Tag: satirical urban planning
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British Pop Star’s Dispute with Neighbors Over Gym Plans Evolves Into Full-Blown Renaissance Fair with Catapults and Jousting
LONDON—What began as a routine zoning disagreement escalated unexpectedly into a pageant of pageantry on Thursday, when pop sensation Sophie Byng’s campaign to add an indoor gymnasium to her Notting Hill townhouse transformed her quiet street into a living tableau of medieval England complete with knights, minstrels, and poorly maintained siege weaponry. The conflict ignited…