2010-07-07 (Wednesday)
Writing
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A pint bottle full of HeLa
The story of Henrietta Lacks and her cells that went on to be used in medicine without her family knowing.
Links
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Anthony Lau, Floating City 2030: Thames Estuary Aquatic Urbanism - a set on Flickr
A project to visualise a floating city in the Thames Estuary. Lovely images. (via BLDGBLOG)
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Nomad Sea Kayaking UK - The Home of Sea Kayaking in the East
Sea kayaking off Essex and Suffolk.
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Introducing play DJ Shadow’s “Endtroducing” | KOKO London
Been wanting to see this for a while now, and looking forward to seeing it later this year. ‘Endtroducing’ played live on instruments.
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LRB · Cathy Gere · Dying and Not Dying
About Henrietta Lacks, who died in 1951, but whose cells, named HeLa, are still being used today.
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LRB · Rosemary Hill · Keep Calm
From 2007, an article that keeps coming back to me, about the Co-operative Correspondence Club, a distributed newsletter for women that lasted most of the twentieth century.
Tweets
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Even I'm amazed by @samuelpepys' unintentional topicality this evening: "mightily pleased in hearing a boatfull of Spaniards sing."
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@maryloosemore Don't think you can buy me off now with your thirty pieces! I'll call the Electoral Commission first thing in the morning!
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@tobybarnes Why oh why doesn't #worldcup have PR? I'd even accept the Alternative Vote! This is a travesty!
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I had #GER in #BRIGSweepstake. @maryloosemore has #NED but hasn't repaid me for her ticket. I may take legal advice. To the Supreme Court!
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I demand a recount! #worldcup (Is that how it works?)
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Cup of tea, slice of fruit cake, 'King of the Hill'... ahh, that's better.
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It wouldn't have been sensible to punch the guy who cycled a foot in front of me while I crossed on a green man, but it would've felt good.
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@mattsheret Oooh, ooh, I know this one! Is it the theme to 'Ever Decreasing Circles'?
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@ianbetteridge No, cake is always an extra large please.
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@matlock Making the internationally-recognised "good luck" gesture! (Well, I would be if I could think of one.)