Washed up photography
Here are some lovely shots of flotsam and jetsam washed up on beaches.
The Comfort of Things
The big fear is that as modern life becomes more ‘modern’ and empowering, it actually fragments society into mere isolated individualisms and loses any sense of purpose or order. Attempts to combat this have included: Nationalism, trying to draw people together under...
Hugs for Monsters IE6 messages
I imagine the fame Joe of Hugs for Monsters fame has garnered from these IE6 splash pages is probably doing his head in a bit by now (sorry Joe!) The problem is, he said what sooo many webbies were thinking and put it so succinctly. As I can't find them on Joe's site...
Screened Out
In the early 80s, when the metallurgical industry in the Lorraine region entered its final crisis, the public powers had the idea to make up for this collapse by creating a European leisure zone, an "intelligent" theme park which could jumpstart the economy of the...
The History of Mr Polly
The essential thing of those fifteen long years of shopkeeping is Mr Polly, well athwart the counter of his rather ill-lit shop, lost in a book, or rousing himself with a sigh to attend to business. And meanwhile he got little exercise; indigestion grew with him until...