Thursday, December 23, 2010

taking things literary

the other week, i was listening to the radio and heard an interview about virginia woolf, the role of the character in narrative and a woman she called "mrs brown"
it was wonderful to hear someone talk about virginia woolf, it was wonderful hearing an intelligent and articulate voice, melba cuddy-keane, a canadian scholar, it was good to be hearing with my "literary, intellectual" head - something i haven't bothered with for ages
transcript and audio linked
the book, Virginia Woolf, the Intellectual and the Public Sphere, by melba cuddy-keane
and then again the other night, an interview with james shapiro discussing his book, contested will: who wrote shakespeare?
less academic, more anecdotal, just as intriguing
transcript and audio linked
people writing about the book -

Friday, December 17, 2010

i like a cock a too

oh, dear, cockie lust has been excited by this image in the design files' interview with lucy fenton
an impusle to find out just how much a cockie lamp stand would cost?


luckily, i have other cockies to keep me happy,

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

i was thinking about this
because i haven't been updating this blog very much.
i've been busy elsewhere

Friday, December 3, 2010

and the winner is ... sydaney

ah juan anotonio
it may not be politick to mention cities/countries being awarded mega-sporting events, as australia's world cup bid is brought down by qatar (achoo), but i happened to be in sydney this week for work
broken heart, ricky maynard
i didn't manage to hop on a ferry
...
or down a schooner
...
two things which i think it is essential to do when in sydney
i didn't even see the bridge or the house!
here is alternative kind of opera house,
i did get to the nsw gallery, though, and saw some regulars, as well as the art + soul exhibition (as seen on tv!!)
i saw a few people listening to commentary, but i was only doing a quick whip around,
mum has asked for the book (associated with the documentary) for christmas, a good present i think.



gallery guards were swarming like flies so i couldn't take many illegal gallery photos and those i did manage were pretty piss-poor as i pretended i was texting when really i was snapping off shots