Pop art illuminations in Louisiana
Pop art illuminations in the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, – the 85th most visited art museum in the world (says Wikipedia at the time I write this). Poul Gernes, Yayoi Kusama and others.
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Alas, poor Yorick – his response to life is worth emulating
Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio. A fellow of infinite jest whose response to life I fain would emulate… I am on holiday in Denmark. In the tourist information centre at Helsingør, aparently!
Life in Mini-Europe
Life in Mini-Europe: it’s a life in plastic, but I’m not sure Barbie would feel at home here. There’s more going on that you might imagine.
Lisbon summer holiday – a photo essay
A Lisbon photo essay to round off my Lisbon series – the last couple of entries have been a bit wordy, so this time it’s mostly pictures to enjoy instead.
The Age of Discovery at Museu de Marinha
It’s always interesting to see what history museums choose to present, and the way they present it. It’s also telling to see what history they avoid presenting. Lisbon’s Museu de Marinha – the Maritime Museum – is a case in point.
Castelo de Sao Jorge – St George’s Castle
The Castelo de Sao Jorge – St George’s Castle – is a struggle to reach but a fine place from which to look out over Lisbon and back over Lisbon’s past.
Referendum maps and ideological choices
The EU Leave/Remain poll in Britian last Thursday resulted in a collection of interesting referendum maps – an excuse to revisit ideology and map-making
The coin toss
This week The UK is going to be making a coin toss on its future. The whole business strikes me as painful and as more than a little surreal.
Edith Cavell (and St Joan) in Brussels
History is all around you in Brussels, still I was surprised one day to find myself walking along Rue Edith Cavell… and then I remembered.
Taxes and loud English – it’s child’s play
Taxes and death – the two things of which we can be certain, but while it’s very unusual to die more than once, getting taxed twice for the same year… It’s enough to get you speaking in loud English.