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The 90s

I'm going to a 90s party this weekend and it's got me reminiscing about all sorts. How I used to love my Gameboy. I can play Tetris on my iPhone, but it just doesn't feel the same.

The Loouvre

I visited the 'art exhibition in the toilet' exhibition this weekend. If you haven't seen it in the news, a group of artists have been using the Victorian toilet buildings in Bristol to exhibit work and explore the space. I thought it was great, a really interesting idea. The environment framed the work really well.

Best of 2010...

A little later than planned due to my computer going down over Christmas, but better late than never. In truth, I'm quietly relieved to see the back of 2010, saying that though there were still lots of design/musical/cultural highlights of the year...

BEST ALBUM — BROKEN BELLS

 

BEST FILM — KICK-ASS

 

BEST GIG — WILD BEASTS

 

BEST ALBUM COVER — EDWYN COLLINS (LOSING SLEEP)

 

BEST SPORTING MOMENT — RYDER CUP

 

BEST TV — SHERLOCK

 

BEST BLOG — FFFFOUND!

 

BEST BOOK — ALASDAIR GRAY (A LIFE IN PICTURES)

 

BEST CREATIVE — MR. BINGO

 

BEST PUBLICATION — THE GREEN SOCCER JOURNAL

 

BEST AGENCY — NATION

The green soccer journal

First saw this new football publication on the Read–This blog and then saw it this morning in Temple Meads and had to buy it. The green soccer journal is a new football magazine/journal focusing on football culture and fashion. It includes interviews with Bryan Ferry and John Westwood (the mad tattooed Pompey fan). Beautiful stock, printing and typography brings a breath of fresh air to football publications, if you're into your football and design, this is a must...

 

ISSUE ONE - WINTER 2010 from The Green Soccer Journal on Vimeo.

Abbey Road

I was on Abbey Road last weekend, so this caught my eye today. It's a photo of The Beatles just before walking onto Abbey Road and creating record sleeve history.

How not to run a club

I was always going to like this book being that I like anything Factory/Joy Division/New Order/Saville/80s Manchester. Great drug-fuelled stories, good photos and listings of most played tracks over the years means I can now compile a pretty amazing 'Hac' spotify playlist.

The Museum of Everything

Visited The Museum of Everything this weekend to see collections by Peter Blake and Walter Potter. Highlights for me was Blake's photos of midgets to Potter's amusing stuffed animals. Was very dark. Get yourself down there and take a look!

The 99

Read a great article in the Observer about The 99, a team of Muslim superheroes. The 99 have only been around for three years but have already had a crossover issue with the Justice League of America.

The 99 features 99 Islamic superheroes, each one based on one of Allah's 99 attributes. It's increasingly seen as a way of strengthening America's relationship and perceptions of Islam.

Peter Blake