Saturday, 28 April 2012

Durham's venerable 'vennels'

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What's a vennel, you might ask. Wikipedia defines it as a 'passageway' and explicitly says they are common to Scotland and Durha...
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Russell Square tube station: another icon

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Along with Edgware Road tube station on the Bakerloo Line, Russell Square tube station on the Piccadilly Line is another of the iconic produ...
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Saturday, 21 April 2012

Quilted piano covers

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Quilting is a big thing in America: there are tons of women who pride themselves on carrying on the colonial tradition, with books documenti...
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Monday, 16 April 2012

Cate Blanchett at the Barbican

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This is the story of a woman with two vices: she is a slave to words – loves to talk but has no one to talk to, and she loves to help peop...
Friday, 13 April 2012

Plutonic lunch: new understandings of Shap granite

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Recently, we ate lunch at the Honest Lawyer pub outside Durham – an oxymoron for sure. Staring at me from the table was the belly of a possi...
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Store signs that make you laugh

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I really enjoy thoughtful signs. S omebody put a lot of thought into these two: Logo of a fish pedicure shop Are they really closi...
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Sunday, 8 April 2012

The "Barnes Dance" crosswalk in London!

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A year ago, the papers in Colorado were full of emotive laments that Denver was going to eliminate "Barnes Dance" crosswalks. Thes...
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