There was something on the radio the other day about mantelpieces. An academic has been making a close study of what people keep there – she reckons they’re a good way of understanding the way we order our lives. I’m sure she’s right but I wonder if we couldn’t learn more – especially now – from other, busier parts of our homes: our kitchen counters, for instance. Here’s a 4MB MPEG of ours. Go on. Upload yours. Let’s start a project! Don’t be shy…
In which I try, after 25 years of blogging, to drop my ironic stance a bit.