I would disagree.
If public sculpture can’t risk being terrible, it’ll never be excellent.

We have some very, very weird public art here in NL. The spirit of adventure and openness to trying new ideas is part of what gives us such a rich variety of the stuff. Even if it sometimes fails.

Preach.

In Dutch it means “sample” or “specimen”. 😜

No, it's after Estraven's exile and the meeting with the King in Erhenrang. He knows the direct approach has failed, and decides to travel around Karhide a bit before going to Orgoreyn to see if they're interested in joining the Ekumen.

I got stopped for bookbinding materials once (it was the handle I put needles in to make a portable pricker. No needles in it, but the metal cylinder looked weird.)

Gave the security staff a quick lesson in pamphlet binding.

To be fair, IIRC Genly was quoting something he'd learned on Hain, even if he was applying it on Gethen.

Also a very cold setting.

I can only get Dutch citizenship by renouncing all others. Given the current US regime, would I be allowed back in as an ex-citizen? Don’t want to risk it.

I have permanent residency here but I’ve lost intra-European mobility.

Sofa king awful.

I was an EU citizen until Brexit…

Talismans matter in a different way (says the woman with a St Christopher medal zip-tied to her bike).

*spontaneously faints

Yes!

It’s certainly not a hobby I’m planning on taking up.

Yeah, all the weird effects come in the following weeks.

This is indeed a sound position and a fair point.