It feels a little like Bush’s speech on September 11th has made a hole in some floodgates. Since then, outspoken critics of US foreign policy have had a new hook on which to hang our arguments. This piece in the Guardian, the fore-runner to a documentary on Saturday explicitly links the US regime with the cult of (roman) empire which was a dominant force in the culture the early church was born into. It feels a little like the “you’re either for us or against us” has finally sunk in and a lot of foreign (and some domestic) critics are simply accepting that the Bush regime has forced them onto the opposing side.
It was good to hear last night that UN weapons inspectors were taking Iraq’s offer seriously enough to begin talks. I wouldn’t want to go so far as to say that I believe the offer to be genuine, but I know I want to find hope in that situation and at the moment the only way out I can see is if the weapons inspectors get on with it and, hopefully, go in. Regardless of the political games taking place around them.
Meanwhile, julielee.org is in place. Still tinkering with the colour scheme. I can’t quite get the text colour right across all monitors – it’ll look fine on mine and illegible on someone else’s or vice versa – but I’m working on it. Just trying to get all the bits and pieces out of the way before I leave for Ireland tomorrow. Next task is to update the delicatessen site with artist bios.
While browsing a few web design sites, I finally got round to visiting Scott Andrew’s website. Alongside a really nice design (love those titles on the left-hand side) there are some really useful web development articles for those with a focus on standards.
And I caught a great exhibition at the Hayward yesterday. The works of two ground-breaking photographers, Ansell Adams and William Eggleston are on display until Sunday and are well worth a visit if you’re in London. The picture with this entry is by Eggleston.