From Guardian Unlimited’s Newsblog: Nike toes the line. So, Nike are publishing its list of suppliers in the developing and Third World nations. While that’s a good thing for their PR, it’s still miles off from demanding that their suppliers treat their workers better. There are people who write on this more eloquently than I […]
Today’s Guardian Newsblog had a link to the MoJo blog, which linked to a post about the amount of TV news coverage concerning the genocide currently taking place in Sudan. American network news has reportedly given Martha Stewart five times as much coverage as the Darfur crisis. This is not a uniquely American deficiency. The […]
I’m back to reading journals. Nature News has a report of the anti-bacterial properties of brass jugs: brass jugs polish off disease. Apparently, the copper in the brass jugs leaches into the water, and interferes with the membranes of E. coli (tested in dilute cultures and naturally contaminated water). Within 48 hours, the bacteria levels […]
Got a little bored while Flashmob: The Opera was on. Did another GU quiz. Do you know your classical composers? You scored 10 out of a possible 11 Fortississimo Bravo! Encore! You know this stuff inside out. Have you – like Faust – met your own Mephistopheles who promised you unnatural powers in online quizzes? […]
Funny looker Originally uploaded by framboise. Tabloid story in Guardian Unlimited’s Newsblog today: Birds of a feather. An interloper male osprey has taken up residence in a love nest belonging to long-term partners, Green XS (f) and NoRing (m). This is a story far more gripping than the other headlines lately (PJPII, C&C, 05-05-05…). The […]
Yikes! I would have never called myself an opera buff, but scored a freaky 80% on a mock Wagner Ring Cycle quiz on Guardian Unlimited: “Wagner’s Ring You scored 8 out of a possible 10 Evidently a Bayreuth junkie, you’ve clearly read the writing on Wotan’s spear and could get round Valhalla in a blindfold. […]
Browsing other “kimono”-tagged photos on flickr brought up an interesting 12 layer kimono, made up of denim, with leather trimmings (click here for the back view). Although it’s probably just an exhibition piece, I think it’s absolutely fantastic that old national costumes are still being experimented on and brought up to date by modern designers/artists. […]
Funny feet Originally uploaded by framboise. I’ve got weird feet. Those big toes look enormous! The kimono is an orangey komon, with a print that mimics shibori. It’s quite pretty, but oh-so-orange. This kimono fits a lot better than my other two. For one, it’s long enough to have a decent waist-fold. Plus, the sleeves […]
chromosome pendant Originally uploaded by framboise. I’m in the process of making a silver pendant for myself. The inspiration was originally from a pair of flowers from Linda Macdonald’s collection. I’ve dropped the flowers, and given it a twist so it resembles a pair of mitotic chromosomes, with a few gold rings representing the G-banding. […]
Tsumugi Kimono Originally uploaded by framboise. Tried on my gray tsumugi kimono with a red Yuzen nagoya obi. Still can’t get the hang of the taiko musubi; it looks rubbish from the front, back and sides. Am also starting to regret not checking sleeve lengths before buying juban/kimono on ebay. The juban sleeves stick out, […]
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