friday five: paris 1962

May 27, 2010

friday five: paris 1962

‘Images from Paris cafés and nightlife in 1962, the same week Yves St. Laurent’s runway show vaulted Dior to new heights’. More here.

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monday me #1

May 25, 2010

monday me #1

Image credit: Guardian In Pictures, Sculpture from Chelsea Flower Show. The very wise and beautiful DoorwaysTraveler has started a series called Monday Me. She writes and [...]

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perfect sunday

May 23, 2010

perfect sunday

This afternoon we packed a picnic and headed over to Putney to enjoy the fabulous sunshine. So did everyone else. The traffic chaos had me dramatically [...]

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friday five: marina abramovic ~ the artist is present

May 20, 2010

friday five: marina abramovic ~ the artist is present

Below are portraits of people watching Marina Abramovic perform her latest work as part of ‘The Artist Is Present’ at MOMA. Abramovic sits in silence at [...]

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the pale blue dot (or, perspective: i haz it)

May 19, 2010

the pale blue dot (or, perspective: i haz it)

‘We succeeded in taking that picture from deep space, and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On [...]

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sunday musings

May 16, 2010

sunday musings

Well just how awesome is Skype? Since Science Guy fixed the camera, my pre-Skype preparation is way more complicated, but for the best part of an [...]

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friday five: pictures in bed

May 13, 2010

friday five: pictures in bed

Billy Bragg once sang that the most important decisions in life, are made between two people in bed. He was right. Everything that really matters in [...]

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in which i am arthur and/or martha

May 11, 2010

in which i am arthur and/or martha

Considers self a traveller. Has actual gypsy blood running through veins. Knows cities by smells and food. Has been known to experience heart palpitations while researching [...]

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mothering sunday

May 9, 2010

mothering sunday

www.marriedtothesea.com Like a magpie, I seem to find pairs and pairs of earrings that would be perfect for Mum, and just a few years ago a [...]

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friday five: the joy of hate (for i have woken to find i live in a tory constituency)

May 7, 2010

friday five: the joy of hate (for i have woken to...

*** *** *** *** From the quite brilliant Claire Murray

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international television debut

May 6, 2010

international television debut

So Science Guy and I were on the tele last night! It was a piece on kiwis that can vote in the UK election, for a [...]

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an open letter to tom etherington

May 5, 2010

an open letter to tom etherington

Dear Tom Etherington, Wow, so tough day? I bet you never expected this! As Editor of Zoo Magazine you are supposed to spend your day rating [...]

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