Of beautiful and radical acts
The satisfaction of growing your own against the odds coupled with the dawning realisation that you're not the apex predator in your own garden.
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Curation and opinion on innovation, technology and creativity
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Travel
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Brancaster, Norfolk
Road trip to Brancaster on the North Norfolk coast featuring the capriciousness of the British weather and a memorable fruit tart.
Don't Lets Go To The Dogs Tonight
Based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of the same name, it tells the childhood story of 8-year-old Bobo on her family farm in former Rhodesia at the end of the Zimbabwean War of Independence.
Design
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Frame of Preference
Join Marcin Wichary on a journey through the first twenty years of Mac’s control panels.
AI
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AI can't be serious?
AI driven electronic line calls are not the problem in SW19, how acceptance of change and how trust is built through implementation is the greater challenge.
Design
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Get your hex on...
Hued is a daily color-matching game where you get 3 guesses to match the colour of the day.
Barbican Estate Views
I used to live in Chancery Lane and then moved to Shoreditch so my local area and route into Clerkenwell
Language
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The Em, Am, Erm...
The Am Dash, a counter point to the Em dash as an arbiter of quality writing by humans.
Everything Changed in an Instant
Mr. Polaroid tells the little-known story of the man behind the camera, Edwin Land.
Work Hard & Be Nice to People
Ahead of his London archive show, a conversation with the artist Anthony Burrill exploring the stories behind his iconic letterpress prints along with the poster and manifesto that shaped his career.
The Nature of Competition
A photography contest disqualification sparks debate over rigid rule enforcement versus artistic expression. While truth-altering edits should be barred, applying rules without nuance in art contexts risks stifling creativity. Should judgment override blanket policies in creative competitions?
Vietnam & Conflict Photography
The war — and its images — changed America, aggravating divisions, exacerbating distrust and making it harder for the country to agree on America’s historical and future role in global affairs.