Question

A 2009 book by Alain de Botton depicts his week spent as a “writer-in-residence” at one of these places in London. People wait at one of these places on the cover of a book that begins by considering Pierre Dupont driving to one to illustrate their “supermodernity”—that book is Marc Augé’s Non-Places. An irritating visit to one of these places in Cologne inspired an album titled for them, Brian Eno’s first foray into (15[1])ambient music. (15[2])In “Disneyland (15[1])with the Death Penalty,” William Gibson notes the (*) immaculacy of one of these places in Changi whose “Jewel” (10[1]-5[1])sports the world’s (-5[1])tallest indoor waterfall. Authors like Jeffrey Archer pump out long, fast-paced genre “novels” often bought in these places, sometimes at duty-free stores. (10[2])For 10 points, what places may be identified by three-letter codes like RDU and LAX? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: airports [accept airport terminals; accept airport novels; accept A Week at the Airport or Music for Airports]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joy AnHarvardBrandeis B7215
Armie ErbanClark HouseBrandeis A7415
Madeline StrausTufts AMIT7415
Grace BramerClark WilsonBoston College B7615
Richard LimBowdoin CBU9410
Andres CordobaYaleTufts B94-5
Richard LinAmherstBoston College A97-5
Evan LuccaBowdoin ABowdoin B11910
Issac OjutomoriTufts BYale11910
Richard ZhangBoston College AAmherst13410

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