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NEWARK, N.J. — It didn't take Taylor Hall long to become a fan favorite in New Jersey.
Hall scored two power-play goals in a 4:11 span in the second period in his regular-season home debut with the Devils and New Jersey posted its first win, a 2-1 decision over the road-weary and penalty-plagued Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
"If you had gotten three or four it could have been better," Hall said with a big smile. "It was a fun night, from the red carpet to the starting ovation, it was a great night. As a team we really wanted to get that first win, get that off our chest. Now we can play as a team. We played a game tonight that is repeatable, and that's the best part about it."
Having Hall step up was big as New Jersey ended a five-game losing streak against Anaheim.
It takes the pressure off him after the Devils made a big trade with Edmonton in the offseason to get him. It also allows the team to settle down after a 0-1-1 start in Florida last week.
"Obviously a big night for him (Hall)," said goaltender Cory Schneider, who had 23 saves and forced the Ducks' Chris Wagner to lose control of the puck on a second-period penalty shot. "That's great because when he is going, it's good for us."
Sami Vatanen scored on a power play for Anaheim, which is 0-3-1 in its five-game trip to start the season. John Gibson made 26 saves for Ducks, who played short-handed seven times.
"We didn't play a very disciplined game," Vatanen said. "In the second period and the third, we took way too many penalties. We killed it off pretty well. We had our chances and just couldn't bury (them)."
Hall, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2010, tied the game at 1-all, putting the rebound of a shot by Mike Cammalleri into an open net at 12:35. It came after Anaheim killed off the opening part of a two-man advantage only to see New Jersey score 5-on-4.
"Sometimes when you have wide open nets like that you can psyche yourself out," Hall said. "I wanted to make sure it went in the back of the net. It was a really good feeling."
Hall's second goal came on a great deflection of a point shot by defenseman Damon Severson at 16:41. Gibson never had a chance.
Wagner got his penalty shot near the end of the period but lost control of the puck after making a move on Schneider.
"I tried to be aggressive," Schneider said. "Fortunately, he made one too many moves and it rolled off his stick. It was a bit of a lucky break."
Anaheim got a late power play but could not convert.
Gibson said the Ducks know it's early, but they have to start earning some wins.
"We can't go out there and expect to win and expect it is going to change," he said. "The league is too good. Every team is too good."
Vatanen had given Anaheim the lead at 9:03 of the first period with a shot from the right circle. The Ducks never let the Devils clear the puck out of their zone after Kyle Palmieri was called for tripping at 7:15.
New Jersey was 0 for 5 on the power play in its first two games in Florida against the Panthers and Lightning.
Devils rookie defenseman Johann Auvitu lost an apparent game-tying goal early in the second period when Reid Boucher was whistled for a high stick against defenseman Kevin Bieksa seconds before the puck went in the net.
NOTES: Devils F Sergey Kalinin (illness) is practicing again. He was placed on IR before the season. … Vatanen's goal gave him 100 career points. … The game opened with a short fight between the Devils' Vernon Fiddler and the Ducks' Ryan Kesler.
DUCKS: at Philadelphia on Thursday night before heading home.
DEVILS: visit Boston Thursday night.


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Time to get a spring in your step! After the winter hibernation it's always uplifting to see signs that the next season is on its way. So for this issue we've looked to those little things that signal the arrival of spring; longer days, buzzing insects with their delicate wings, and our favourite blooms that will soon start bursting through.
Embrace the return of the sunshine with this issue's collection of nine patterns. We have an abundance of cardigans and sweaters, a sturdy tote, and the gorgeous shawl you can see on our cover. Spring 2017 also includes a colourful sashiko quilt tutorial from Gina Röckenwager, as well as thoughtful writing from Anna Maltz, and a suitably springy sweet recipe from Rebecca Lawrence.
Without further ado, here are those patterns!
Arrosa // Jennifer Weissman // Hedgehog Fibres
Astera // Grace Gouin // Echoview Fiber Mill
Bombus // Miriam Jarrs // Welthase
Hanabira // Eline Alcocer // De Rerum Natura
Izumi // Natalie Selles // Madelinetosh
Melli // Camille Rosselle // La Bien Aimée
Odonata // Courtney Cedarholm // Plucky Knitter
Signal // Anna Maltz // The Little Grey Sheep
Tinea // Rachel Brockman // Quince & Co.
Sun Rays // Gina Röckenwagner
You can join in all the excitement about the new issue over on our Ravelry group, where you can also join in our knit alongs and chat to lots of other lovely Pom Pom people. Also on Ravelry, you'll find further information and more images to swoon over.
