Yet again the Glastonbury festival has sold all its tickets in record time (137000 tickets in 90 minutes)! Pretty impressive. If you're unfamiliar with this festival its the biggest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. It's held on a piece of farm land in SW England, and for the rest of the year it is filled with cows! Most people who haven't been to this particular festival would probably be under the impression that it's predominantly a celebration of music. Having been to the festival myself I would agree with this to some extent, there's a huge variety of musical genres on offer on seven stages.
However, this festival has so much more to offer: craft stalls, juggling school, theatrical displays, comedy, charity events, kids world and a huge variety of food and stalls from around the world. For a three day festival you could quite easily not go to see any bands play, and then you would probably just about have time to look at all the other things on offer. This of course would a missed opportunity. I've been to Glastonbury Festival twice and have seen such class acts as Paul McCartney, David Bowie and James Brown. For those of us who are unfortunate enough not to be going along (or are getting old and the idea of camping in the mud with absolutely revolting toilets is not appealing anymore...) its usually broadcast on the BBC in the third week on June. Bring it on...
Something a little different today. No palaeontology, just some oddball phenomenon from around the world.
The typical Japanese family's kitchen is changing. Stay-at-home moms are investing in sketchbooks, drawing boards, tweezers, nail scissors and scalpels to create culinary wonders. The traditional Bento box (lunchbox) is getting a makeover. Most school children pack a bento box every day and they are frequently purchased by office workers in train stations, convenience stores and cafeterias. But take a closer at what the kids are bringing to school these days.
Fewer kids and increased household income means that housewives are finding more time on there hands to cater to their children’s needs and desires. Combining classic Japanese precision and aesthetics with a desire to create delicious, nutritious and exciting meals for their children has led many women to create amazing edible wonders.
Trendy artistic themes include seasonal motifs, cartoon characters, animals and food. The 'watermelon' above is made of seaweed, avacodo, salmon, and black seseame seeds for the pips. The details are prized by kids who take great pride in their mother’s efforts.
Housewives have featured their lunchbox exhibitions in cookbooks, online journals, and tv programs such as Yayoi Brown's creations. One woman has even started a blog, Rico & Coco, dedicated to her art.
Call me old fashioned, but I think it is mad to spend hours meticulously creating a work of art that will be gobbled down by a six year old in five minutes flat.
Food imitates art imitating food
Yet again the Glastonbury festival has sold all its tickets in record time (137000 tickets in 90 minutes)! Pretty impressive. If you're unfamiliar with this festival its the biggest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. It's held on a piece of farm land in SW England, and for the rest of the year it is filled with cows! Most people who haven't been to this particular festival would probably be under the impression that it's predominantly a celebration of music. Having been to the festival myself I would agree with this to some extent, there's a huge variety of musical genres on offer on seven stages.
However, this festival has so much more to offer: craft stalls, juggling school, theatrical displays, comedy, charity events, kids world and a huge variety of food and stalls from around the world. For a three day festival you could quite easily not go to see any bands play, and then you would probably just about have time to look at all the other things on offer. This of course would a missed opportunity. I've been to Glastonbury Festival twice and have seen such class acts as Paul McCartney, David Bowie and James Brown. For those of us who are unfortunate enough not to be going along (or are getting old and the idea of camping in the mud with absolutely revolting toilets is not appealing anymore...) its usually broadcast on the BBC in the third week on June. Bring it on...
