Highly three-dimensional city

Ach, they must have known I was coming so they went and covered it up.

Rather liked this running water pavement feature on the New York High Line. (Current conditions excepted, it’s not something that would necessarily transfer well to Glasgow, however…)

Dead rat with One World Trade Center

I think I am beginning to miss the horizontal.

Saw this today, its historical impact somewhat reduced by learning that for many years it wasn’t actually the first artificial structure seen by potential immigrants to the USA - instead, that was a huge elephant which housed a cigar shop and a brothel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephanti…

Somewhere near Worcester, Massachusetts, FYI

Details of a few of what appear to be (by some distance) the most popular set of exhibits in the Museum of the Moving Image

This was the magical ‘house in the woods’ that I used to look out for when visiting my aunt in Selkirk in the 70s, and likely set in place some profound personal inclinations. I do hope all the recent publicity leads to a sound future for it.

NEWS: C20 Society is backing a coalition of leading Scottish heritage and design organisations that have joined forces to save and restore the Bernat Klein Studio, as it is put up for sale by public auction at the end of the month. The Bernat Klein Foundation, National Trust for Scotland, and Scottish Historic Buildings Trust,

Went to Elstree today to help document the historic buildings destined for complete demolition. UFO, Holby City, The Power Game, Grange Hill — here are some of the shots of the day…

Still a bit freaked out by this Louis Vuitton promo I saw in New York a couple of weeks ago. Was thinking Matalan in Jamaica St could have a bash at this sort of thing.

'Fantastic Films' March 1980: '2000AD Rules It! British comics: slightly obscure but ahead of their time' (Walt Disney Productions). Picked this up at a New England fleamarket; may be a source of some interest (and/or satisfaction) for Pat Mills

Stranraer’s abandoned ferry terminal

Always thought-provoking to see that black, sooty Glasgow which (as a visitor) I can only just remember. The stone-cleaning methods that cut a swathe across the city since might have been crude and reckless by today's standards, but they inarguably improved the streetscape.