We'll be posting out copies soon, so make sure you pre-order your copy or subscribe! Which patterns are going to be on your needles first?
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The photo sharing app are adding to their already successful Instagram Live video feature by letting users share their live videos with their pals whilst they're broadcasting.
They shared on their blog page: "Starting today, we're introducing a fun way to go live with a friend. Now, you can hang out and go live together, whether you're just doing homework or catching up on your day. Live video helps you share in an authentic way, but sometimes it can be intimidating when you're on your own.
"It's easy to add a guest while you're broadcasting. Simply tap the new icon on the bottom right and tap 'Add' to invite anyone who's currently watching. Once they join, you'll see the screen split into two and your friend pop up right below you.
"You can remove your guest and add someone else at any time, or they can also choose to exit on their own. Share your live video to stories when your broadcast has ended, or choose 'Discard' and your live video will disappear from the app as usual. When someone you follow is going live with a friend, you'll see two circles stacked together in your stories bar. You can tap on it to watch, and like and comment as you follow along."
Back in August, Instagram revealed their plans for the feature and said they were "currently testing it with a small percentage" of their users.
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Cop put on leave after allegedly calling activist's suicide a 'happy ending'
An Ohio police officer will be put on paid administrative leave after allegedly calling a Black Lives Matter activist's suicide a "happy ending" in a Facebook comment.
Fairborn officer Lee Cyr is said to have posted the comment under a link about the activist's suicide, writing, "Love a happy ending," though it has since been deleted.
MarShawn McCarrel, 23, fatally shot himself on the steps of the Ohio statehouse on Monday. Earlier that day, he'd written on Facebook that his "demons won today."
My demons won today. I'm sorry.
Posted by MarShawn McCarrel on Monday, February 8, 2016
McCarrell had worked with the community organizations Ohio Student Association and Pursuing Our Dreams. He'd also co-founded Feed the Streets, a group that provided lunches for the homeless.
Cyr will be on leave while his department determines whether he was the person behind the post, and whether or not his actions violated the department's social media policy.
Fairborn officers aren't allowed to write anything on social media while on duty. Cyr was off duty, but Fairborn Police Chief Terry Barlow told the Dayton Daily News that posts that could "discredit" the police are also against department policy.
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You've probably seen them after a long business meeting or conference: trash bins filled with plastic water bottles, Styrofoam or paper plates, and piles of glossy pamphlets and paper handouts. Whether or not the networking was a waste of your time is one thing, but what about the waste generated by the event itself?
Now it's your turn to plan a business event and you want to make it eco-friendly. That's smart because planning a green business event can not only save money, but it also can generate some positive buzz for your company because you'll be leaving less of a footprint on the environment.
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Hitch a ride with a little girl named Cassie Day, and hang on tight! You're in for an adventure into space and back again.
About Jane Catherine Shaw
Jane Catherine Shaw is a longstanding La MaMa resident artist. She interweaves imaginative characters and stories to make one exciting piece of theatre for young audiences. Selected works include original pieces: Thirst: Memory of Water, The Lone Runner, Bed of Light, Universe Expanding, Folktales of Asia and Africa, and Follow the Wind: Tales From The New World. She is the curator of La MaMa Puppet Slam.


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[NEWS] Can Maine's Biomass Purchase Be Competitive With One Bidder?
– by Darren Fishell, June 2, 2016, Bangor Daily News
Because of a bill passed on the last day of this year's legislative session, as much as $13.5 million in tax dollars could go to biomass generators this year, in the name of helping a forestry industry pinched primarily by mill closures.
But before those two-year contracts for up to 80 megawatts of generation go out, the process depends in part on what regulators determine would make the process "not competitive."
Seeing trouble ahead in markets for Maine loggers, lawmakers last session approved giving $13.5 million from the state's projected surplus to regulators to cover the costs of above-market contracts for biomass generators, with conditions. One condition in the law was that bidding for the 80-megawatt solicitation be competitive.
At this point in the process, there's disagreement among interested parties about what must happen to meet that requirement.
In filings with the Maine Public Utilities Commission this week, the governor's office, biomass generator ReEnergy Holdings and Emera Maine agreed the process itself could be competitive, even if a limited number of bidders enter the fray.
The Industrial Energy Consumers Group, which represents some large industrial power users, generally disagreed with that interpretation, arguing that having multiple bidders is essential to meeting the definition of having a competitive process.
"The commission has itself determined that the basic premise of competition in bidding is to have more than one bidder," IECG attorney Tony Buxton wrote in comments to the PUC.
