We just spent a few days over in Cornwall.
Penzance
Sancreed
Gweek
Payphone availability
Is It Time To Commit To Ongoing Payphone Availability?
Public payphones seem headed the way of the dinosaur, as noted here on Slashdot 10 years ago, and again by the CBC earlier this year. Reasons typically cited for their demise are falling usage, (thanks to the ubiquitous cell phone), and rising maintenance costs. But during the recent disaster in NYC caused by Hurricane Sandy public payphones proved their worth…
Model phones and much more
“Alan Wolfson is a master of the miniature. His urban sculptures are tiny, incredibly detailed views of the mundane city landmarks that urban citizens interact with on a daily basis…”
These models include phone boxes (of course).
Click here for ‘tiny streets’.
Alan Wolfson miniatures
Telephone songs
Click here for telephone song recommendations.
…Ahoy–hoy and welcome to Readers’ Recommend, where this week we’d like to hear your nominations for songs about telephones – and, ideally, songs that take place on the telephone, where the lyrics describe a phone conversation, or a message left on an answerphone, or … you get the idea. Phones.
Qatar
I am working on a Qatarian project at the moment and came across this photo. I think it was taken in Souq Waqif, probably earlier this year.
Merchandise
“Take this iconic, life-size cabinet home…”
from insiderchic.net
Belgium
Here are two from my trip this week and a third taken, on film, 2003.
Brugge
Brussels
Brugges again
Romania
Brasov
Romania -where we saw Sheryl Crow play and met ‘Brasov’s best breakdancer’.
