EPL starts next week. Hard to get excited about it with Aussie Rules still in full flight. But, howay the Toon!
fabric balls by Klas Klasherbert
Did you know that you wanted to go to art school?
An interesting retrospective for those thinking about it.
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This is a rendering of Clingstone. It was built in 1905 on a rock in Narragansett Bay for a total of $36,000. Abandoned for two decades, it was sold in 1961 to Henry Wood who, with his family, restored and maintains it to this day.
Julia Seizer
It’s correct that we don’t directly elect our PM in Australia. But the dumping by a party of a first term PM is unprecedented; particularly in this manner. If that party wants to try and rationalize it or ignore public concerns about it, then I hope that will be to their peril. Frankly, I find it deeply disturbing. Note: I care little about the actual parties or politicians involved. It’s the process.
FIGHTING WITH TEENAGERS: A COPYRIGHT STORY
As an experiment, composer Jason Robert Brown logged onto a site illegally offering his sheet music for download and contacted hundreds of users, politely asking them to stop listing the material. Most complied, some were confused, and a few fought back. Brown chronicles a lengthy exchange he had with a teenage girl named Brenna, which provides an interesting insight into their perspectives of the copyright debate. He also responds to several points raised in comments to the article and says, ‘I don’t wish to be the enemy; I’m just a guy trying to make a living.” (via slashdot)
It’s going to be be hot here for a while.
A young Catherine said she wanted to try archery. So proud of her.
