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About prototypes Free
The use of the word 'prototype' in the new Subject Guide has been bothering me. My initial sense of the word was equivalent to the first of the definitions given by the OED - "a first or preliminary version...
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On mastery Free
It is always a pleasure to watch a master at work - the cook working elegantly under pressure, the guitarist casually creating complexity, the plasterer flicking out a perfect surface. And the most impressive...
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View from Berlin Free
Another workshop finished, this time in Berlin. Experienced teachers, who worked well together, throwing out lots of ideas and comments. One of the fascinating aspects of being a workshop leader is that...
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Carnaval's over Free
Carnaval is big here in Sitges. People proudly refer to an article some years ago that claimed that the Sitges Carnaval was the third best in the world, after Rio and Las Palmas in the Canaries. Well,...
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The King's (rude) Speech Free
I note the Guardian's report of Colin Firth's objection to the version of 'The King's Speech' to be released in the US, censoring the bad language used by the King at certain points in the film. To recap,...
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Black Swan Free
I went to see Black Swan last night and came back horrified. How could the director, Darren Aronofsky, have ... Hang on. If you haven't seen the film and plan do do so, you'd better stop here, and come...
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On irony & lies Free
Act 1 - An academician, Francisco Rico, writes an article in El Pais, criticising aspects of new anti-smoking legislation. He ends the piece "And I have smoked just one cigarette in my whole life". Immediate...
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Fashion Notes Free
Observed in the carpark of Barcelona's mainline station, Estació de Sants ... I particularly liked the semi-shorn dreadlocks: made her look like a radicalised sea-urchin. I recognised the Sita Murt jacket...
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The 3D Tag Cloud Free
Presentation on screen can be merely decorative, or it can reveal and/or manipulate the nature of the ideas presented. Thinking along these lines, how could 3D presentation help to communicate meaning...
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Tag cloud chat Free
Social networks are the crest of the internet wave at the moment. They're even being credited with revolutions - literal ones like Tunisia, not just metaphorical. Personally, I've never really felt the...