Date posted: February 28, 2007
Prime locations are a good reflection of retail power. The four corners of London's Oxford Circus are currently (Spring 2007) occupied by Niketown, H&M, United Colors of Benetton and Shelleys, a UK based chain of shoe stores. Shelleys is the odd one out. It has been at Oxford Circus for at least two decades. Perhaps they signed a long term lease, perhaps the building is less attractive than nearby sites.
Date posted: February 28, 2007
When I was at university for some time Anselm Kiefer was among my favourite artists. I was into Derrida and deconstruction, I read Paul Celan and raved about Peter Eisenman, Bernard Tschumi, Daniel Libeskind and Coop Himmelb(l)au. Anselm Kiefer fitted into this line-up, indeed his work was featured in a book called "What is Deconstruction?".
Date posted: February 27, 2007
For years I've had a link to the site of the British Toilet Association, which campaigns for better public toilets across the UK. I added this link because at the time it was one of the odder websites around, but also because I think it is a good cause.
Date posted: February 18, 2007
A Dutch judge has ruled that peepshows are a form of theatre. The (erotic) nature of the performance does not alter the fact that it is a performance attended by a paying audience. In The Netherlands there are two VAT rates, 6% and 19%. Theatre performances fall in the 6% category so for the proprietors of peepshows, the ruling makes a big difference.
Holland Animation Film festival 2008
As with every edition of the Holland Animation Film festival there were too many films. And also as with every edition the films ranged from hilarious, touching and stunning to boring, tedious and outright dreadful.
I'm a cyborg is yet another highly intelligent movie by Park Chan-wook. It's also a visual treat and in its own special way profoundly moving.
Supplementary material for my review of Gregory Clark: A Farewell to Alms; Paul Collier: The Bottom Billion; and Dani Rodrik: One Economics, Many Recipes.
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