Archive for October, 2008

Where do those plastic bottles go?

October 30, 2008

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You can wear them:

Recycled bottles rematerialise as fabric

Recycled bottles rematerialise as fabric

But would you want to?

Tesco’s flies its green flag again.

Just found this more direct re-use, sadly the blogger there does not quote source of the pic.

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Toni M. in SE1

October 28, 2008

At the Queen Elizabeth Hall to see Toni Morrison, here to promote her new book, A Mercy.

Toni Morrison in conversation with Hermione Lee

Toni Morrison and Hermione Lee

These ‘in conversation’ things can be a bit surreal – an intimate chat until they look up and then, hey, what are all these people doing in my room?

Some readings on an NPR page are here as downloads.

Sneaked some wobbly photos from Row E. I should have seen if I could have done some proper pics backstage; I found a listing too late that she was also reading at Hatchards the following day, a smaller gig, so I could have got to Row A. Ho hum.

An event to follow was in the QEH Front Room, i.e. the space by the bar. Posh music.

Front Room

Front Room

Then on my way home, an encounter with some of those terrifying young people on the tube. They were insistant that they were not from Kings College.

Terror on the tube

Terror on the tube

Terror on the Tube 2

Terror on the Tube 2

High culture all around.

DC in N15

October 20, 2008
David Cameron in N15

David Cameron in N15

David Cameron, Conservative Party leader, visiting local clothing manufacturer 1 TRY Clothing, of Lawrence Road N15.  Visit organised by local traders to promote Federation of Small Businesses‘ Keep Trade Local campaign.  This place has shrunk from 20 workers to 4.

I wanted to ask him to pose at a sewing machine but they wouldn’t let me. (more…)