Author Archives: jb

>I have a question

Posted on 12 September, 2008 by jb

> Does “bipolar” mean that you’ve been to the Arctic AND the Antarctic…..?

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>Don’t ask me …(about The Box),

Posted on 11 September, 2008 by jb

> The BBC comes up with some seriously cool ideas. They’ve stuck a GPS device device in a 40′ shipping container to track its progress around the world for a year to display the logistic chain that underpins globalisation. Sort … Continue reading →

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>There is no better rock song

Posted on 11 September, 2008 by jb

> Living easy, living freeSeason ticket on a one-way rideAsking nothing, leave me beTaking everything in my strideDon’t need reason, don’t need rhymeAin’t nothing I would rather doGoing down, party timeMy friends are gonna be there too I’m on the … Continue reading →

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>Too good to miss

Posted on 10 September, 2008 by jb

> Christoph Buchel is known for his conceptual projects and complex large-scale installation pieces. In some of his projects he explores the unstable relationship between security and internment, placing visitors in the contradictory roles of victim and voyeur. This experience … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 9 September 2008

Posted on 9 September, 2008 by jb

Buddy Holly – Ain’t Got No Home from The Buddy Holly Masters Arid – At The Close Of Everyday from 2 Meter Sessies Volume 9 Bob Dylan – Bound To Lose, Bound To Win from Witmark & Sons Demos Tommy … Continue reading →

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>True stories – The Swizzle Stick

Posted on 8 September, 2008 by jb

> “Well, dear boy those things did happen at various times, in different places, but mainly not to me” Basil Boothroyd Dad told me this story (frequently) as a warning not to get involved with birds with expensive tastes. Yeah … Continue reading →

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>Happiness is …..Matrix II

Posted on 7 September, 2008 by jb

>“Erwin Redl’s “Matrix II” is a 36 by 26 foot installation piece composed of a grid-work of floating green LEDs. Hung from long strings, the lights become a patchwork of points as if space itself were punctured and emitting a … Continue reading →

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>The amazing conclusion

Posted on 6 September, 2008 by jb

> The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING. The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL. The sport of choice for supervisors is BASEBALL. The sport … Continue reading →

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>This is the difference…..

Posted on 6 September, 2008 by jb

> .. between the military (that’s where you get command of millions worth of kit and 50 men in your early 20s) and the Real World (where you THINK you have some sort of authority, but it’s a mere illusion). … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me…. (about Prada)

Posted on 5 September, 2008 by jb

> “Reduced from the outrageous to the merely ridiculous” Bill Leslie would say. “ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE BLOODY EUROS?” I murmured quietly. “FROM TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY BLOODY EUROS?” “This is the cheaper place” sez Ms jb. “I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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