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Art, History & Culture

-London

Space Invaders and Rubik Cubes

Invader is  a well-known French urban artist, born in 1969, who works largely with square mosaic tiles, producing street art based on Space Invaders and other 1970s arcade games. He also produces works […]

-Madrid

Language is a Virus

Isn’t it amazing how these strangely shaped designs can be put together to make up letters and words, things that have meaning to us? Back in 1962, in The Ticket […]

-Paris

The Parisian Tiger Who Came to Tea

This striking mural in Paris’ Le Marais district, brought back fond memories of Judith Kerr’s perennially-popular The Tiger Who Came To Tea; I loved reading it out loud to my […]

Languages

HTNOTH? LOL

  Does the message above mean anything to you? Whether you’re a keen texter and smart phone user, or a bit of a technophobe, I hope the following silly text […]

Shoot and Quote

Happy 450th Birthday

It’s 450 years today since William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on Avon. “Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I […]

-Azores

Calling Cards Azores Style

The beautiful Azores lie around 1,360 km west of Portugal, 1,510 km northwest of Morocco, and 1,925 km southeast of Newfoundland.  It’s a few years now since I visited, but their stunning beauty (and highly changeable weather) remain […]

-London

Lilies at Easter

Easter lilies, along with cute chicks and bunnies and chocolate eggs, have become an emblem of Easter and they were out in force at the Columbia Road Flower Market this Easter Sunday. […]