middle East being persecuted, unto murder, get maybe 3. Lester Roloff was a prophet when he called the TV, the "idiot box", way back when all it showed was "I Love Lucy".
I've blocked the Discovery channel, MTV, VH1, and dozens of other worthless channels that are nothing but "reality TV". Soon the History Channel will be among them. They don't tell history anymore, they have stupid fake shows like Pawn Stars, American Pickers, and other worthless reality crap.
TV is a wasteland.
Its actually one of the most entertaining "reality" shows I've seen in a while. They actually hit on something pretty good. Maybe next season they can crank it up a notch with Lebanon Levi getting shot in an Amish Drive By.
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It's not fake? LOLOLOLOL!!
Sure, I'm going be be in a mafia, violate laws and have it on national TV. Law enforcement will never be able to figure out who I am!
Why, that's just like being a moonshiner...
I watched this show because it was hilarious. It was either totally fake, or the Amish have no rules or no way to enforce them. The laundry list of crimes those clowns comitted would have caught the attention of any cop in the world.
Manti Te'o's girlfriend tells me that the show is real!
OMG.. I think I just laughed my lungs up.. LOL As a side note, one of the only shows that I watch on most of these networks is American Pickers.. Love that show. It might be fake, but the premise is very appealing to me. Riding around the country (that's patriotic), digging out old Americana to save from the ravages of weather and time (again, patriotic), and making money in the process (capitalistic AND patriotic). Who couldn't love that?
I always wonder why the self-righteous "I don't watch TV" crowd always feels compelled to show up on these threads and brag that they haven't seen the show in question. If you haven't seen it, why would you think anybody would want to hear what you think?
My friend's goofy sister must be related to her somehow. "It can't be fake! It's a REALITY show!"
I saw a commercial for this over Christmas. I think the fact they don't have beards is a givaway. Also there was a show about rednecks building an illegal still. I am supposed to believe that the network found these rednecks and paid them to do something illegal, and they film it for everyone to see?
Esther using jail house slang cracks me up too. She says Merlin is "Straight up crazy".
One wonders how they plant their crops.
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The real mafia must watch it for laughs.
Coming from a person who believes 100% in Ghost Adventures and The Dead Files I can say that show is as fake as a Hillary Clinton accent in a black church.
just go with: everything on TV is fake- everything. Especially "news" and "reality" shows
and you will not be wrong
(If it's not true, it can't be posted on the internet, you know)
I can believe the moonshine show because that culture has run as an open secret for over 100 years. Where moonshine is popular everybody knows who makes it, everybody knows the various qualities of the recipes (whose is strong, whose is smooth, who uses what base), they generally even know roughly whose still is where, and yet nobody ever seems to get caught. That's what happens when everybody that lives in an area thinks a law is stupid, it doesn't get enforced.
The really funny thing about this article is that its author is actually mixing it up with posters in the comments section.
"I saw part of this show once and am sorry I wasted 10 minutes of my life on it."
I did the same; really stupid stuff.
"Soon the History Channel will be among them."
I'm done with the History Channel; it stopped being about history years ago, and now devotes Christmastime and Easter to running shows questioning the authenticity of Jesus. Waiting for similar shows on Abraham, Mohammed, or Buddha...
I watch that occasionally. Probably the best part is whatever little story Jim Tom tells at the end.
I wonder if maybe "Moonshiner X" is actually Tickle's long-lost older brother Rex? ;)
Yeah, I used to find the shows better, but now I barely even look at the schedule.
It was like watching a train wreak.
Well, obviously. You know what I mean.
I watched that show last night. Thanksgiving will never be the same.
These people should not be allowed to own animals.
I know what you mean on the Christian attacks.
On the other religions I believe you're going to have a VERY LONG WAIT.
"On the other religions I believe youre going to have a VERY LONG WAIT."
I'm not holding my breath.
It is amazing to me how different young people are taught about historical events in comparison to how we were taught. Not only are they generally bad students, but they are so gullible; there is no critical thinking at all.
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The BLM is planning to close 172 abandoned mines in the San Rafael Swell. The explanation is that they are trying to "protect you from yourself by this action because you are unable to do so". Their words...to improve public safety, reduce the risk of accidental death or injury, and reduce BLM's liability by closing the mine openings.
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The BLM spends more time and money protecting paleontology and archeological sites than our cultural sites of recent generations. These historical sites are plundered by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Plan.
