Author Archives: jb

>Dalrymplisms – Grading on a Curse

Posted on 23 October, 2008 by jb

> The head examiner of a British school-examination board, Peter Buckroyd, whose examinations are taken by 780,000 children, recently explained to teachers why a pupil who answered the question, “Describe the room you’re in,” with “Fuck off”—an actual case, apparently—should … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me…(about BS Protectors)

Posted on 22 October, 2008 by jb

> Cut them out and hook them over your ears when your personal Bullshit Meter goes off the scale. But this definitely falls into the “Bullshit Bingo” category. In other words: make sure that you’ve got a watertight contract, or … Continue reading →

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>Now I know…#1

Posted on 22 October, 2008 by jb

> …why museums in Germany don’t sell t-shirts. Whispers: Because all the visitors are so bloody old Down at the Frieder Burda Museum in Baden-Baden, they’ve showing “Sculpture by painters” – an exhibition of 145 significant works by Georg Baselitz, … Continue reading →

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>BFO #1

Posted on 22 October, 2008 by jb

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>Tunes for a Tuesday – 21 October 2008

Posted on 21 October, 2008 by jb

> Emilio Pericoli – Al Di La from Billboard Top 100 Hits of 1962Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld & Eric Andersen – Blue River from One More ShotMassiv – Blut gegen Blut from Blut gegen Blut Re-ReleaseCopeland – Chin Up from … Continue reading →

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>This I need: ABC3D

Posted on 21 October, 2008 by jb

> Someone wrote:“I’ve just acquired the single most beautiful book I’ve ever owned” Mine’s on order. Although anything by Edward Tufte gives it a run for its money…

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>Don’t ask me…(about arty-farty)

Posted on 20 October, 2008 by jb

> Kate from Visual St Paul featured this painting by Ernesto Ybarra, a St Paul artist of Mexican heritage, the other day I ventured that I’d hate to say what I thought it reminded me of. (Of what it reminded … Continue reading →

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>I’m very sorry about this….

Posted on 19 October, 2008 by jb

> The Subaru at the Super U. I can’t help it. I’m having treatment, but I keep forgetting to take the pills….

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>You know you’re in….

Posted on 18 October, 2008 by jb

> ..France when – in the wine department of a bog-standard hypermarket (Cora in the Zone Industrielle in Haguenau) – you find well-thumbed copies of Hachette, Parker and Vin, provided by the store for a discerning buying public. All comes … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me… (about Pseuds Corner)

Posted on 16 October, 2008 by jb

> I really like Petra Bittl. She’s a hugely talented ceramic artist, she’s got a wicked sense of humour and Axel, her husband, (ex- linebacker) is as nice a guy as you’re likely to meet. The only thing I’m not … Continue reading →

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