Other commenters said the law should provide regulators the ability to consider other parts of the process to determine whether the process is competitive.
Patrick Woodcock, director of the Governor's Energy Office, wrote that regulators could address the requirement by requesting financials from a bidder and use existing standards for utilities to determine whether their profits would be excessive.
"The further examination would especially be pertinent if there are limited bidders during the solicitation," Woodcock wrote.
Emera attorney Sarah Spruce wrote that if less than the full 80-megawatt capacity came in during bidding that it shouldn't necessarily derail the process.
If generators offer more than 80 megawatts of capacity, "the offers would then need to compete for the contracts based on the cost and benefits to ratepayers and the other considerations set forth in the statute," Spruce wrote. "Emera Maine does not believe, however, that the statute meant to convey that the solicitation could not be competitive in the event only one or two entities submit bids."
Jeremy Payne, executive director of the Maine Renewable Energy Association, urged that regulators can influence the process by notifying all possible bidders and ensuring they've not colluded on their bids. His statement also assumes multiple bidders to provide up to 80 megawatts of capacity.
In testimony against the bill in March, Public Advocate Tim Schneider expressed concern that the initial proposal for a larger solicitation, at 120 megawatts would not be competitive as only a limited number of in-state generators could meet the bid requirements.


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Fruits can add variety to kid's meals. Finding fun food for children can be as easy as bringing them to the grocer with you. Choosing fruits that are tasty and chock full of nutrients can be an exciting project.
Getting kids to consume fruit can be simple when we make it fun and entertaining. Since fruit should be a staple in every family's menu, let the kids choose what fruits they need to prepare a festive and interesting fruit pizza project.
It may surprise you that the fruits they choose at the farmer's market.
Let the children choose the fruits and vegetables they want for their at
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Select fun or colorful fruits at the grocery store or farmers' market,
then turn the children loose making creative faces on this delicious fruit pizza.
Chances are, they'll snack as they create–and enjoy what they taste.
Choose fruits in an assortment of colors and sizes. Let the children embellish the
pizza with imaginative faces or design other shapes on this colorful and fun pizza.
Ready to bake piecrust
1/2 cup fat free or reduced fat cream cheese
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1.4 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon 1% milk
Select strawberries for the nose, kiwi fruit or seedless grapes for the eyes,
a banana for the mouth. The choices for making shapes are only restricted by their
imaginations. The children can select pineapples, mandarin oranges, or any fruit they desire.
1. Let the piecrust come to room temperature per the package instructions,
then unfold it onto a large cookie sheet or pizza pan.
2. Roll up edges of the crust, crimping them slightly so that they'll remain
rolled up. Poke the crust gently with a fork in about 20 places (allowing air to escape).
3. Bake the crust in a preheated 450 degree oven for about 9 minutes or
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Remove from the crust from the oven
4. Whisk together cream cheese ,sugar, and vanilla extract, lemon juice adding
just enough milk to make the mix able to spread onto the crust.
*Allow the crust to cool.
*Spread the cream-cheese mixture with a rubber spatula,
*Spread to the edge of the crust
Now its time for the children to showcase their skills.
*Allow the children to arrange the fruit onto the cream cheese mixture.
Don't worry if it is not perfect. It is perfectly nutritious and fun.
Children may want to add sprinkles. Let their imaginations run wild.
*Refrigerate the pizza for at least 1 hour
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The children will be impatient and want to devour the pizza right away.
The pizza cream cheese is basically already set. So when you're done cleaning up, let the children to help you here. They will be anxious to dig into their masterpiece.
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I guess it serves me right
Ok so after 5 yrs of marriage i decide i'm going to cheat on my loving - but boring - wife. so i go to this nice hotel downtown where i know there are working girls at the large bar. i spot one who is eyeing me from across the bar area, i buy her a couple drinks while chatting. i tell her i'm married. she tells me she's only working not looking for a relationship. we talk more and drink more and i actually start to like her and want to get with her. she tells me to go get a room and i do. she actually blows me in the elevator on the way upstairs. we walk in the room and she pushes me against the back of the door and finishes the bj and she is spectacular. we get in the bed and she insists we leave the lights off. we hold each other for a while and then she blows me again long enough to get me good and hard and then she mounts me in a reverse cowgirl, which somehow she knows is my favorite position. so she gets me off and i mean OFF. we relax for a while and have another drink from the mini-bar with the room still dark. we hold each other under the sheets again and then she asks me to go down on her. i think again how she knows the things i love and eating p**** is near the top of that list. so down i go as she spreads her legs open to me. only then do i realize she has a c***. a big c***. a HUGE c***. i balk and i start to get sick to my stomach. i fall back on the bed and sort of freak. she was incredibly nice about it and apologized profusely. she said she assumed i knew what she was since almost all of the men who come on to her can sense it. she gave me her phone number as i left and told me to call her anytime if i decided i wanted to "walk on the wild side" (i may be the only man alive who didn't know what that phrase meant until that night). i guess this is what i get for deciding to cheat in the first place. but now i have found myself starting to think about this very beautiful girl (that's still how i think of her) more and more and i sometimes even drive by the hotel and think about going inside to see if she's there. i don't know if i could perform now knowing what i know and worrying the whole time........does this make me gay? or does it just make me a horrible husband? or both?