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Many mines in our area could be done this way. A good example would be one mine at Tomsich Butte in the Hondu Arch area. Also, Copper Globe and ZCMI are two more candidates. Go in and block off some drifts with concrete stoppings so people could walk from the mine entrance to the load-out shaft. Ventilation and radon gas should not be a problem with a short walk. Install kiosks with the history and safety information about each site. Without this information our kids and grandkids will not know what the uranium mining era was all about. Some of the money spent on closing mines could be used in preservation and stabilization of sites (restore some of the structures).
We have until March 7, 2011 to comment about this atrocity. Please refer to San Rafael Swell Abandoned Mine Closure Project on all correspondence: Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Chris Conrad, Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah 84501.
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Alberto's Italian Restaurant & Fitzgerald's Tavern
Located adjacent to the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Carol Stream, Illinois, we offer some of the finest Italian cuisine in the western suburbs. Rise and shine, and join us for our bountiful breakfast buffet! Enjoy one of our delicious breakfast entrees, or have our chef prepare you an omelet cooked to order.
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Fitzgerald's Tavern, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Fitzgerald's Tavern offers a relaxing atmosphere after a day's work. We feature karaoke, and offer variaties of live performances along with several TVs to watch all your favorite teams.
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Brunswick Zone offers bowling, billiards, Laser Tag, an arcade/game room plus meeting space for corporate parties, team-building and special events.
CITY:Carol Stream
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown / Magnificent Mile
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the new Hilton Garden Inn is two blocks from the "Magnificent Mile," home to some of the world's premiere retail stores, specialty shops and restaurants.
Overlooking Lake Michigan & Grant Park at this iconic downtown Chicago hotel featuring free lobby WiFi, seasonal outdoor sun deck, indoor pool and more!
Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport offers unparalleled convenience to savvy travelers in a quiet, no fly-zone. We are within walking distance to all domestic terminals via underground walkways and the Blue-line train to downtown Chicago. After your flight, swim some laps in the indoor swimming pool. Dine on the finest steaks, seafood and drinks, catch the game at our friendly sports bar or grab something quick at Caffé Mercato.
Overlooking Lake Michigan, this hip hotel is close to many prime downtown attractions. Indulge in the hotel's Bliss Spa, sip a cocktail at the 33rd-floor Whiskey Sky bar that offers amazing panoramic views and dine on Mediterranean dishes at Wave.
Discover extraordinary amenities at W Chicago - City Center. From imaginative cuisine and in-room dining to bold beverages and top technology, we've got you covered. Connect at the WIRED Business Center. Relax with a soothing in-room massage treatment—or energize at FIT. For all other requests, our Whatever/Whenever® service and concierge are always on call. Just ask.
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile
This 300-room hotel is located just half a block from North Michigan Avenue shopping and dining. Amenities include an indoor pool with city views and 24-hour fitness center.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago-Downtown
The Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago-Downtown, located one block west of North Michigan Avenue (The Magnificent Mile) is Chicago's upscale, all suite hotel that will help you make yourself at home while traveling.
Habitat Corporate Suites Network
Habitat Corporate Suites Network provides interim housing for 30 days or more in downtown Chicago and western suburbs. Rental includes weekly maid service, fully furnished apartments, health club, and numerous amenities.
This vintage Boystown hotel features turn-of-the-century architecture and art deco furnishings. Gay-friendly restaurants and nightclubs are close by (Berlin dance club is right down the street), and hotel guests have access to Bally's Total Fitness. Popular with entertainers, musicians and savvy travelers.
Experience the urban sophistication of our downtown Chicago hotel. Set within the center of the Windy City, our AAA Four Diamond Hyatt Regency Chicago is connected to the Illinois Center and steps away from Navy Pier and the Magnificent Mile. Explore iconic attractions surrounding our hotel like Millennium Park and the beauty of Lake Michigan. This is the place to connect, convene and celebrate in true Chicago fashion.
The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile
Our Magnificent Mile hotel is nestled in the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood is located just a few footsteps away from its namesake: the city's world famous one-mile stretch of Michigan Avenue, where exclusive shops, museums, restaurants and bars attract shoppers and sightseers from near and far. Close to Rush Street and near many of the city's top attractions, our hotel is perfectly situated for exploring Chicago.
