Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Circus is Coming to Town

Tomorrow I am moving to London for most of December to concentrate full time on production for the Christmas Lectures. The production company Windfall Films are also setting up camp in the Royal Institute as the next two weeks are … Continue reading

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Another Light Goes Out In the Visual World

Today I learned the sad news that my friend and colleague Tom Troscianko died. Like many deaths of loved ones, the impact of the news takes time to sink in as a widening chasm of despair opens. Tom would have … Continue reading

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Tattoo Too New

As I noted in an earlier post, the apparent recent fad for tattooing and body modification is nothing new. A paper published in the Journal of Urology reports that the practice has been going on from at least the upper … Continue reading

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Death by Karaoke- Be Aware.

I am currently trying to balance so many spinning plates at the moment that updating a blog is almost impossible. A number of you sent me the story about John Lennon’s rotten tooth selling for $30,000 and that would have … Continue reading

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The Haunted Golf Club

A number of you sent me the link to a study just published on the effects on performance after telling golfers that the club they are using was previously owned by a pro-golfer. The study by Charles Lee & Sally … Continue reading

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