of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and worst by far is emotional blackmail ... the diligent practise of this subtle and ancient art creates a constantly evolving darwinistic moral vacuum in which the brightest new manipulative ideas and stratagems flourish ... and which only you, or i, can fill !
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Saturday, June 07, 2008
ref: barbaric ...
i went back to grosvenor place this morning to satisfy my curiosity about number 33
... a curious building in that it bears no exterior signage that would give the passer-by any clue about its original purpose, or the origin of these masterly but quite obscene carvings
... maybe the rooftop pinnacles at either end of the building might jog someone's memory
... but not mine
nb ( 18th july 2008 ) just found from pevsner that the carvings are by maurice lambert, a rich if limited subject, so more about him in a new blog as soon as i've done some research
Pevsner describes the subject matter as angels "trampling down" devils ... mmm ! sort of ...
pevsner doesn't attribute the gigantic pinnacles/finials
Friday, June 06, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
oh, f .... iddle !
i was tinkering with the blogger layout ... ineptly, of course, and
now i've gone and deleted all my my links to other blogs ...
they'll be back, with additions ... once i've been re-educated
now i've gone and deleted all my my links to other blogs ...
they'll be back, with additions ... once i've been re-educated
Monday, June 02, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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