Posts Tagged ‘Blog’

If this blog became a radio programme

Posted on April 20th, 2012 • Filed under Look • No Comments

On Friday at 4pm, set your radio to 104.4fm if you live in London and your browser to http://resonancefm.com/ if you don’t. That’s when the pilot for programme i’ve recently recorded for Resonance104.4fm, London’s edgy, radical, art radio is going to be aired. The focus of the programme is art & science/technology.

Revital Cohen, Guilt Adjuster from the project Genetic Heirloom

Tuur Van Balen live hacking of yoghurt on stage at the NEXT NATURE Powershow

Critical designers Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen were kind and kamikaze enough to join me in the studio for the first episode. We’ve discussed topics as diverse as the beauty of life support machines, pigeons that poop soap, using design to infiltrate synthetic biology, collaborating with scientists and communicating the complexities of a projects that explore the impact of science on society.

The last part of the broadcast takes the form of a quick agenda of exhibitions to see in and around London if you’re interested in art&tech/science. I’ll update this post with a podcast of the show if you can’t catch it on Friday afternoon.

Futures episodes won’t be aired before next month. A new one will be broadcast every week, last 30 minutes and focus on an artist or collective whose work i admire such as London Fieldworks, Anna Dumitriu, Zoe Papadopoulou, Ruairi Glynn, Thomas Thwaites, Tom Keene, c-lab, Semiconductor, etc. I’ve also been sent on a mission to get Bruno Latour.

The ten last minutes of each programme will be dedicated to the agenda, and once in a while i’ll add audio snippets from the festivals i attend as a speaker or blogger.

So if you are curating, organizing or participating to an art&tech/science event in the UK in the coming months, do get in touch and i might plug it in the agenda.

The same goes for anyone who’d have a great idea for a title, i’m far from happy with the current one, Artists in Laboratories.

Finally, i’d like to thank Tom Besley and Richard Thomas of ResonanceFM for trusting me with a microphone. I know i wouldn’t want to listen to my silly voice and silly accent on the radio.

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Blog Comments Could Help Catch a Killer

Posted on April 10th, 2012 • Filed under Learn • No Comments

A woman named Betty Wheeler was killed in a hit-and-run incident while she was out walking in Waynesboro, Virginia last week.

On Tuesday, the car-culture blog Jalopnik posted the picture above, which shows the only piece of evidence found at the scene. The car part, an air dam, is allegedly from the vehicle that struck and killed Wheeler.

Jalopnik asked for their community to try to identify the model and make of the car that it came from, then post their findings in the comments section.

Before long, the blog had identified the make, model and year of the car: a 2003 Ford F150 with XL Trim.

Unfortunately for the investigation, the F150 is one of the most common cars in the United States.

In an update to the story, the blog posted:

UPDATE: We are in contact with the Waynesboro Police Department and they are aware of the post. Specifically, we’ve let them know about the similarity to an F-150 grille. Keep up the good work everyone!

Here are some of the comments that may help catch the suspect:

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Google Ice Cream Sandwich, Nexus Prime Launch [LIVE BLOG]

Posted on October 18th, 2011 • Filed under Learn • No Comments

Google has unveiled the long-awaited Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS for mobile the new Nexus Prime smartphone at a joint Samsung Google Event in Hong Kong Wednesday morning.

We’re tracking all of the new Android Ice Cream features, including a faster interface, updated graphics, folders and integration with Google+. Check out our live blog for all of the latest updates about the OS.

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Bonus: Leaked Footage of the Samsung Nexus Prime

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More About: android, Google, ice cream sandwich, web-2.0

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Chronicle Craft: Whip Up Mini Quilts Blog Tour

Posted on June 6th, 2010 • Filed under Uncategorized • 1 Comment

This week marks the start of our Whip Up Mini Quilts Blog Tour! Check out the full schedule below and follow along if you can.

1-Jun CRAFT
2-Jun Crafty Pod
3-Jun Chronicle Books Blog
4-Jun Indie Fixx
7-Jun Craft Sanity
8-Jun Handmade by Alissa
9-Jun My Love for You
10-Jun Film in the Fridge
11-Jun The Haystack Needle
12-Jun West Coast Crafty

I love the range of projects offered up in Whip Up Mini Quilts. I’m a big fan of the quilt as art piece and these projects feel so much less intimidating than embarking on a major quilting project. Below are some of my favorite quilts from the book. Author Kathreen Ricketson also answers some quick questions on creating her lovely new book.

What was the most surprising thing to you about creating Whip Up Mini Quilts?

The whole process has been surprising – it’s my first book and the long lead time and the numerous editing processes was interesting and a big learning curve. I loved working with the different contributors and I guess the most surprising thing was the trust that the contributors put in me to showcase their project to its best.

What was your favorite thing about working on this book?

Again it was all the amazing creative endeavors from the contributors – each project is so different and original. Each one has something about it that is surprising – the fabrics the new techniques – interesting elements. I found something to love in each and every quilt. I especially loved when the quilts arrived at my house and I could see them and touch them – I love the care and love that went into creating them.

Any words of wisdom for aspiring craft authors?

I don’t really consider myself expert enough to give others advice – except perhaps to follow your passion and see where it leads. Work hard and keep trying – don’t give up.

And on a different note!

If you’re planning on heading to Brooklyn Renegade this weekend be sure to stop by and make some tote bags with Chronicle author Lotta Jansdotter!

Check out more Chronicle Craft posts.

Christina Loff
Craft Publicist

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