The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2020 starts today – on-line
The Edinburgh International Book Festival starts today. Events are free and you can visit the very impressive festival web pages here – https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/ Taking place in your web browser from the 15th to the 31st August 2020. Book attendance at over 140 events – see more. Browse the very comprehensive Festival Bookshop – see more....
Ellen Lives On
A featured article from our current archive: Writing in The Guardian in late 2014 the author Rupert Wallis was minded to tell us that ‘…more and more not-so- young adults are reading YA fiction’ – which he declared was no bad thing. He went on… ‘The power of YA fiction to generate an emotional resonance...
Disturbing the Beast – revisited
Update: 30th September 2018… Congratulations to the Boudicca Press team for hitting their Kickstarter target with a whole week to go! Brilliant. We recently featured the work of Boudicca Press, in promoting new writing for women and in their current process of coagulating new pieces to publish under the banner of Disturbing the Beast. Disturbing...
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Innovation in architecture
- costume institute exhibition at the met presents a disrupted timeline of fashion history October 26, 2020with an exhibition design by es devlin, 'about time: fashion and duration' opens in new york on october 29, 2020. The post costume institute exhibition at the met presents a disrupted timeline of fashion history appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.philip stevens I designboom
- fiat unveils the new 500 3+1 — the all-electric iconic car now features an extra door October 26, 2020the fiat 500 3+1 features an extra third door that opens in the opposite direction allowing the rear passenger to jump in more comfortably and load large items more easily. The post fiat unveils the new 500 3+1 — the all-electric iconic car now features an extra door appeared first on designboom | architecture & […]juliana neira I designboom
- marcel wanders reinterprets neoclassicism with the new classic bathroom collection by LAUFEN October 26, 2020although recalling the romance of bygone times, the forms of the bathroom pieces embrace a modern sense of style and functionality. The post marcel wanders reinterprets neoclassicism with the new classic bathroom collection by LAUFEN appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.tim spears I designboom
- boob talk, a breast cancer campaign that highlights the importance of getting a check-up October 26, 2020the boob talk campaign by circus grey features four fun spots where the boobs of peruvian actresses try to convince each other to get a check-up. The post boob talk, a breast cancer campaign that highlights the importance of getting a check-up appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.juliana neira I designboom
Women, reading and writing in Glasgow
- Green Learning October 23, 2020We’d like to share with you what has recently been shaping our thinking about climate justice, carbon reduction and our role in caring for our environment. In a climate of pain, uncertainty, deep and deepening inequalities and environmental crisis, we have been turning to feminist leadership and solutions to look to the future and imagine […]Emily Ilett
- NMRD Object of the Month: October October 13, 2020The players really put their blood, sweat, and tears into roller derby - and not just on the track. The publication showcases the very creative and artistic illustrations, photography, graphic designs, and articles from members of the roller derby community.Kerry
- October Book Picnic Recommendations -2020 October 9, 2020Happy Libraries Week to all! Need some inspiration for the next book to add to your reading list? We’ve got suggestions! On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic…Jenna Haskins
- Themes of Isolation in our collection September 28, 2020Emilie, who was on placement with us last Spring, highlights how a selection of books she borrowed at the start of lockdown each look at different aspects of isolation.Gabrielle
- Autumn Programme: Events at a Glance September 17, 2020This Autumn, we have a host of free online events for you to get involved with, including creative writing workshops, reading groups, exhibitions and more!Emily Ilett
Hyper Allergic to the arts?
- Polish Cultural Institute Presents Circula, a Solution for ECO Solidarity October 26, 2020Through a combination of sculpture and public furniture, Circula is designed to reduce social isolation and strengthen societal bonds.
- New Facility Allows Carnegie Mellon MFA Program to Continue In-Person During COVID-19 Pandemic October 26, 2020The facility, exclusive to the graduate program, is equipped with environmental health and safety features and ample space for physical distancing.
- A Painter’s Visions of Créolité in 19th-century Louisiana October 26, 2020A self-taught artist, former antiques dealer, and history buff, Andrew LaMar Hopkins centers the often difficult-to-categorize nature of creole identity.
- The Fascinating World of Neanderthal Aesthetics October 26, 2020It turns out that we Homo sapiens are not the only species to explore art and its abstractions.
- Where Did the Deepfakes Go? October 25, 2020In this wide-ranging conversation, artist and technologist An Xiao Mina discusses the election cycle and the way propaganda is and isn't being used.
Digital Art – the news
- Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with social media tools, more August 25, 2020New version 10.4.9 of Apple's video-editing software now available for download from the Mac App StoreMikael Markander
- Marco Oggian's Dreams and Nightmares explores our global anxiety in 2020 August 6, 2020Dreamlike visions come to life for real world exhibition.Giacomo Lee
- Ren & Stimpy returns in 'reimagined' format August 5, 2020The 1990s are well and truly back.Digital Arts Staff