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Monthly Archives February 2008

Mapping the World

A tired day today.
So why not go look at Strange Maps instead?
It’s seriously one of the coolest, most informative websites around. It does what it says on the tin: Maps. Strange ones.
The content ranges from the very informative - a map of how various denominations of Christianity are distributed throughout the US [...]

Posted 06 February 2008 † Karie § Art ‡ Comments (0)

Slices of Life

Since I last had an MRI scan (mid-90s, if I recall correctly), technology has allowed the patient to listen to the radio during the scan. Unfortunately this meant I was forced to listen to a talk show debating killing stray dogs and then people suffering from claustrophobia. Not ideal listening material for someone who [...]

Posted 05 February 2008 † Karie § News § Personal ‡ Comments (0)

Boom-Di-DA-DA-Boom

Let’s be positive! My downstairs neighbour is not a hypersensitive man who complains that I ‘type too loudly’. He is not a schizophrenic albino who loves Celine Dion and talks to his absent father whilst hiding from the people in the walls. He is not a Norwegian couple who argue until 4am, then shag and [...]

Posted 04 February 2008 † Karie § Personal ‡ Comments (0)

The Scandal of the Season

I am currently reading Sophie Gee’s “The Scandal of the Season” and it is a bewildering read.
The plot outline: 18th century Britain. Catholics and Protestants live side by side uneasily. The young poet Alexander Pope is heading to London to make his name. He encounters a situation he’ll later immortalise in the wonderful mock [...]

Posted 02 February 2008 † Karie § Literature § Reviewed ‡ Comments (0)

Knotted Brain Much?

The Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art: “the world’s largest collection of anatomically correct fabric brain art. Inspired by research from neuroscience, dissection and neuroeconomics, our current exhibition features three quilts with functional images from PET and fMRI scanning, a knitted brain, and two fabric pieces interpreting single neuron recording.”
Their disclaimer amuses this soon-to-undergo-MRI-scan [...]

Posted 02 February 2008 † Karie § Art § Popular Culture ‡ Comments (0)