The BLT Episode 22: Skip The Crap
From treasure to tragedy, art to the amoral, we’ve crammed a lot into this week’s BLT. It’s a sandwich Scooby Doo and Shaggy would be proud of.
As ever, we’ve done our best to season everything with a few references that popped into our heads. Find out more about the stories covered in this blog.
We’re pretty sure that every week we write at least one sentence that has never existed before, and this week we think it's, "I'm thinking of making the little turds dance in tutus."
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This place is a tip!
No longer is this only true of a teenager’s bedroom. Artist Harrison Marshall has converted a skip into a house, and plans to live there for a year to protest the cost of living in London. After initial building costs of £4000, the monthly rent will be just £50!
Known as ‘The Skip House,’ Harrison’s new home is part of the public art initiative Skip Gallery. By living in it, Harrison hopes to highlight ‘just how crazy it is to live in central London.’
Dammit, Thanet!
Last week we mentioned graffiti writer 10 Foot. This week, Banksy is in the spotlight. The new piece, “Valentine’s day mascara”, has made headlines for several reasons. Not least because within hours of appearing, part of it disappeared.
A freezer dumped in the Margate alley the new Banksy calls home was removed by Thanet District Council. The council has insisted that the freezer will be returned once it has been made safe. We couldn’t resist a quick reference to that infamous moment when Boris Johnson hid in a fridge to avoid an interview.
Guantanamo gives back
It’s not all loss this week, though. Detainees at Guantánamo Bay have won the right to exhibit artwork they made taking part in the Art from Guantánamo project.
Speaking about their art, the detainees explained, “it was born from the ordeal we lived through. Each painting holds moments of our lives, secrets, tears, pain, and hope. Our artworks are parts of ourselves.” And at one point, the UN even wrote to the State Department in support of the detainees.
Lost but not forgotten
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It’s a difficult time for Lilt lovers. The iconic brand is being scrapped and rebranded as Fanta Pineapple & Grapefruit. While the ‘totally tropical taste’ isn’t going anywhere, fans of the brand are less than impressed.
One Lilt devotee tweeted that they will still call it Lilt, while another wished Lilt farewell. It won’t have been a surprise to everyone though; some keen-eyed fans noticed the Fanta font on rebranded cans last year.
Anyone wanting to get hold of Lilt before it’s too late needs to act quickly, however. One bottle recently sold for £100.
Give cats your crappy exes
Nothing says getting over being dumped by letting a pet dump on your ex. Well, their name at least. Thanks to Animal Friends Humane Society, based in Ohio, you can make this happen for just $5. So far, some 480 people have found relief in letting felines relieve themselves over the name of their ex-partners.
This approach is more common than you might think. San Antonio Zoo lets you name a cockroach after an ex, and then watch it being fed to another animal.
Review revenge
No one likes a bad review, but how far would you go to get revenge? German ballet director Marco Goecke is now under investigation on suspicion of bodily harm and slander after he smeared dog faeces in the face of critic Wiebke Huester.
Mr. Goecke says he acted in the heat of the moment, but Ms. Huester has said the attack was premeditated.
We’re always amazed at how many links form between the random selection of stories brought to the meeting each week, although you can guarantee there will be an animal story! Which story is your favourite? We’ll see you next week for another delicious visual sandwich.
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A lot can change in 102 years and this BLT delves into some of the odder differences between those innocent days of 1921 and … now.
We all want to feel special. But this week’s news has us wondering if the lines separating humans from animals, and even machines, are increasingly blurring.
From Peru to China to Australia, here are the offbeat news stories that made it into our latest BLT.
As Bob Dylan said, ‘these times, they are a-changing’. This week, we’ve taken a look at the impacts of changes in the publishing climate and the planetary climate.
As Bob Dylan said, ‘these times, they are a-changing’. This week, we’ve taken a look at the impacts of changes in the publishing climate and the planetary climate.
From treasure to tragedy, art to the amoral, we’ve crammed a lot into this week’s BLT. It’s a sandwich Scooby Doo and Shaggy would be proud of.
We are back with more fresh cuts and unlikely combinations that take us from pest control all the way to the potential resurrection of the dodo!
A puzzling week indeed. If our BLT left you bewildered or whet your appetite for more detail about the week's stories, this blog is for you.
Your visual news sandwich is back. This week it includes the Public Order Bill, an increase in Satanism members and energy bills.
Get your wet suit on and join us as we take a dive through through the stories and easter eggs in this weeks BLT!
2023: Back to porridge, back to the commute, back to the gym (if you're so inclined), and back to the BLT.
This week’s BLT reimagines the poster for Apocalypse Now, replacing Colonel Walter Kurtz with a crying dog. To find out how it all connects to the real world, read on.
The news this week has given us plenty to get our teeth into. From cat cameos to magnetic slime, all with unexpected links and crossovers.
Beginning with a moral dilemma, this week’s BLT touches on some ham-related scandals, the future of tattoos, and some of the lesser-known, more bizarre implications of our warming world.
Surprise surprise, animals featured heavily in this week’s BLT: from those caught up to no good to those that help maintain law and order.
Things got heated this week in more than one sense. Let’s unpack some of this week’s news stories and curiosities, plated up and delivered hot off the press in this week’s BLT.
There are a few things certain in this life. The classics include death and taxes, but if this week is anything to go by we can discoveries and consequences.
The BLT often includes animal content, and this episode is no exception, as we weave through the news stories that piqued our interest this week
This week’s episode takes us from old English woods to orbiting satellites as we tune in to the natural world’s response to climate change and create ways to reduce pollution and live more sustainably.
Of course, this week's BLT had to be themed around Glastonbury festival as it kicks off for the first time in 3 years.
Read on for more details about the festival and the other hot topics that made it into the BLT.
It’s been an exciting week for discoveries! Some have brought hope and sadly, some have reminded us of the impact we are having on this marvellous planet we call home. There have been a few losses this week, however.
Our national treasure, Sir David Attenborough has been knighted for the second time! We take a look at some positive climate updates in his honour.
It’s not every week that there is a Platinum Jubilee! We’ve chosen to focus this week’s BLT on Her Majesty, looking into some of the curiosities of the crown.
This week we tackle the virtual and the real, taking you below the sea and back to dry land.
Your weekly sandwich of visual news. This week it features other universes, Elon Music, mutant bacteria, pink pigeons and much much more.
The BLT combines our passion for visual thinking, the week’s news and our creative team to create a delicious visual treat for your feed every week!
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