Linder, the artist with the hex factor

The Buzzcocks reference attracted my attention ...

Best known for her Buzzcocks record sleeves and for her friendship with Morrissey, Linder is now exhibited at the Tate. Her montages and unruly performances continue to impress 
Guardian article

Tate Shorts (video)

Exhibition: Jeremy Deller, “Poking About”

An exhibition from last year …

Jeremy Deller's latest exhibition offers a fresh look at Britain's cultural heritage via a treasure trove of vintage portraits discovered beneath a former photography studio. Devoted to the people and places of Bradford's past, many of the shots are extremely moving, showing immigrants newly arrived in the country posing for pictures to send back to - and reassure - their worried families.
Guardian picture album

Exhibition page

Guardian Interview: Tony Bates, Skype

Skype boss found route to Silicon Valley on Piccadilly line
Skype chief executive Tony Bates taught himself programming on the way to work, but must now learn how to make a profit from the web phone service
Guardian interview (September 2011)

Obituary: Esther Gordy Edwards, Key Motown Records executive who helped her brother Berry found the company

I am a huge Motown fan …

Guardian obituary (august 2011)

Obituary: Len Ganley, high-profile referee during the heyday of television snooker

Len Ganley, who has died aged 68, was one of the highest profile referees in snooker in the 1980s and 90s, becoming almost as familiar a face on television as household names of the day such as Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor.
Guardian obituary (August 2011)

Now a (white) iPhone 4 user

Last week, my 2nd week in my new job, I was given a work phone after some discussion re whether I could stick with my personal HTC Desire S phone and just use the one phone. Turned out I could get an iPhone 4. Not as excited about that as I would have been in pre HTC user days but good to have as a work phone. When it arrived, turned out to be white!! Could have had it changed to my preferred black but too much faff so I am now a white iPhone 4 user and yet to really get into the features etc. I am sure that will come with time.

Obituary: Daniel D. McCracken, author of hugely successful textbooks on computing

Daniel McCracken, who has died of cancer aged 81, was computing's most successful textbook author. In the 1960s, when computers were beginning to take off, tens of thousands of programmers were urgently needed. Most of them came from other professions and they often learned their new trade using one of McCracken's textbooks. He was a born educator, and his books were peppered with practical examples and exercises that made them good for both private study and university courses.
Guardian obituary (from August 2011)

ReadWriteWeb blog post
New York Times obituary
Wikipedia entry

Obituary: Rosemary Crompton, leading sociologist whose work focused on class inequalities

Rosemary Crompton, who has died of cancer aged 69, was one of the leading sociologists of her generation. She was a feminist pioneer, an outstanding teacher, and played a key role in reasserting the importance of studying social class inequalities in a period when many were insisting that "class is dead".
Guardian obituary (from August 2011)

Culture Club: Made in Dagenham (film)

Highly enjoyable and well-made film based on a true story.

Good discussion with Mark, Mark’s mum, Tracey, Hilary, Becca and John A  mainly about equality issues, pay and conditions in the workplace with lots of personal real life examples plus how to effect change.

Meeting details here.

Holme Christian Community, Bradford: Calendar 2012

Worked with Mark on this for a couple of hours this afternoon at church. Quickly sorted and updated in this Google Calendar.