Set atop Water Tower Place, above prestigious North Michigan Avenue, this property is just an elevator ride from over 100 shops & boutiques and offers exceptional Lake Michigan and skyline views from each spacious guestroom. Recently opened, The dec Rooftop Bar provides a new and chic outdoor spot for sipping, savoring and socializing. Casual elegance and brasserie-inspired cuisine come together at deca RESTAURANT + BAR, serving inventive fare from morning to night. Enjoy easy access to such famed attractions as The Magnificent Mile, The Museum of Contemporary Art and The John Hancock Observatory or stay in and request an in-room visit from the popular Candy Man.
Set on Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, Westin Michigan Avenue offers guests a wide array of options to satisfy even the most avid shopper. There are countless restaurants, and numerous things to do in Chicago for families, couples, and friends alike to enjoy.
European style boutique hotel located just off Michigan Ave. along the magnificent Mile. Mostly suites priced like rooms.
Floor-to-ceiling windows afford beautiful views of the Museum Campus at this South Loop hotel. Chicago's Essex Inn is close to downtown shopping and museums, and features an all-season, sky-lit rooftop pool with an adjacent outdoor garden. Dine in at Tribute, a classic American restaurant with a modern culinary edge. Offers breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as "grab and go" options for on-the-go business people.Free shuttle to the exclusive Magnificent Mile shopping district.
202 room deluxe European boutique hotel ideally located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile. Sumptuous health club and spa facilities.
Affordable rates, comfort, privacy and clean rooms. Located in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Courtyard by Marriott - Chicago Downtown
"Full service" Courtyard Marriott, 337 rooms, with 37 suites recently renovated, 2 blocks from Michigan Ave. Discover a haven of urban sophistication among downtown hotels in Chicago at the Courtyard Chicago Downtown/River North Hotel. Located in the trendy River North area on famed Restaurant Row, this hotel in downtown Chicago, IL offers easy access to fine dining, exciting nightlife and close proximity to the EL Train.
Overlooking the Chicago River, this stylin' hotel is within walking distance of the Magnificent Mile, State Street shopping and other downtown attractions. Hotel Monaco is extremely pet friendly, with no fees or size restrictions for your furry friend.
Step into the lobby of Palmer House® A Hilton hotel and gaze at the famous frescoed ceiling of this landmark Chicago, Illinois hotel. This AAA four-diamond rated hotel has been hosting visitors to the Chicago Loop for over 140 years. Today, the Palmer House Hilton continues to thrive in the heart of the theatre and financial district.
This whimsical boutique hotel is located in the Loop Theater District (the Cadillac Palace Theatre is right next door) and close to State Street shopping, and many of the finest downtown Chicago attractions. The adjacent 312 Chicago offers creative Italian cuisine.
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Downtown
Full service Holiday Inn with restaurant and lounge, outdoor pool (seasonal), exercise facilities, and business center.
Charming European style just steps from the John Hancock Center. Two fireplaces form a focal point in the Victorian style lobby. Completely renovated in 2001. Complimentary high speed internet access in guestrooms.
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
521 guest rooms atop Apparel Center across the street from the Merchandise Mart. 2 phone lines, voicemail, coffee makers, hair dryers, iron and iron board.
The Drake is a cityscape landmark and has been a symbol of white glove elegance for eighty years. The pride of all Chicagoans, it has been the first choice of celebrities and Heads of State since its opening in 1920. Scenes from several movies were filmed at The Drake Hotel including Risky Business, My Best Friend's Wedding, What Women Want, Continental Divide, Flags of Our Fathers and Wicker Park were filmed at the hotel.
Magnificent 33-story tower located along the shores of Lake Michigan. Beautiful views from guest rooms. Complimentary shuttle. Near museums, shopping, theaters and nightlife.
The 4-star-4-diamond all suite hotel located on Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, just a few short steps from world-class shopping, dining and cultural attractions. And if you are traveling with children, they can enjoy the The Omni Sensational Kids program, which provides four-diamond service to the hotel's youngest guests. Your children will enjoy plenty of kid-minded amenities, including games and books, a backpack upon check-in and menu choices prepared especially for young travelers. Parents are provided with a list of top family attractions in Chicago, local emergency numbers and a safety/first-aid kit which includes a night light and outlet covers.
