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Nebraska Governor’s Mansion

Nebraska Governor's Mansion | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Nebraska Governor’s Mansion, designed by Selmer Solheim & Associates, is a modified Georgian Colonial architecture, was opened on March 17, 1958 with Victor Anderson, the twenty-ninth governor of Nebraska, as the its first resident. The mansion, featuring 31, including 5 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces, and one garage, was renovated and remodeled in 1997, adding ADA...

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Weaver Hotel | Waterville, Kansas

Weaver Hotel | Waterville, Kansas | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Weaver Hotel in Waterville, Kansas, built in 1905 across the street from the railroad tracks and the Waterville Opera House, was known as the “Pride of the Central Line.” It is currently maintained by the Waterville Preservation Society, providing 10 lodging rooms, 2 party rooms, and a visitor center.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus

University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Feeling grumpy like an unhuggable teddy bear after waking up from a dreamless cold winter night was a little bit of déjà vu these days due to my neonatal love for Béla Tarr’s black-and-white film Sátántangó. I needily sipped my espresso cortado and put on Mamoru Fujieda’s Patterns of Plants album, gradually allowing the warm musical thoughts sunbathing...

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Old Market District & Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

The Old Market Passage | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Buttering this morning of subdued light and sound with Yōjirō Takita’s film Okuribito and one cup of double-shot espresso, perfected with reddish-brown crema, was a glee in my minimalistic day. Masahiro Motoki and Tsutomu Yamazaki’s performances, deliciously sandwiched with Joe Hisaishi’s film music, brewed a tissue of glutinous emotions tailing me all the way to the Bemis Center for...

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