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Help not hinder Haiti [Red Cross Blogs]

Anna — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:00:13 +0000

Help not hinder Haiti [Red Cross Blogs] – "Relieving suffering should be guided solely by need and not what people have to donate. Humanitarian aid should also ‘do no harm’. Quite a lot of harm is done when unwanted and unneeded fresh food items rot in piles at the airports and seaports, stopping medicines and blankets getting through. [...] Unwanted donations create chaos, waste and confusion for an already stricken country. The risks are spiralling costs or actual threats to its people, environment and industry. For example local shop owners, who may have lost family members and their home then find their business crumbling as food or clothing aid is imported." Pass it along

Fan journalists and journalist fans [D Nye Everything]

Anna — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:19 +0000

Fan journalists and journalist fans [D Nye Everything] – "Sometimes progress is about acknowledging feelings and trying to minimise any lurch into stupidity they might drive." Been meaning to link to this for ages, just because that sentence is so good.

London 2010 [stml]

Anna — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:15 +0000

London 2010 [stml] – James has come up with another mad and wonderful project. Coincidentally enough, I very nearly pulled Keiller's film off the shelf yesterday — but ended up watching Prime Suspect instead.

IMG MGMT: The Nine Eyes of Google Street View [Art Fag City]

Anna — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:00:15 +0000

IMG MGMT: The Nine Eyes of Google Street View [Art Fag City] – I know this has been blogged by everyone ever, but that's because it's a really lovely, thoughtful piece, and as it happens, the images are all really good. Go read.

The Golden Age Of Indie Fanzines [Flickr group]

Anna — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:00:09 +0000

The Golden Age Of Indie Fanzines [Flickr group] – Ally of dusty7s.blogspot.com has started what should hopefully become a great resource of old zines. If you have any knocking around, now you know where to put them!

Space Rock The Final Frontier: Sir Patrick Moore On Pop Music [The Quietus]

Anna — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:00:37 +0000

Space Rock The Final Frontier: Sir Patrick Moore On Pop Music [The Quietus] – "You can't describe infinity in ordinary words: I can't and neither could Einstein. I know because I asked him. Ha ha!"
Great interview which had me giggling out loud in places. The nerd in me loves the way Sir Patrick keeps using the phrase "don't panic!" as well. [via meatrobot]

The Carbuncle Cup, award for the worst new building | Building Design

Anna — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:08 +0000

The Carbuncle Cup, award for the worst new building | Building Design – The longlist for 2009's Carbuncle Cup. What stands out about most of the entries is how the buildings themselves stand out, as in almost none of them work sympathetically with their environs (some aren't actually terrible buildings in themselves). Also, the "Nissen huts of nihilism!" comment made me laugh out loud. [via Own Hatherley]

The Treehouse Gallery

Anna — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:00:03 +0000

The Treehouse Gallery – "The Treehouse Gallery is an innovative public project featuring a free daily program of events, arts, musicology and activities in Regent's Park, London. Open from 19th July until 6th September."

Tea Taste Test

Anna — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:02:11 +0000

Tea Taste Test – "Scientists prefer Clark Kent to Superman" [via @genmon]

In search of the Atom Style / Atomium 58: 14 visies [Comics and Architecture post #3]

Anna — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:01:38 +0000

In search of the Atom Style / Atomium 58: 14 visies [Comics and Architecture post #3] – And speaking of the retrofuture, I want to go to these exhibitions at the Atomium in Brussels. Amazing building, wonderful art, lovely beer, who wants to come with me? I'm thinking first weekend in September (it finishes on the 20th). Also these ones: http://is.gd/1PavN