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I agree with the others who said that you've already fallen for this girl. That's not surprising because t-girls have a better understanding of the male psyche and of the male anatomy: remember, they're male. So they all just seem to know how to manipulate us and push our buttons, both physical buttons and psychological buttons. I think you're more than just h**** for this girl: I think you hunger for her in every way. Five years ago, this would have been a reason to fear. Now, with gay marriage being legal, I think you're fearful that by falling for this girl, you will wind up leaving your family and marrying this girl. It's legal now. So enjoy her. Love her. Marry her. I think you want ALL of that.
Please tell me you wrapped up before you stuck it in her ass?
HA! HA! HA! That's what you get for walking on the wild side.......
If you're already cruising the place where you know she'll be, then inevitably you will be back with her again. However, I think that's a good thing for both you and her, because you both obviously enjoyed one another immensely and she obviously wants to see you again. Don't think of the relationship -- or that night -- as an indicator of your sexuality: yes, you are sexual, but you aren't necessarily one thing or the other. You're simply a man who was pleased repeatedly by another person of deep sexuality and who seems to intuitively know your needs. You should go back to her. Enjoy her. And this time.......let her enjoy you.
I agree with ^this^. In fact I'll go a step further: I think you're already in love with her.
I had the same thought. He fell in love that night. Can't stop thinking about her.
So when she mounted you you didn't feel any b****?
No, she got on facing away from me, and when she took me up her ass (which I thought was her p****) her b**** weren't in immediate contact with me, and when she started riding and grinding I couldn't feel them and they weren't banging. She was really skilled and f***** me really well, so I had no idea until I went down on her. If the room lights had been on, I would have seen her c*** when she was moving in the bed or when she mounted me. I guess I was too h**** to notice.


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- Photojournalist Chris Hondros was killed while photographing the conflict in Libya in 2011.
- He was a renowned photojournalist who covered the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Sierra Leone, Egypt and elsewhere, believing it was his responsibility to bring the story of those impacted to the world.
- His childhood friend and fellow journalist Greg Campbell was with Hondros during his final assignment, and directed a documentary tracing his life called HONDROS.
After 15 years covering major conflict zones, Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist Chris Hondros was killed by a mortar shell on April 20, 2011 while travelling with rebels in Libya.
It was and still is an unmitigated tragedy.
Hondros' photos from conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and Liberia, among other places, constitute one of the most affecting bodies of work in photojournalism.
His childhood friend, fellow journalist, and frequent story companion Greg Campbell had left Libya just a week before.
"He cared a lot about the people he shot," Campbell told Business Insider. "He always brought the focus to the people impacted by the events he covered. He became well-known for being able to find the human thread through everything."
In a war-zone for the first time in years, Campbell began filming Hondros at work to occupy his mind. After Hondros's death, Campbell decided to collect that footage and to go back to many of the places Hondros photographed to trace his life and work. The documentary, called HONDROS, will be released in March.
Campbell spoke with Business Insider about his relationship with the legendary photographer and shared some of Hondros' most iconic images.
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Campbell and Hondros first met freshman year of high school. The two bonded instantly. "He had this unnatural confidence that you don't see in kids that age … That self-assurance that he exuded became his trademark throughout his life," Campbell said.
Campbell described Hondros as a person who "set his own rules" and had a "unique ability" to look at a goal, like becoming a foreign correspondent, and set out the building blocks to get there.
"It's empowering to have someone in your life like that." he said. "He was always there to give you a shot in the arm."
Hondros' first experience covering conflict was the Kosovo War in 1998. "He went out to that and never looked back," Campbell said.
Hondros was particularly well-suited to war photography because of his "natural ability" to stay clear-headed in dangerous situations, identify risks, and still locate the story, Campbell said.
Hondros felt very strongly that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan needed to be covered extensively, believing they were "the most important story of our time," Campbell said.