Swissotel Chicago offers 632 luxuriously oversized rooms and suites. The all-glass triangular hotel, wedged into the confluence of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan has wrap around views along the lakefront. Swissôtel has long been a favorite destination among VIPs, but we're quickly becoming the city's No. 1 choice for VIKs – Very Important Kids, that is. Every kid is a V.I.K at Swissôtel Chicago. See why we're known as the finest among Chicago's kid-friendly hotels, and treat your own Very Important Kid with benefits that include: Fun-filled welcome packet, detailing fun things to see and do VIK check-in, which provides an area for kids to draw, color, read and play with our St. Bernard plush toy Enhance your next Chicago family vacation with our Swissôtel Kids Suite, and experience a stay that's specifically designed to ensure your children are happy campers. Before arriving, guests will choose from one of three area museums: Shedd Aquarium, featuring the brand-new Polar Play Zone, a hands-on exhibit especially for kids; Adler Planetarium, with its renowned sky shows; or Field Museum, featuring the world-famous Sue dinosaur exhibit.
Howard Johnson Inn Chicago Downtown
Affordable comfort in the heart of downtown Chicago. 71 rooms, two floors, interior corridor, 13 suites with wet bar, refrigerator, microwave, electronic locks, safety deposit boxes. Walking distance to shopping, cultural events, and business centers.
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel
This distinctive hotel is located in Chicago's most fashionable neighborhood near the city's famed Magnificent Mile and is just steps away from the city's finest dining, shopping, and nightlife.
The Whitehall Hotel is a standout among boutique hotels in Chicago that sits at the confluence of the city's civic and cultural life, allowing guests an upfront view of luxury, innovation and exploration. Exquisite dining, thrilling nightlife, phenomenal public transit, unforgettable neighborhoods, and an ineffable sense of history permeate the experience of staying at The Whitehall Hotel. We are proud to represent the height of romantic Chicago accommodations, and are looking forward to your stay at our luxurious gem among boutique hotels in Chicago.
Best Western Hawthorne Terrace
This Boystown vintage hotel is located close to historic Wrigley Field (home of Chicago Cubs baseball), as well as gay-friendly restaurants and nightclubs. Enjoy breakfast on the terrace during warm-weather months.
The Best Western Grant Park Hotel is ideally located on Michigan Ave., directly across from Grant Park. Our property has 172 newly renovated guest rooms, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown Lakefront
We invite you to experience all that Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile has to offer, from our prime location amongst Chicago's finest attractions to our newly finished renovations that continue to enhance the experience of each and every one of our guests. With spectacular views of the downtown area, Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile provides you not only with upscale sophistication but more space to unwind and be yourself. That's why we have 455 spacious suites featuring private bedrooms and separate living areas, outfitted with 37-inch TVs, in addition to kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers.
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
The Hotel InterContinental Chicago is located directly on Michigan Avenue near Chicago's finest attractions. Guests of the hotel will be impressed with the original historic design combined with upgraded guest rooms. Be sure to ask about the American Girl Package consisting of complimentary specialty breakfast for two girls, themed turn down service for doll and child's bed, fresh cookies and milk each night and a Princess tiara.
Located in Boystown, this European-style boutique hotel offers suites with butler pantries equipped with a refrigerator, microwave and wet bar. The Majestic is located close to Belmont Harbor, and within walking distance of Boystown bars and restaurants.
Dramatic 3 story grand lobby. Beautifully appointed studio, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Short & long term leases. Magnificent lake & city views. Directly accross from Lincoln Park Zoo.
Impeccably kept, older property with 45 units on 2 stories, exterior corridors, free continental breakfast, free parking.
Chicago's premier downtown riverfront hotel, just off Michigan Avenue, and within a short walk of downtown attractions, shopping and entertainment. The hotel offers spectacular views of Lake Michigan or the city skyline. There are five distinctive restaurants and lounges, including the acclaimed Shula's Steak House, health club, indoor pool, sauna, and massage therapy.
Winner of the 2004 Days Inn Hotel of the Year Award. Guests have free access to Bally's Total Fitness located next door. Other hotel amenities include expanded cable Tv, valet parking, valet and guest laundry facilities. Safe and exciting neighborhood.
Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown
This atrium hotel offers two-room suites equipped with a wet bar and mini-fridge. A cooked-to-order breakfast and two-hour evening Manager's Reception with free drinks and appetizers are offered daily. The hotel is close to Magnificent Mile shopping and the River North gallery district.
Hampton Inn & Suites - Chicago River North
Full service, 230-room hotel located in the heart of the entertainment and dining district. Two restaurants on property. Rate includes deluxe continental breakfast.
