I spent some time yesterday at the Natural History Museum. In the grounds they have an exhibition based on Earth From The Air, a book of fabulous photographs that have been taken by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. There are some examples online here. The book containing the photos was in every bookshop late last year, but the… Continue reading Earth From The Air
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Bad Science
If you don’t read Bad Science in the Guardian every Thursday, then you should really start. Every week they expose ridiculous pseudo-scientific claims made by the advertising industry. I mention it this week in order to link to story on Oxygiser. This is a) because you should all read it and b) in to help… Continue reading Bad Science
Almost English
Nice piece of “almost English” on a tag that was attached to jacket I bought in Camden this week. This item is handmade any variation in colour can occur. Please treat as our attraction.
Synchonicity
Two days ago I went to see Cold Mountain (nice cinematography, well acted, but ultimately rather dull) and saw a trailer for Tim Burton’s Big Fish. This trailer contains a couple of seconds of “I’ve Seen All Good People” by Yes, which I haven’t heard for far too many years. Yesterday I’m in HMV and… Continue reading Synchonicity
Texas Teenage Virgins
Last night we watched Texas Teenage Virgins. Thanks to ex-Governer George bush, it’s apparently illegal for schools to teach sex education. This, of course, is leading to soaring rates of teen pregnancy, but the religious right are insistant that they are doing the right thing. Teens are encouraged to take a “purity pledge” saying that… Continue reading Texas Teenage Virgins
The Weather Project
I finally went to see The Weather Project yesterday. I think that of the four large works that the Tate Modern has had in the Turbine Room this is my favourite – with Kapoor’s Marsyas a close second. The Turbine Room is such a huge space that any work of art built on that scale… Continue reading The Weather Project
Body Mass Index
I’ve been playing with a BMI calculator. At my current weight and height, my BMI is 30.4 which is (just) in the obese range. The good news tho’ is that I only need to be an inch taller to move into the overweight range. And if I can gain eight inches, my BMI will be… Continue reading Body Mass Index
Milton Keynes To Expand
It seems that Milton Keynes may well expand massively over the next 20 years. My wife lived in Milton Keynes when I met her. I’ve been there many times. An expanded Millton Keynes is a very fightening prospect.
Badgers
The nice man from DHL has just delivered a box containing many copies of the Badger book. This is one of my favourite parts of the book-writing process.
There Goes The Morning
I’ve got two articles to write this week and a number of other important things to do (not least of which is to find a new job) but while reading an Observer article I found a link to www.1837online.com and now it looks increasingly unlikely that I’ll achieve anything useful today.