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Category Archive: Life

Movie Review: Rembrandt (2015), Exhibition on Screen, Kat Mansour and Phil Grabsky

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The movie to accompany the Late Rembrandt exhibition. A worthy substitute for those who missed it, and an essential companion for those who went.

April 3, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Be seen at night

If you walk, cycle, or ride during the hours of dark, being seen by others – particularly drivers – can be critical to survival. Here are new products which could one day save your life.

April 3, 2015 General, Life, Technology

Counting carbon cost – is it possible?

Two simple questions: what is the carbon cost of what we eat? How can we choose products which have low carbon footprints? But are there answers?

March 30, 2015 General, Life, Technology

Open source Europe? The EU copyright report

The European Union recognises the need to update its copyright legislation. But are current proposals heading in the right direction?

March 27, 2015 General, Language, Life, Painting, Technology

Going barefoot, well almost

There is a lot of bullshit about footwear. Even reputable and reliable opinions are seldom supported by much evidence. So what about ‘zero drop’ or ‘barefoot’ shoes? Great or misguided?

March 27, 2015 General, Life, Technology

The Lily Crucifix, Godshill Parish Church, Isle of Wight

Images of the remarkable Lily Crucifix in Godshill Parish Church, Isle of Wight, which was spared removal during the Reformation. It dates from the early Renaissance, c 1450.

March 26, 2015 General, Life, Painting

On a clear day

you can see the Isle of Wight for ever: a panorama.

March 26, 2015 General, Life

Counting sheep

A new batch of Hampshire Down lambs arrived near here last week. Can anyone see number 25?

March 18, 2015 General, Life

Farm production and market prices

Farmers are always complaining about low production prices, and consumers likewise about high retail prices. But are they correct?

March 17, 2015 General, Life

Why people get peevish about English

Given the facts about modern English, prescriptivism will not only fail under the far greater force of change, but prescriptivism will steadily die out.

March 16, 2015 General, Language, Life

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