Saturday, February 13, 2021

Things I noticed this week (w/ending 13.02.21)

Douglas Corrance's photographs of Glasgow in the 1970s and 1980s

Mike Seaborne's photographs of London Docklands in the 1980s and 1990s

BBC Newsnight report on child poverty in the UK:


UK towns with more immigrants do much better economically, study finds

Strong link between diversity and prosperity

How mac n cheese was baked into American culture



Mark Steel: Does anyone know if the Labour Party is still going? 



A steam locomotive, completely restored, returns to service on the Ffestiniog Railway



Seckou Keita: Mande (from the  album 22 Cordes, 2015)





Chick Corea, R.I.P.  - Now he beats the drum, now he stops (1968)





A fancy stuffed cabbage recipe




A walk around snowy communal gardens in Södermalm, Stockholm





Film: Cathy Yan's 'Dead Pigs' - smart, funny and sharp commentary on family life in contemporary China

Now streaming on MUBI