Architecture and other Habits

Last night I was musing on smugness. I pulled it because it was crap. Then out of the blue, a student sent me this link, and THIS, now THIS ...

Its all high fives and tears, the coaching lark. I am struck by The Voice in particular. Jesse J is clearly very irritating and slightly ins...

What is organic architecture? Is this it? Actually this is a rather quirky period photograph of John Lautner's Elrod House. It is so ...

I've been trying to block it out, but I have to say it. This morning a young guy jumped from the seventh floor, round 10am. He left ...

I've lived in Newmarket. I have built work there; bungalows for one Matt Sharkey. It is the only place I've lived where the reputati...

Umberto Eco first used the phrase when nudging himself towards the discussion of a) simulation and b) the hyperreal, one, as far as I can...

Of course the Groucho has been the haunt of many a Soho celebrity; Burchill, Bernard, Blur (well Alex James) Not me of course, I go there as...