Composed upon Westminster Bridge Earth has not any thing to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the [...]
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That mighty heart is lying still
Posted in NY-LON, tagged Composed upon Westminster Bridge, London, riots, William Wordsworth on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jaume Plensa in Yorkshire
Posted in My photos, NY-LON, tagged Chicago, Crown Fountain, Jaume Plensa, My photos, sculpture on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC has some fabulous photos of the first major UK exhibition by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa : BBC News – In pictures: Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park They reminded me of a trip to Chicago and his wonderful installation in the city – Crown Fountain :
The Clock
Posted in NY-LON, What I'm looking at, tagged art, Christian Marclay, The Clock, The Imperfectionists, Tom Rachman on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What I really fear is time. That’s the devil: whipping us on when we’d rather loll, so the present sprints by, impossible to grasp, and all is suddenly past, a past that won’t hold still, that slides into these inauthentic tales. The Imperfectionists, Tom Rachman Christian Marclay’s 24-hour video The Clock was acclaimed as one [...]
What’s in a surname?
Posted in NY-LON, What I'm reading, tagged National Geographic on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
National Geographic has a great new map of United States based on the distribution of common surnames which gives an idea of the country’s immigration waves. I was particularly interested to learn that : Many of these names came from Great Britain, reflecting the long head start the British had over many other settlers. The [...]
Anish Kapoor turns the world upside down
Posted in My photos, NY-LON, What I'm looking at, tagged Anish Kapoor, London, My photos, New York, sculpture on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Anish Kapoor is one of my favourite artists so I was very happy to catch his first outdoor exhibition in London on my visit home. I have also been lucky enough to see one of the same pieces, Sky Mirror 2006, at the Rockefeller Center in New York and Cloud Gate , on a visit [...]
Remembrance
Posted in NY-LON, tagged Armistice Day, poetry, Remembrance Day, Wilfred Owen on November 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I miss about the UK is its sense of history, which you don’t get in a much younger USA. The gap between the two becomes particularly glaring around Remembrance Day. In the weeks leading up to November 11 everyone in the UK wears plastic red poppies in their lapels which are [...]
Football is boring argument dies in US
Posted in NY-LON, What I'm watching, tagged England, football, soccer, World Cup on June 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Before the World Cup started I regretted not being in England due to the lack of enthusiasm in the US for my all-time favourite sporting event. So it has been a real, and wonderful, pleasure to be in New York and see interest leap one hundred-fold from four years ago. One American friend who works [...]
Football vs soccer
Posted in NY-LON, What I'm watching, tagged England, football, Nike, soccer, USA, World Cup on June 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Not wishing to indulge in hyperbole of course but is this possibly the worst result since 1066?” Paul Bowler in the Guardian After Friday’s embarrassing performance by England I was wary of even thinking about football but it proved to be a good lesson in letting go – despite my heartfelt wishes there was nothing [...]
Nike’s World Cup ad
Posted in NY-LON, What I'm watching, tagged football, Nike, World Cup on May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am sad that I won’t be in England during the World Cup where everything grinds to a halt during our team’s games and you truly feel you are taking part in a global tournament with billions of other football fans. The US is improving, and it is definitely better than four years ago, but [...]
