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They Used Wine Presses, You Know

Me mam’s apparently doing a bit better. It’s slightly strange to be in another country and not being able to rush to the hospital.
Somebody at BBC is my new friend. Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press is showing on BBC4 tonight so whoever greenlighted that show gets to be my friend. Yes I’ll sit there [...]

Posted 14 April 2008 † Karie § Art § Bibliophilia § Personal § Print Culture ‡ Comments (3)

The Hills are Alive

If Rufus Wainwright were a soft toy..

Posted 07 March 2008 † Karie § Music § Popular Culture ‡ Comments (0)

Underneath the Trees

Ladies and gentlemen, we had snow the other day. You might think that my Viking Blood might’ve caused me to embrace the weather and frolic through the snow like some demented Norse god, but no. I hate snow. Blame it on too many schoolyard snowball fights which I always lost. No, I stayed indoors and [...]

Posted 06 March 2008 † Karie § Art § Literature ‡ Comments (1)

Saturday Linkage

This week I rummaged around on the net and almost accidentally joined a book club based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Thankfully the members correspond with each other online. The idea is that you set yourself up for reading 20 books within a set time (which is very achievable) and some of these books have to be [...]

Posted 23 February 2008 † Karie § Architecture § Art § Personal § Print Culture ‡ Comments (0)

Saturday Linkage

Last night I went into the kitchen and announced: “I really like Tanzania.” My poor, deluded brain had been locked into dream-space whilst I had been battling it out on Puzzle Quest. While my fingers had been busy pairing up gems and fighting wyverns, another part of me had been in Tanzania on a veranda, [...]

Posted 16 February 2008 † Karie § Art § Literature § Personal § Popular Culture ‡ Comments (2)

Saturday Linkage

Why smart songwriting is huge in Sheffield and guitar-pop thrives in Glasgow: You hear where you live? An interesting look at how geography may help shape your taste in music - whether you are aware of it or not.
Meanwhile, it’s nice to note that Hillary Clinton wants to share her political views with the part [...]

Posted 09 February 2008 † Karie § Music § News § Photography ‡ Comments (1)