MetaFilter posts tagged with UK

"Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones!"

chuckdarwin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:46:20 -0800

he could bear to wait no longer

ZachsMind — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:09:05 -0800

Last Year I Killed A Man , by Vaughan Thomas. Published Saturday July 19, 2008 by The Guardian.

Well, it is what they're there for...

Helga-woo — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:29:07 -0800

Bandstand Busking have decided to put liven up the underused bandstands of London by, well, you know, putting bands on in them. As an added bonus here's some pictures of vintage bandstands.

Dub(step)

phrontist — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:43:21 -0800

Dub step is from the UK. It's typified by skittering, shuffled, syncopated rhythms with lots of triplets, dissonant and minor tonality, and most strikingly... (sub)bass. It uses a lot of effects people associate with dub. Crank your woofer and listen to the likes of Skream (who has done a pretty good introductory mix), Plastician, Digital Mystikz, and El-B. Previously

Caring Too Much

chuckdarwin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:19:57 -0800

Lillian Ladele, a Christian registrar, has won her discrimination case after refusing to conduct same sex civil partnerships. " Islington Council cared too much about the "rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual" community, the panel ruled. "

Freeze +20

fearfulsymmetry — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:27:52 -0800

In July 1988 the art exhibition Freeze, largely organised by Damien Hirst, gave birth to the YBAs... twenty years on the artists involved are reuniting for another exhibition.

Truly Brutal

chuckdarwin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:17:49 -0800

The Birmingham Central Library, one of the largest and most important public libraries in Europe, has often been vilified as one of the ugliest buildings in Britain. A prime example of Brutalism, English Heritage has (controversially) recommended that the structure should be listed. Others want it to go the way of Portsmouth's hated Tricorn Centre. I was glad to find out that this Oxonian monstrosity is due to be demolished. Trust me, it smells far worse than it looks.

Chuff, Chuff, Chuff, Chuff, Wooo! Woooo!

fearfulsymmetry — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:54 -0800

Seventy years ago today a world land speed record was set that has never been broken... on July 3, 1938 LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard reached the giddy speed of 126mph. The Mallard was built by Sir Nigel Gresley (designer of the famous Flying Scotsman) to snatch back the record from Nazi Germany. The train itself is now retired at the National Railway Museum. Here's a simulation of the famous event.

Birth of the National Health Service - How the state of the nation's health became a political ideal

fire&wings — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:47:31 -0800

The NHS at 60. The National Health Service is 60 on July 5th. Take a look at documents, audio and video related to the birth and growth of this "radical plan."

"It's not of this world. It's Sadako's fury. And she's put a curse on us."

fearfulsymmetry — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:20:04 -0800

RIP Tartan Films. The UK-based film distribution company has gone into administration, laying off it's entire staff. With the help of their American arm (Tartan USA, the closure of which had already been announced at this years' Cannes Festival), they were responsible for bringing some of the best recent foreign cinema, especially from Japan and Korea to the West, including Infernal Affairs (remade as The Departed), Oldboy (currently being remade), A Tale of Two Sisters and the original Ring series, virtually single-handed launching the J-Horror / K-Horror phenomenon. Other notable films they backed include Primer, Red Road (Pos NSFW, brief nudity) and Funny Games.