Category Archives: General

Originally posted on Vantage Points:
One of the greatest aspects of traveling is the way it informs our worldview.  That idea may just be suggested by our blog’s title.  After living in the UAE for the better part of a…

Originally posted on Oblique Exposure:
I don’t yet miss Manchester – not much, anyway. But I always appreciated its rugged charm, even if I didn’t necessarily enjoy wading through pools of sick on Sunday mornings*. Manchester’s industrial past still casts…

Originally posted on evabeckbaker:
iPhone Camera Really well balanced inforgraphic illustrations by London-based illustrator Jing Zhang. Ever wondered how your iPhone/Camera works? How the best cup of coffee is made? Or the mechanism of a pendulum clock, a toaster etc. Perhaps some elves inside…

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
After the death of British Conservative ex-Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, a rapid rise up the British charts of the 74-years-old song “Ding Dong! The witch is dead”, from the musical The wizard of…

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
This video is called Science Bulletins: Bee Deaths Linked to Common Pesticides. From Wildlife Extra: Waitrose removes three neonicotinoids from supply chain Buglife delighted that Waitrose remove dangerous neonicotinoid products from supply chain…

Call Me Stormy What might have happened if space aliens traveled to Earth to teach Neanderthals the rudiments of science and technology? Lunchun Wang ponders that question in the animated short In the Beginning. Wang completed the film in 2009 at … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Maria Vigornia's Journal:
Almost a week ago, I made my fairly usual pilgrimage when I visit Manchester to the Lowry at Salford Quays. I quite like what has been built on the old canals, but part…