open.substack.com/pub/analogym... You can access some of my writing on substack. This piece is on #gentrification cycles, art & urban decadence, published via a science & poetics magazine
Carnaval, Carnaval
An opinion piece and personal celebration of Carnival.
"The power of festivals, light and joy". A personal reflection on #LlumBCN '25, Barcelona's light festival, on its 14th edition
Can we ‘GO! Borderless’ in 2025? A European ambition
Nova Gorica-Gorizia launch their GO! Borderless 2025 European Capital of Culture year this weekend. Can their cross-border vision be fulfilled?
Culture at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Principal Investigator (2006-2008) Research funded by the Universities’ China Committee in London. This project develops longitudinal research at the Olympic Games, which I have conducted since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The work has involved working…
Chemnitz & Nova Gorica launch their 2025 European Capital of Culture. I review the significance of this EU initiative: After 40 years & 73 hosts, the #ECoC programme reflects changing European narratives since 1985 & offers a mirror into the future of Europe as shared project
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This is interesting & valuable. We must recognise that interpretation, not just translation, matters, so I would hope that digging into non-human translated literatures generates questions & curiosity to learn languages in the readers.
The role of visual illustrators will matter a lot as well!
"#SnoozeButtons:
In the 1950s, General Electric changed alarm clocks forever by adding a snooze button. On top of the clock there was a big fat bar labeled SNOOZE. One smack of the clock & presto, you just bought yourself a little more sleep."
These are the kinds of things that change lives 😅
99percentinvisible.org/episode/610-...
#justaBitOfFun for my #firstPost
