Monthly Archives: May 2007
Christoph Büchel and the ownership of Art
I don’t really subscribe to the revolutionary communist view of Industrial Relations but the history, both ancient and modern, of The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) does seem to cast a new light on Marx’s theories about the … Continue reading
Overheard in the playground
Veiled Mum called over her five year old daughter and told her off for dancing about. Afro-Caribbean Mum: Don’t you like her dancing? VM: No, it’s not allowed in our religion. AM: But she’s just playing around, she’s got lots … Continue reading
The Importance of Being Open
Wikipedia had an article about the Rhodes Blood Libel on its front page a few days ago. This was one of those cases where a Jewish community was falsely accused of ritually murdering a Christian child, leading to horrible repercussions. … Continue reading
Tears of Strangeness
The Books are my favourite band, they have been for some time now. I love the complexity and ingeniousness of their tracks; they manage to sound arty and detailed without being close or oppressive. You get the sense that they … Continue reading