Discover this vibrant and energetic urban retreat, steps from Michigan Avenue shopping & dining. Occupying floors 30 through 46 of one of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers, each of the 345 guestrooms & suites offers dramatic Lake Michigan and skyline views. Explore the bold collection of modern art in the chic lobby and delight in creative and contemporary farm-to-table fare at Allium Restaurant & Bar. Refresh at the acclaimed Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago with a full body treatment, enjoy a relaxing sauna or plunge into the scenic Roman swimming pool. The Kids for all Seasons Clubroom, Ice Cream Man, Martini Man and other unexpected amenities make this hotel an ideal destination for families and couples alike.
Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront
Formerly Hotel 71, the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront hotel is a full-service hotel is just steps from The Loop – Chicago's theatre and cultural district – and several renowned Chicago business headquarters. Access the legendary Magnificent Mile, a mere stroll across the Chicago River nearby.
Historic landmark building on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Minutes from the city's most famous shopping and dining. We offer experienced staff to cater to your highest expectations.
Located in the heart of Chicago's North Loop, the stylish and elegant Renaissance Chicago Hotel is a four star, four diamond rated property - within walking distance to the Central Business District, Theater District, and the "Magnificent Mile" shops.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile is a contemporary Chicago hotel located steps from The Magnificent Mile. Our hotel is the ideal traveler's choice for affordability, style, and convenience in the heart of downtown Chicago. Relax in contemporary hotel rooms and suites that feature plush furnishings and neighborhood or city skyline views. Enjoy a host of value-packed extras including complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, executive meeting space, fitness center and more.
This 687-room hotel includes the 11,000-sq.-ft. mySpa, New World Asian cuisine at Aria and the Eno Wine Room. The Fairmont is close to the lakefront and many prime downtown attractions.
Congress Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Enjoy unparalleled value and gracious hospitality at one of downtown Chicago's most legendary hotels. Located across from Grant Park, with views of Lake Michigan, the Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center has been a Windy City icon since 1893, playing host to U.S. presidents, international celebrities and performers, foreign dignitaries and elite travelers from around the world.
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Soaring 46 stories into the Chicago skyline above the famed Magnificent Mile, the Chicago Marriott Downtown rises to every occasion, providing incomparable service and an optimum location for business, leisure, and meeting needs.
Originally designed by legendary Chicago architect Daniel Burnham as an office building, this hotel is a beautifully restored architectural landmark. Hotel Burnham is just steps away from State Street shopping, Loop theaters, lakefront parks and museums. The hotel's acclaimed Atwood Café puts a modern twist on comfort food.122-room luxury historic hotel with 19th century detailing in deep mahogany, frosted Tiffany glass, Terrazzo mosaic tiling, and a wrought iron and marble staircase. Guestrooms are appointed in warm tones of burgundy, gold and cobalt blue with canopy beds.
Designed for business and leisure travelers. Clean, comfortable, and large rooms with a magnificent view of the Chicago skyline from the shore of Lake Michigan.
Oakwood provides the perfect accommodations for extended-stay travel, relocations, out-of-town assignments, and vacations of 30 days or more.
Sophisticated, stylish and comfortable Hotel Chicago is located in the heart of the city in the River North area. The hotel is part of the Marina City complex and is convenient to the best restaurants, shopping and nightlife downtown Chicago has to offer. The famed House of Blues is outside our front door. Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse, kayaking in the Chicago River, architectural boat tours, and world-class shopping on the Magnificent Mile are minutes away
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile
This lux hotel attracts an international clientele. The Sofitel is close to Rush Street bars and restaurants, and within easy walking distance of the Magnificent Mile, Museum of Contemporary Art and Oak Street Beach. The hotel's chic Café Des Architectes features French cuisine.
This boutique hotel is located in a historic landmark decorated with nineteenth-century French reproduction furnishings. Willows Hotel is close to Boystown bars and restaurants, as well as Lakeview and Lincoln Park shops.
Featuring the charm and ambiance of Chicago along with comfortable affordable accommodations, Travelodge Hotel Chicago is just the place to make your stay an unforgettable experience. Strategically located, Travelodge Hotel Chicago enjoys easy access to Chicago's loop area shopping, theaters, museums, restaurants and most of the famous tourist attractions. Our hotel offers well-equipped accommodations with conveniences that are sure to satisfy your needs. Enjoy our two on-site restaurants. For the discerning business traveler, there is a well-equipped business center
House of Two Urns Bed & Breakfast
Enjoy Chicago in one of its hippest neighbourhoods, Wicker Park, where the Two Urns offers all the amenities of the 21st Century in a Victorian setting.
