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 (15[1])their “supermodernity”—that book is Marc Augé’s Non-Places. An irritating visit to one of these places (15[1])in Cologne inspired an album titled for them, (15[1])Brian Eno’s first foray into ambient music. (15[1])In “Disneyland with the Death Penalty,” William Gibson notes the (*) immaculacy of one of these places in Changi whose “Jewel” sports the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. (10[1])Authors like Jeffrey Archer pump out long, fast-paced genre “novels” often bought in these places, sometimes at duty-free stores. For 10 points, what places may be identified by three-letter codes like RDU and LAX? ■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
Chris Yooshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetiqueSocial credit go vroom4415
Anne FjeldPaddington in Peru (2024)Toyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titans5915
Jason HongMadmen and Specialistsbingy academy6715
Young Fenimore LeeOld and YoungIn the Mood for Buzz7415
Charan PratapaneniThe cult of SGAASU->Stanford->ASU pipeline10010

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