In which we consider Robespierre’s eyesight
Published at 9:13 am on January 29th, 2009
Filed under: In With The Old.
Since briefly writing about Maximilien Robespierre the other week – particularly, writing about the biography Fatal Purity by Ruth Scurr – I’ve had a couple of search hits from people looking for Robespierre information. And one, in particular, tickled me.
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Keyword noise: depiction, eyesight, fashion, Fatal Purity, French Revolution, George Galloway, glasses, history, Robespierre, Ruth Scurr, sight, spectacles, Tommy Sheridan, vanity, vision.
In which things go in phases
Published at 6:29 pm on November 8th, 2006
Filed under: Artistic.
In which we visit a street fashion exhibition
Published at 11:20 am on September 4th, 2005
Filed under: Artistic, Dear Diary.
Yesterday: a day out, to the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television with The Parents. We’d not visited almost since it first opened. Most of it has been completely rebuilt since, but the gallery on the mechanics of TV is still unchanged from 20 years ago, back when blue screen Chroma-Key was an amazing feat of modern technology. The exhibits have all been re-captioned by Tim Hunkin, but even he only gave it a 2/5 score.
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Keyword noise: art, Bradford, Yorkshire, fashion, photography, street fashion, style, museums.