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I am writer and broadcaster with a particular interest in the arts, popular culture and technology.
This is my first blog and is an expression of opinion.
Please feel free to make comments and be as frank as you like.
Edward Ellison
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- Marina Abramović made me cry. Over nothing.
- Soylent Beige – First prize: a week’s supply. Second prize: two week’s supply.
- Soylent Beige – If you tolerate this, your Happy Meal will be next
- The education system has failed us – private education, that is.
- Let the games begone – lies, damned lies and legacy
- Do you want fries with that?
- Shaving Slices of Salami from a Smurf
- Not In Your Backyard (if I can help it)
- The Customer Is Always Right – Suits You, Sir!
- Pay no attention to that curator behind the curtain!
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Marina Abramović made me cry. Over nothing.
Just when you thought the corporate world could become no more greedy, and the art world could become no more vacuous, we have both worlds conveniently encapsulated for us in the Marina Abramović Institute. Abramović is part of a recognisable … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, adidas, advert, art, crowd funding, durational, FIFA, Kickstarter, Marina Abramović, Marina Abramović Institute, MoMA, performance, performance art, The artist is present, video, World Cup
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Soylent Beige – First prize: a week’s supply. Second prize: two week’s supply.
The Great Global Food Fight part 2 – v1.01 You might have seen a recent viral video of a now famous behavioural experiment with Capuchin monkeys, where reproducible and spookily human behaviour is provoked in primates by treating them unequally. … Continue reading
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Tagged Burger™, dystopia, Edward Ellison, food, George Lucas, Google, harlan ellison, j. g. Ballard, Rob Rhinehart, satire, Sergey Brin, soylent, soylent green, substitute, supersize me, synthetic, THX1138, Weapon of Choice
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Soylent Beige – If you tolerate this, your Happy Meal will be next
The Great Global Food Fight part 1 v1.01 This blog post is about a subject close to my heart and I get very emotional about it, so those of you sensitive to cussing, look away now. Here goes… I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial, Burger™, cool shit, Edward Ellison, Google, Google Glass™, meat, Sergey Brin, synthetic, Weapon of Choice
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The education system has failed us – private education, that is.
Regular readers will know I am no fan of Boris Johnson (currently Mayor of London), but I must have to thank him for giving me the seed for this particular poisoned tree. I have no hesitation in re-publishing the following … Continue reading
Let the games begone – lies, damned lies and legacy
I might be a little late to the party on this one, but seeing as the world is about to be set alight I thought I’d better stick my oar in before the the Middle East is razed to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, athletics, Brazil, Edward Ellison, football, Jennis, Jeremy Paxman, Jessica Ennis, London 2012, Lord Coe, Newsnight, Olympics, Protest, Rio 2016, sport, Tanni Gray-Thompson, Tessa Jowell, Weapon of Choice, Will Self, World Cup
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Do you want fries with that?
This image was originally posted to Flickr as BK Stacker After an enforced hiatus from my musings on the state of British culture, you may or may not welcome my return to the keyboard. Either way, get used to it. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Poots, Andy Kershaw, Edward Ellison, King of Limbs, Radio 4, Radiohead, Today Programme, Weapon of Choice
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Shaving Slices of Salami from a Smurf
Originally published in Now Then Sheffield 29, August 2010. The so-called Robin Hood Tax (RHT) is a proposed tax on transactions within financial institutions. It does not include transactions by individuals and is estimated to be able to raise up … Continue reading
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Tagged ConDem, Edward Ellison, RHT, Robin Hood Tax, Russell Brand, Salami slicing, Smurfing, Tax
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Not In Your Backyard (if I can help it)
(Originally published in Now Then magazine in May 2010) I did not grow up within the city limits, but Sheffield has always been the big city in my life, and my memory of urban existence in the Sheffield of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brutalism, Cooling Towers, Edward Ellison, Grenville Squires, Park Hill, Sheffield, Tinsley, UK, Weapon of Choice
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The Customer Is Always Right – Suits You, Sir!
Dear readers, I hope your hearts will be gladdened by the imminent end to this marathon of spleen that has been my response to the 5 questions proposed by the Great British Art Debate. Here are some thoughts on the … Continue reading
Pay no attention to that curator behind the curtain!
My ongoing response to The Great British Art Debate. Dear readers, have patience, the end is nigh. Does the art of the past have anything to say about the world of today? One of the most impressive shows I saw seen … Continue reading
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Tagged Altermodern, con-modern, con-modernism, Constellation, Edward Ellison, Great British Art Debate, Lyndsey Seers, Memento mori, Mike Nelson, Monkeys, Nicholas Bourriard, Olivia Plender, Oz, Tate, Typewriters, Weapon of Choice, Wizard of Oz, Yellow Brick Road
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