They make an intriguing pair: Friedan and Chopin could hardly have seemed more different, but their books stand as fascinating bookends on a century and a half in which women's lives and labour were commodified, manipulated and repossessed in what Friedan called "progressive dehumanisation in the comfortable concentration camp".
But as dated as much of this early work may be, it still stands as a fascinating reflection of the show-business climate of its day.
Cray, Skipton, 01756 760262, whitelioncray.com This historic whitewashed inn stands in a fascinating backwater, overlooking a tiny green but with Vanbrugh's typically monumental Fountaine hospital and almshouses to one side.
Still, this stands as another fascinating curio of what might have been: the Shrek films have taken more than $3.5bn at the global box office, and would surely have made Farley an even bigger star had he lived.
If that somewhat overstates the effect of "Lord of the Flies" (Criterion Collection, distributed by Home Vision, $39.95), Mr. Brook's 1963 movie, which at times resembles a beach cookout gotten out of hand, stands as a fascinating attempt to bring physicality to the Golding novel.
Ultimately, although it stands as a fascinating insight into the day-to-day practices of a longstanding and famously influential printing giant, this film is, frustratingly, an opportunity missed.
The links between Shakespeare and stand-up are fascinating.
He stood for a fascinating and still relevant combination of individual and egalitarian values .
The ballet also stands out for its fascinating stage patterns and the gifts Mr. Wheeldon so typically provides his dancers.
But it is a relief to report that it is also fascinating, and stands as a corrective to the idea that Lydon is merely a former pantomime villain.
