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Needle & the Damage Done

Karie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:48:20 +0000

Honestly? I have never been interested in cross-stitching and my very few attempts at stitching ended badly. These cross-stitch versions of Banksy’s street art might just tempt me into picking up a needle and the thread, though.

The site is in Swedish, but all you need to know is that “ladda hem” means download and “gratis” means free. Yes, they offer free downloads of Banksy cross-stitch patterns. You can also grab skulls, feminist symbols and ’80s Michael Jackson patterns.

Sonic Strikes Back

Karie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:17:43 +0000

Sometimes I just effin’ love New Zealand. They do things differently there.

NZ man ‘used hedgehog as weapon’: “The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested “for assault with a weapon, namely the hedgehog.”

Poor hedgehog, though.

Words Against War

Karie — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:28:36 +0000

Sundays in February can be quite dreary – so why not dash into Mono here in Glasgow on Sunday at 8pm? Famous Scottish writers such as Alasdair Gray(!), Liz Lochhead, and Tom Leonard will be discussing the war in Iraq. As Mono also houses a record shop/informal gig venue, there will also be live music from local folk artists. Ticket is £5.

(An aside: last time I went to Mono, I ended up having dinner right next to a famous rock star, my word. And my vegan lasagna was rather bland.)