When I’m Not Working, I’m Reading
Senators Son by Luke Larson. Hope to have a review up in a few days. So far, it’s great.
Hey. We’re Happy He Wasn’t Renditioned.
The kids got out OK, their performances went well (with the standard sold out audiences), and they’re headed back soon. All you can really ask for.
Empowering Self Selection
Studio Glithero has an interesting idea. Sensors on plans that kill the slow-growing stalks.
Video: Cocaine Production
Guardian has a series of short films exploring how cocaine is produced.
Fake Storefronts
Trying to control tangible terrain through false information:
This is a simple and cost-effective approach that keeps the retail unit available for potential new uses and in the meantime also contributes to the street scene.”
Empty shops in Wallsend and North Shields are now being earmarked for similar treatment, which costs about £1,500 a time.
The government-funded project involves colourful graphic designs featuring a range of different shop types, which are either taped inside the windows or screwed to the fascia so they can be removed and reused as required.