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Category Archives: History
Magic Tricks and Music Halls
Yesterday I found a new favourite place in Glasgow. Walking into Tam Shepard’s Trick Shop is like walking into another world, another era. The shop could have been straight out of the 1930s – except for the Obama masks and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Film, History, Music, Popular Culture, Scotland, shopping
Tagged entertainment, events, friends, Glasgow, History, love
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The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron
Channel4 executive: “OMG, OMG! BBC just had their poetry season and it was so supercool! What do we do?!” Other Channel4 executive: “Is there anyway we can make poetry really sensationalist and entertaining? I mean, I am not not opposed … Continue reading
One Small Step or One Giant Leap?
Yesterday marked the first time I could vote in Scotland. I clutched my polling card, brought ID with me and walked down to the polling place fully expecting to queue for maybe five or ten minutes. I was the only … Continue reading
Pioneers
Robert Cornelius. This photo was taken in 1839 making it one of the earliest known self-portraits in the history of photography. I have looked at it often. He feels so alive, so human. It is a far cry from the … Continue reading
A Lovely Land Is Ours
From left to right, going clockwise: Copenhagen pedestrian street (Fiolstræde) with secondhand booksellers, quirky fashion and a Japanese supermarket; typical Danish pedestrian street in Holbæk with parked bikes (and bike helmets); Copenhagen City Hall tower; Mjølnir (Thor’s Hammer) seen at … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, History, Personal
Tagged culture, Denmark, family, friends, musings, nationality, personal stuff, politics, real life
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Linkage
Link dump day! + Europe, Explained: a nice map which summarises it all for confused non-Europeans. + Puppets need puppets too. + Vegetarian-friendly roadkill carpet + The prettiest yarn shop in Denmark? I like my yarn shops over-stuffed, but if … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Denmark, Film, History, humour, Language, linkage, Literature, Music, Popular Culture, Print Culture, shopping
Tagged bibliomania, Craft, esc, Film, geek, wtf, youtube
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Spinning a Yarn – Living History in Glasgow
If you are in the Glasgow vicinity and stuck for what to do this bank holiday weekend, why not go down to Kelvingrove Museum? They have Living History visitors – including Joyce who would just love to show you her … Continue reading
Random Is the New Black
We have found more clay pipes by the Forth and Clyde Canal – here is one of the nicest pipes, if not exactly the most intact.. Notice also the rather interesting shards of china in the background. We’ve identified one … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fandom, History, News, Popular Culture, Scotland
Tagged archaeology, Art, clay pipes, Fandom, health, popculture, Scotland, swine flu, vidding, visual arts, youtube
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What’s In A Name?
The US has some very strange place names. Bad Axe, Michigan: “While surveying the first state road through the Huron County wilderness in 1861, Rudolph Papst and George Willis Pack made camp at the future site of the city and … Continue reading
A Beautiful Day
It’s going to be a beautiful day so the bluebirds sing. I have booked myself a short, but much-needed flight home to Denmark in May. I need to spend time with the Danish part of myself, I have decided. Going … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Gray, Art, Books 2009, Denmark, Film, History, Knitting, linkage, Literature, Music, Personal, Popular Culture, Science, typography
Tagged Alasdair Gray, Art, books, Crafty, Denmark, family, people power, politics, Print Culture, youtube
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