Amazing Chicago's Funhouse Maze
This Navy Pier funhouse takes visitors on a 15-minute, full sensory experience that challenges and dazzles guests to navigate through a series of mirror mazes set in the great city of Chicago.
Located in the Family Pavilion, near the entrance to Navy Pier, the 395-seat Navy Pier IMAX Theatre features Chicago's largest flat movie screen -- a soaring, six-story, 60 x 80 foot screen.
Prop Thtr is a Chicago storefront theater focused on original or newly adapted theatrical works based in literary traditions.
Douglas Tomb State Historic Site
View the final resting place of U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who gained fame arguing Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates. The 96-foot granite and marble structure was built following Douglas' death in 1861.
Navy Pier's resident 148-foot, four-masted schooner pays tribute to the Great Lakes' rich maritime heritage during a variety of cruises each day.
Come aboard Seadog Cruises for the most thrilling, unique way to experience the windy city! Seadog offers Lakefront Speedboat Rides, Lake & River Architectural Tours and Extreme Thrill Rides, all of which are perfect for a solo traveler to a group of 110. Chicago's favorite dog cruises April through October and is available for private charter.
Architecture River Tour with Shoreline Sightseeing
Enjoy a 75-minute Chicago River tour led by our experienced and entertaining guides. Discover why Chicago is known as the birthplace of the skyscraper as you cruise by more than 40 world-famous landmarks. Day and evening departures from two convenient locations: Gateway Park at Navy Pier and the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
This 850-passenger ship offers lunch and dinner cruises, plus weekend Moonlight and Sunday Jazz Brunch cruises, with live entertainment and amazing city views.
This international marketplace enables institutions and businesses to manage their financial risk and allocate their assets. Futures and options contracts are traded on the Mercantile's two state-of-the-art trading floors.
Founded in 1882, the Chicago Stock Exchange boasts more than 3,000 stocks traded, with an average trading volume of 13 million daily. View the second-largest stock exchange in the country from the fifth-floor Visitors Gallery.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Visitor Center
The Federal Reserve Bank Visitors Center features interactive displays that explain the Federal Reserve's functions, the U.S. economy, banking history, money and consumer interests.
International Latino Cultural Center
Most recognized for the production of the Chicago Latino Film Festival, ILCC has screened more than 900 films and videos, including many award-winners that otherwise would have never been shown in Chicago.


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Christopher Spring, British Museum
From 1977 until 1992 Mozambique, in south-east Africa, fought a civil war which was fuelled by a global power struggle between east and west – the 'Cold War'. During this period millions of guns were poured into the country via the international arms trade.
Many weapons remained buried or hidden after the war, representing a threat to peace and stability. In 1995 Bishop Dom Dinis Sengulane of the Christian Council of Mozambique set up the Transforming Arms into Tools project, which offered farming equipment and other materials in exchange for guns. Mozambican artists then turned these weapons into sculptures that reflect the collective creativity of the people of Mozambique and their refusal to submit to a culture of violence.
The Mozambique civil war claimed almost one million lives and left five million people displaced. The Throne of Weapons represents both the tragedy of that war and the human triumph of those who achieved a lasting peace. Its anthropomorphic qualities – it has arms, legs, a back and most importantly a face – actually two faces – link it immediately to the arts of Africa, in which non-figurative objects such as chairs, stools, weapons, pots etc are seen and described as human beings.
Although made of guns, the Throne of Weapons harks back to older wooden African stools and thrones used by leaders that showed their prestige, but also their willingness and ability to talk to their fellow men and to the ancestors. The throne is also a contemporary work of art with a global significance, linking the arts of Africa with the Western arts scene, and Mozambique with the global arms trade. None of the guns used were made in Mozambique, or even in Africa, thus it becomes a sculpture in which we are all, one way or another, complicit.
The throne is a war memorial, but it celebrates another kind of courage and another kind of victory. Museums are more and more concerned with portraying intangible as well as tangible heritage as a way of building an emotional bridge with a past inhabited by people rather than by the objects they created, especially when charged with describing traumatic histories of warfare, slavery and the abuse of human rights. The Throne of Weapons allows us to cross that bridge.
This was first published in the London Evening Standard on 29 November 2012.
The Throne of Weapons is on display in Room 25: Africa
Filed under: Collection, London: a world city in 20 objects, Africa, Mozambique, war