Hard to imagine the Americans and Australians fretting about these dilemmas. But then they are Very British Problems, as captured by Rob Temple in his book, Very British Problems – Making Our Lives Awkward One Rainy Day at a Time, due out on 10 October 2013. Or follow his twitter feed @SoVeryBritish. ‘Secretly feeling a bit excited to be wearing jumpers again’ is a particular favourite. Via Buzzfeed.
Filmed at sunrise on 12 September this year on the 57th floor of 4WTC in lower Manhattan, this short film shows a performance of Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain. It was conceived as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a tribute to the future of the city that New York City Ballet calls home.
Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, an international celebration of film in the border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, gets underway today 25 September and runs until the 29th. The Festival transforms the coastal town into one big cinema with premieres, installations and live events in locations across Berwick, along the town walls and even in an inflatable screening room. This year’s theme is North by Northeast, exploring Berwick’s Nordic roots and the region’s cultural
These 1960s plans for Irvine ‘New Town’ show the architects had the best intentions even if the results attracted controversy. Irvine was officially designated as a ‘New Town’ in 1966, the fifth and last to be developed in Scotland and the only ‘new town’ to be located on the coast. The other Scottish ‘New Towns’ were East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld and Livingston. Plans are afoot for Irvine. There is the
Still haven’t bought your souvenir to celebrate Andy Murray’s victory at Wimbledon? Here’s a stylish commemorative mug by designer Gillian Kyle and illustrator Clare Forrest. ‘Andy Murray’ was so popular he’s sold out but is back in stock 23 September. Other ‘Local Heroes’ include Robert Burns, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Mary Queen of Scots and Alexander Graham Bell. Gillian, who is known for her range of Tunnocks teacakes and caramel wafer
Brilliant Fife photographer Kevin McCollum is back from an enviable trip to New York and Chicago bringing back with him not the usual collection of selfies and naked knee shots but these stunning images in both colour and black and white. New York really is the city equivalent of Kate Moss – no matter the advancing years nor the decadence, it has just so many looks and seems hardly able
Lego Dance by Annette Jung. This clever animation is only 29 seconds long but probably took up several months of Annette Jung’s life.
Mmmm – tasty little idea this: delicious handmade cookie mixes in a jar that not only make baking easy but also provide a nifty present solution. There is a fabulous range of mixes including white chocolate and cranberry, milk chocolate, spotty dotty, Swiss nougat, chocolate and ginger, oat and sultana and oat, cherry and dark chocolate. Jars start at £8.50 and are available from a range of delis and outlets throughout Scotland including Reubens in Dunfermline.
A former crimer reporter with the LA Times, Abigail Goldman, draws on her professional experiences to create these tiny, detailed recreations of real life crimes scenes. The works, according to the artist, explore the dynamic between ‘what’s funny and what’s ghastly’. See more of her Dieoramas here.
You’ll need to do more than tighten your belt to afford this flooring. At $75 a square foot it’s not cheap but there’s something appealing about this well-worn, handsome flooring made from recycled belts. From Ting London.