Fancy-free

 

Arghiri Emmanuel, Unequal exchange; A study of the imperialism of trade.

So Rotherham

On the way to the bus station this afternoon I bumped into the town mayor, and my MP.

On the bus home I read The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies Better, by Richard Wilkinson.

I wish I had thought of something more trenchant to say to Mr MacShane than ‘Uh… well… good luck beating them… not that you need it here.’

Kids Know

 

Etre et Avoir.

Education

 

Ruth Ewan, Moderately Wrathful. Part of Art Sheffield 2010; Life: A User’s Manual.

Du mußt dein Leben ändern

Rilke, tr. Stephen Mitchell.

(Not) my philosophy

Do not underestimate objects

What if we're lacking something?

Surviving Desire is an odd film. Lots of mannered acting; I was going to say it reminded me of Lynch + Kaurismäki, but having already made one witless comparison to the latter - NO!

My Endz

At 115 feet, Keppel's Column is the tallest of the Wentworth follies; it was originally planned to be even taller and capped with a statue of Admiral Keppel, but evidently the Marquis of Rockingham ran short of funds! It was designed by John Carr, who was also responsible for the Wentworth Woodhouse stables and the family's Irish house at Coollattin.

Admiral Keppel was a friend of the Marquis and a fellow Whig who was court-martialled following a naval defeat at the hands of the French in 1777. The Marquis had already planned to build a pillar to mark the southern boundary of his park, but following Keppel's acquittal he adapted the design and aimed to create a triumphal pillar by way of celebrating what he saw as a defeat for the government. Sadly the building as designed wasn't completed, which leaves us with an oddly proportioned tower which seems to bulge out slightly due to the entasis about three quarters of the way up (had it been completed to it's full height this architectural effect should have made it appear straight from a distance).

Remove Ya!

Inspired by BtI:

 

Capitalism demands the best of every man – his rationality – and rewards him accordingly. It leaves every man free to choose the work he likes, to specialize in it, to trade his product for the products of others, and to go as far on the road of achievement as his ability and ambition will carry him.