Naked footballers, theatre and Kookaburras
Share You don’t often get to see naked footballers in the theatre. Some would say this is a very good thing and one of the reasons they frequent the South Bank rather than Stamford Bridge. Others would opine that there is a time and a place for everything except Morris dancing and happily pop along...
Hereford Cathedral tower – 43 metres of Mediaeval history
Share If you find yourself in Hereford, you will have to visit the 12th century cathedral and see the Mappa Mundi. But that’s not the only sight worth seeing. If you have the energy to climb the 218 steps why not climb the tower?! Hereford Cathedral tower – Only one survivor Hereford cathedral used to...
Filmshare – follow our DVDs as they travel round the world
Share The Flaneur has collected many DVDs over the years and it is time to let them make their way in the world instead of sitting on the shelf waiting to be watched again. Yes, we’ll be sad to see them go, but we’re doing it for them. DVDs want to be watched. They don’t...
Sadly not supported by the arts council ? Get the badge!
Share It’s been a difficult time for arts organisations. Cutbacks and recessions have made funding even harder to come by. And it was hard to come by anyway. If you have had to remove your supported by the arts council links and don’t know how to replace them… Never fear! The boffin known as artistx,...
Buying cut price laser eye surgery from a spammer…
Share Spam glorious spam. I know it’s bad and we should frown on it, but sometimes it just cheers you up. I was greeted in my inbox this morning with the following title: Pay up to 2,195 GBP for laser eye surgery. Normally I know the routine with spam, don’t open it, bin it. But...
Cats – jumping on the bandwagon?
Share A review of “The Truth About Cats” by M0lly Brandenburg By Ruth Ingamells We are the cat obsessed generation, and this book caters perfectly for us. As a cat lover myself this book jumped out in its furry glory – could this be the next ‘Simon’s Cat’? The illustration is solid and stylised, not...
Join the Flaneur art tweeters and be an art and culture opinion-former
Share Fancy joining our Twitterati team? If you have views on art and culture but don’t feel up to writing full length articles, why not join the Flaneur Twitterati and tell the world what you think in just 140 chararacters? More art tweeters needed! We have a new team of art and fashion and design...
The Art blog list: Ten to read in May
Share The internet is full of fascinating art blogs that try and convey a sense of what it is like to be an artist. Every month we highlight ten interesting art blogs that capture in different ways the lives of creative people around the globe. Linda Leviton – Linda is an artist whose medium is...
Sign up today! The Campaign for Test Matches to last Ten days (TCTMTLTD)
Share Welcome to The Campaign for Test Matches to last Ten days. Please sign up to show your support for this vital new campaign. Join the facebook group! Who are we? The Campaign for Test Matches to last Ten Days (from here on referred to with the easy-to-remember nickname “TCTMTLTD”) is a group of worried...
Design a digital artwork and win €10,000
Share Recently, designboom and INFINITI launched an international competition worldwide to find the best of the best talent in the digital art world, with each theme focusing on one element of the INFINITI brand. Viral video by ebuzzing The first theme was “Inspired Performance” and garnered huge international interest, with over 500 entries from all...
Semana Santa
Share Photographs taken in Spain, Malaga, at the Semana Santa parade. Confraternities wear special robes and hoods to add solemnity and a sense of repentance. Rate this post by clicking on the stars
Cocktail Recipes Inspired by Meryl Streep Performances: Special Edition
Share Cocktail Recipes Inspired by Meryl Streep Performances: Special Edition In Praise of Meryl’s Protégé: Debut drinks!!! by Lindsay Parnell It’s time. It’s time to put my often non-existent authority to use and make a suggestion of sorts. A suggestion, that once printed, shall live forever. Well, live until the internet is abolished...
10 reasons Apple products are not the best choice for creatives
Share I know you’ve got a Mac. I know you’ve always bought Macs. Yes we’ve all been brainwashed into thinking that we’re creative so we have to use a Mac. But it’s time to realise that this is just not true. I know you think they’re cool and shiny and beautifully tactile. But do they...
Sprout’s Arty Facts Quiz
Share Sprout is an art group formed by a group of young artists living and working in London. The group is devoted to putting on art events in pop-up spaces. Utilizing venues from empty shops and offices to function rooms and bars, the project will bring art to different areas and communities around London in...
A Serbian Breakfast
Share The Balkan Cookbook A Serbian Breakfast I discovered my first Serbian Breakfast at the national trumpet festival in Guca. The trumpet festival happens once a year in the village of Guca where for one weekend a few hundred thousand people descend on Guca and spend five days and nights, without pause, drinking and dancing...
Adriatic Roast Potatoes
Share The Balkan Cookbook Roast potatoes This method of roasting potatoes is found all along the Adriatic and is a perfect partner for all grilled and roasted meats. Pecene Krompira — petch-en-ee crom-peer-ah 4 persons Pre-heat oven to 220c. Grease a roasting dish with two tablespoons of a mild olive oil, and place in the...
The Sherlock Holmes Society of London – Appreciating the world’s greatest detective
Share Sherlock Holmes. Dr Watson. Mrs Hudson. Lestrade. Is there anyone who is not transported to another, better place when hearing those few names? Who has not enjoyed the brilliance of Sherlock’s deductions? We all want to be habitués of Baker Street circa 1900 and we should all join the Sherlock Holmes society. There was a...
Interview with Gillian Cosgriff, star of Waitressing and other things I do well
Share Singer, song-writer, waitress… Gillian Cosgriff is the award winning star who has burst onto the cabaret scene and is now wowing crowds with with her highly acclaimed show ‘Waitressing…and other things I do well.’ As a conscientious twenty-something, fresh out of university, with a performing arts degree in hand (its only real workplace value...
Learning on the hoof or Why I gave up lecturing by Mark Piggott
Share “Sculpture,” I explain to my bewildered undergraduates, “is, er… three-dimensional. Sculptures come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and materials. They can be free-standing, or attached to a larger block of material. And, er…. Cubism, for instance, is influenced by African art, probably. Any questions?” Armpits clammy with sweat, I look round...
Turkish Coffee – Greek Coffee – Serbian Coffee – Bosnian Coffee
Share The Balkan Cookbook Balkan Coffee kahve — kar-vay (Turkish) kafa — ka-fa (Bosnian Serbian) karve — kar-vez (Greek) To make the coffees use an ibric, aka dzesze (jez-ma)—a saucepan will do—and finely ground Turkish blend of coffee. All the Balkanista use a Turkish blend of coffee, all have an obsession with...
The Universal Status of Online Games
Share I bought Blizzard Studio’s seemingly ancient title Starcraft about two years ago. The game itself was a major hit at the time and reshaped much of the way Real Time Strategy games are made even today. A multitude of professional tournaments have been held in East Asia and a three-part sequel began episodic release nearly...
Living a Second Life By Kristine Schomaker
Share A few years ago, my aunt and uncle read an article in Spin Magazine about musicians who play concerts to people all over the world from the comfort of their homes. They are able to do this by creating avatars and logging into the virtual world of Second Life. It didn’t take long for...
Greek Steak
Share Recipes from ’The Balkan Cookbook’ This dish always takes me back to Crete and a pebble beach restaurant lit by a string of multi-coloured bulbs—where the sound of faraway discos danced on folding seawater and I calmed the soul with a full bodied red. Greek Fillet Steak Grilling steak is all about personal...
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