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Tag Archives: UK
The World Turned Upside Down
This week, the prize-winning British sculptor Mark Wallinger unveiled a dynamic new work at the London School of Economics. The World Turned Upside Down is an enormous inverted globe reversing our normal view of the world. Wallinger’s piece forces the observer to … Continue reading
Banksy Takes A Seaside Holiday
The slippery street artist(s) known as Banksy recently dropped a new work in the old English seaside town of Clevedon. As an “old” person I resent the implication, but it does make a point.
Choose Love
As many of you enjoy the festive season and celebrate the story of the birth of the world’s most famous refugee child, please take a moment to consider the plight of millions of displaced children around the world. Iranian animator … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Europe, Film, Middle East
Tagged charities, Christmas, Iran, refugees, UK
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Everybody Loves Miniature Golf
The always amusing UK-based American artist Doug Fishbone continues to spread joy while tackling weighty issues. His ever popular installation Leisure Land Golf, which premiered at the 2015 Venice Biennale, is now showing at the York Gallery in York. The fully-playable show … Continue reading
Economy vs Business Class
The UK travel search web site Just The Flight figured out how much a flyer would have to spend on snacks and refreshments to make up the difference between economy and business class airfare. NB: 1 £ = $1.29
Posted in Air Travel, Europe, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged air fares, Budget Travel, UK
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Flying Libraries
I don’t generally have anything positive to say about the budget airline easyJet, but hats off to the company for creating the easyJet Book Club. This week, the carrier launched flying libraries for children with 7,000 paperbacks placed on 147 flights. The … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Books, Europe, Libraries, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Airline, children's books, UK
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A trip to Middle Earth
Serious JRR Tolkien fans should begin planning a visit to Oxford next summer for the groundbreaking exhibition Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth. The show, which will be created by the Bodleian Library, will explore the world of Tolkien’s literary imagination through the largest … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Libraries, Maps
Tagged JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Oxford University, Silmarillion, the Hobbit, UK
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Sgt. Pepper Turns Fifty
On June 1, 1967, the Beatles released Sgt.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to worldwide acclaim. To mark the anniversary, the city of Liverpool has commissioned leading international artists to create thirteen events influenced by each track on the seminal album. Between May … Continue reading
Virtual History
On his death in 1837, English architect and avid collector Sir John Soane bequeathed his stately London mansion and personal museum and library to the nation, with the stipulation that it would be preserved intact. He also required that the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums, Tech, Tourism
Tagged London, Sir John Soane Museum, UK
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Grey London
To mark the launch of Bose’s Get Closer campaign for Quiet Comfort wireless headphones, Grey London has created a one minute video that shows dancer Maëva Berthelot moving through the deserted streets of London. Dancing through locations that range from Piccadilly … Continue reading
