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Ups and downs
Life has delivered me a series of setbacks of the past couple of weeks. None were crucial or insurmountable but they added up to a feeling that blogging wasn’t really what I wanted to be doing. But...
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Tis the season
To be orange. Or yellow. If you’re a trendsetter, you’ll be naked, and if you’re behind the times, you’ll be green.
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Bronte
This song, from Making Mirrors, took a while to get to me. Then I saw the video. It’s beautiful. It was even more stunning on a huge screen live. Coming of age… And to change tack, but another song...
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The Milky Way
Have you ever looked at a picture of the night sky and realised just how utterly ill-equipped we are to comprehend the enormity of the Universe? Prepare to enjoy that sense of inadequate wonder again....
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Black and White and Weipa
This evening, I had reason to dig into my archive in search of some specific shots. I wasn’t very successful, but found a little mix from a night of failed crocodile baiting in Weipa. Memory lane is...
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Can science save us?
(h/t to Mark Whatmore for putting me on to this) Props to the University of Bristol – I like seeing real scientists posed big questions. Knowledge in general, and science specifically, is inextricably...
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I love this song
And I got to see it live. Finally. Just sayin’. It was good. Oh, that trumpet trill. Hair-raising. Also:
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The Bosnian Project
A good friend of mine went on an ambitious exploration mission in 2011. The result is The Bosnian Project. Take a look. It’s an insight into a place where language, culture and politics are tearing at...
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Boxing Trio
Christmas has come and gone, and what’s left is to tidy up. I’ve been picking through my old hard drive, in search of nostalgic gold. I watched Into The Wild earlier this week and it had quite an...
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For Your Eyes Only
Here are two waves no-one has ever seen before (except me).* Me? I just loved sitting transfixed on the headland, staring at water contorting itself in ways that were silky smooth and spectacularly...
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The world is a novelty cocktail
Do you think the world arranges itself into horizontal layers because of gravity, or because God is obsessed with novelty cocktails? I’m going with the novelty cocktails hypothesis. In your face,...
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The last quartet of a quartet
This is the last set of miscellany from my archives. Note that these look kind of rubbisher because WordPress resizes them; if you click on the image you’ll see it larger and more crisp. Enjoy…
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Cliffs and Conditioning
Here’s a couple of bits and bobs I’ve found to kick off the new year. The following video I really like, not because of the quality of the surfing – it’s good, but not amazing – but because it captures...
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At times I feel like this crocodile
This is one of four *brilliant* animation concept videos which pose the question: what if African animals were balloons? I love it. Excuse for not posting in January: Zombies.
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ZombieLab: crunch week
If you’re in London, I highly recommend you set aside a little time this weekend and come check this out. Or, if you’re free on Wednesday night, the potential for shenanigans is even higher, because it...
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ZombieLab: it’s over!
12,000 people came to ZombieLab over three days. It was quite a big thing. Anyway, I’m back to a semblance of a normal life now. Which means filming a Chinese Kung Fu demo (or 3) in Chinese New Year...
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Two distinct people
I’m transfixed by the images of my past life. Stars, waves and open spaces adorn my walls, reminding me that the world of 2010 was one that had a profound impact on my life. I was on an ‘endless quest...
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Ring Ring
“Oh.” said Little Bobby. Never again would Little Bobby ask “how do phones work?”.
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