recently i saw an exhibition on the impact of oil drilling in the niger delta. the mouth of africa’s third longest river comprises swamps andRead More
Category: environment
Well into the twentieth century, clothes were pricey and precious enough that they were mended and cared for and reimagined countless times, and most peopleRead More
I really do wonder what the Tate Modern means when they say that their “live performance room” is “the only place you can see artRead More
nearly a year has passed since the earthquake that devastated central christchurch, but the city is still a mess and the frequent aftershocks continue (althoughRead More
when i was a kid, we had hankies; if you were lucky, you had hankies with cute animal pictures on them, or embroidered flowers. whenRead More
frühling hat gesprengt (spring has sprung) – we are woken every morning by the drilling of the local woodpecker, night temperatures are above zero, &Read More
the slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been around for at least 20 years now, but these days its seems that, at least in terms ofRead More
it is a bit freaky indeed, more so than we really want to think. the latest organic nz magazine has an article about wifi inRead More
i grew up in dunedin, near the bottom of new zealand’s south island. it gets pretty cold there, at least it feels it, because untilRead More
a couple of months ago, the howard government in australia declared a state of emergency in northern territory aboriginal communities, claiming that widespread child abuseRead More