THE WORLD head in hands

01/10/2014

A Touritst’s Guide to Being a Tourist: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red Display, Tower of London

I realised that I’d better get a move on with this since the poppies are coming down after Armistice Day (you can also purchase them for £25. Christmas present, anyone?). So I Googled the project and it turns out it’s called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, which is slightly more intense although harder Continue reading

History & Old Stuff, October 2014, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Art, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red Display, Indifferent Ignorance, memorial, poppies, poppies at the Tower, review, Tower of London, World War I
17/09/2014

Possibly My Last Ever Post from a Unified UK! Or Not!

You guys, this could be my last ever post this side of the Union! The next time I write, one quarter of my nationality (ethnic background? Family history?) might be foreign. Which would take my total amount of Britishness down to… like, a quarter. I’m not actually sure. Independence could cause a bit of confusion in Continue reading

Government and Politics, September 2014, THE WORLD *head in hands*

devolution, Edinburgh Fringe, EU, Hogmanay, Indifferent Ignorance, politicians, Scottish independence, Scottish referendum, SNP, sovereign states, UN
10/09/2014

Explaining the Internet Slowdown (and protesting so you might not be able to read it)

It’s not that often that a lot of the people who use the Internet agree on something, but it looks like the US government has given us all a common enemy (again. Didn’t this happen with SOPA and Prop 8?!). I don’t have a huge understanding of the technical aspects of it, but essentially the Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Internet, September 2014, Social Media, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Tumblr

#InternetSlowDown, ‘The Guardian’, Battle for the Net, Congress, Etsy, FCC, Indifferent Ignorance, my art, NHS, online access, people on the Internet found something to agree on, Tumblr, Twitter, US government, videos, WordPress
22/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: What It Takes to Re-Focus the Media (sort of)

Let’s address the obvious first and foremost and take a moment to appreciate what journalists are doing in certain parts of the world at the moment. While the tabloids are going crazy over Cara Delevigne’s holiday with Selena Gomez, there are people from across the globe who are quite literally the front line of communications Continue reading

August 2014, DISCUSS., The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*

‘The Daily Telegraph’, al-Qaeda, BBC, conspiracy theories, Indifferent Ignorance, Iraq, IS, James Foley, journalism, Press Freedom Barometer, Reddit, Reporters Without Borders, Syria, The Daily Mail, The Six O’Clock News, Twitter

THE WORLD *head in hands*

A Touritst’s Guide to Being a Tourist: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red Display, Tower of London

Possibly My Last Ever Post from a Unified UK! Or Not!

Explaining the Internet Slowdown (and protesting so you might not be able to read it)

The Six O’Clock News: What It Takes to Re-Focus the Media (sort of)

THE WORLD head in hands