Tag Archives: Liverpool
links for 2010-02-01: Roger Eagle
Roger Eagle – Twisted Wheel Manchester – DJ, entrepreneur, club owner and important influence on the British music scene from the sixties to the nineties. Owned Eric’s club, Liverpool ran the Magic Village and Staxx Club, Manchester Roger Eagle interview … more…
links for 2007-09-22: nail bomb
Car nail bomb explodes at primary school | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Weird news from the old neighbourhood (tags: liverpool bomb)
Miniature horses for the blind
While I was away in Liverpool, I took a break from Against the Day, and read most of Will Self’s Great Apes instead. I haven’t quite finished Great Apes yet, so I’m not about to write anything definitive — like … more…
Brian Eno lecturing
Brian Eno lecture, 3rd November, Liverpool Hope University. Part of the Liverpool Biennial. The lecture link is branded under the BBC’s Listen Again concept, which makes material available for seven days after broadcast. I’m listening to this nine days on, … more…
Short shrift
Abruptly seized with an urge to discover the roots of the expression, “to give [something] short shrift”, I light upon the following, at The Maven’s Word of the Day: The English words shrift and shrive derive from an Old English … more…
Anticipating fireworks
Sorry to be so lame, but I’ve spent the day re-tooling the template and style sheet – not massively different on the surface, but a shade lighter underneath. Anyway, I’ve let the day go by without even considering posting some … more…
The enigma of Liverpool’s labyrinth
The enigma of Liverpool’s labyrinth I remember being told about these tunnels as a child. There was some suggestion that they were used to transport slaves around the city – a claim which has been denied, or at least disputed, … more…
Museum of Liverpool Life
Museum of Liverpool Life It’s been open since 1993, but I rarely visit my home town except over xmas, so I’ve never been there. The site is pretty good, and what’s more, their Liverpool Life of the Month is currently … more…
Council bans emails to get staff to talk
Council bans emails to get staff to talk Liverpool City Council have banned the use of email for internal communication, on wednesdays. A characteristically gnomic measure from LCC – if staff communicate better without using internal email, then why use … more…