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London Bloggers
London Bloggers is a directory of weblogs written by people who live or work in london, organised by the rather iconic London Tube map. Wish I lived in a place populous enough to need such a thing. via cityofsound
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Gridblogging: The Next Layer
The next grid blogging topic is Ritual, set to go off on Jan 15. I’m really excited about this one, and I expect to see some new blogs come out of the woodwork for it. [grid::brand] was a good start, and there were some really interesting posts. But I did find that I was jumping…
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SpamSpamSpam
Just when I thought I had this blog running nicely, I awoke this morning to discover that the comment spammers have found me. This means I will probably have to wade through the anti-spam plugins, tricks and fixes soon.
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A Quiz for Theory Geeks
Finally a quiz meme worth taking up – What 20th Century Theorist are you? Turns out I am Michel Foucault! Happy with that result. OK, I cheated – the first time I came out as Lacan but that was just wrong, wrong, wrong. Found via cnwb (still don’t know what that stands for by the…
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VirtualStapler.com
For the stationery fetishists among you (who, me?): VirtualStapler.com : Revolutionary Online Stapler Simulation, via the irrepressible things magazine.
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On the Inside
This image is from Michel Gasarian’s “Cellule” series of photographs documenting the images that adorn French prison walls. I was struck by the way the photograph’s crumpled appearance adds to the poignancy. This is vernacular creativity in extremis. Found via Ashley Benigno.
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Creative Clusters
Creative Clusters is a conference and network for people working in the development of creative industries. They are “interested in regeneration and development projects that deliver outcomes in both cultural and economic terms”.
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Higher Ed Reforms Passed
Students face higher fees for university degrees after the federal government finally won support for its contentious $2.4 billion university reform package yesterday. But at least the link between funding and industrial reform has been removed. lowercase yay. Uppercase Sigh.
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Scam Baiting is so Tempting
The unfortunate few may have noticed that the Nigerian Email Scam has mutated into something much more melodramatic (and it has moved to Dubai). I am so tempted to reply to the one which I have just received: Dear Sir, As you read this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I…
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Karalee Serra’s thesis is on artists, art educators, and virtual communities.