"It is the occupation of a country by US forces. People were dying because of the politics and policies put in place by the US," Campbell said of Hondros' rationale.
Hondros grew frustrated that as the wars dragged on, news organisations lost interest in coverage. "He felt people needed to be there for the American public to witness it. He took that responsibility very seriously," Campbell said.
Campbell and Hondros frequently covered stories together, in particular travelling together to Sierra Leone and Kosovo.
But Campbell eventually shied away from the front lines. Hondros never did. "I had never seen anything so horrible or been in such a bad conflict environment, but I had seen enough to know that I didn't need to go any further," Campbell said.
Hondros was always trying to get Campbell to join him on assignments. Campbell said he always found some excuse not to go.
Hondros became known for finding "humane moments" in the conflicts he photographed, with a particular focus on the children caught up in the wars he covered.
In 2011, Hondros asked Campbell to join him in reporting from Libya. "For some reason, I said I'd go. I had every reason not to go," Campbell said.
"He was always pestering me to go along with him, and then I ended up acquiescing on what would be his last assignment," Campbell said.
The two reported on the conflict from Benghazi together. It was Campbell's first time to the front lines in a long time. He coped by filming Hondros with a video camera.
"I found quickly that I needed something to occupy my mind [on the front lines]," he said. When the conflict moved to Mizurata, a 20-hour boat ride away, Campbell decided to head home.
This photo was taken by Hondros on the day he died after being hit by a mortar shell. New York Times photographer Tim Hetherington also died in the attack.
"It took me a nonstop year to come to terms with his death. What if I changed the calculus and told him not to go? There was a lot of second guessing. It all seems pointless to wonder about now," Campbell said.
After Hondros' death, Campbell began to retrace his career by going to places he had photographed. Campbell was contacted by this man, Joseph Duo, who told him that Hondros had returned to Liberia to help him graduate high school, college, and law school.
As Campbell travelled to the former conflict zones, he said he found people "from every corner of the globe" who loved Hondros. Visiting the conflict zones allowed him to do what Hondros would have wanted, which was bring the focus in the documentary to the people affected by the events he photographed.
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BVW is the third-greatest GM in the history of the Mets with potential to be the best. I think he did a great job meeting ownership's objectives for 2019/20. The GM doesn't control what happens on...
History through the eyes of the powerful and privileged does not capture history through the eyes of oppressed people. We can and should re-evaluate history from a new and inclusive perspective. This...
You suggested the Columbia Fireflies would become the Cyclones.
Well regarded are scouts that identify players with future potential. The same can be said of front offices that scout and hire managers.
Sometimes teams promote player prospects to MLB....
This is as insightful as saying Mets would not take Alonso north last ST.
Curious... if you believe a 20-year MLB veteran doesn't have the means to be a manager, why do you believe fans that have never played pro baseball -- like yourself? -- have the insight to criticize...
beltrans niece on twitter claiming altuve and bregman wore some type of electronic buzzers under their shirts.
Terry Collins: 1-year interim
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Some 17-yo got perma-banned from Fortnight for using an illegal cheat add-on during a live stream. The kid had been making millions from ppl watching him and lives in a $12 million house in Cali. I...
To quote you, twice mind you. Then STFU! - your words to me, twice, in the past 3 months.
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i dont care what management says about players publicly. Its what they say privately between each other that matters.
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The Laundromat by S Soderbergh. 7/10
On the downside I can no longer say I have never seen David Horseface Schwimmer act.
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Ate Quisp, Quake, or Quangaroos growing up. This us even before Frankenberry and Count Chocula.
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Apple+ TV With Jason Momoa
Production is first rate. Very obvious big $ was spent on it. Concept could be good. Acting and script are bad. Bailed after 20 minutes, first episode.
pretty clear from the get-go there was no discussion of who and how much. TTs explanation is on target and AAs followup provides clarity. TCs complaint is grandstanding by the MLBPA.
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i have no idea how other teams use social media but Mets in-house media dies a great job promoting mets with these little videos
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BELL-tran or Bell-TRAN as Jon Miller used to say.
I think this is the specific reason I dislike Jon Miller
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The Kominsky Method with Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin
Netflix: Season 2 - 3 or 4 episodes: 8 of 10.
A bit slow compared to S1 so far, but pretty solid.
TC seems dying to assist Beltran based on what Carlos said. How remains to be seen.
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11. "TALKING POINTS" Pols who recite self-serving spin written by others while answering basic questions about their jobs are essentially reading the stage directions. It suggests they are too lazy to invent their own fibs or excuses—or that they work for control freaks who don't trust them to know their own subject matter. This is a discordant trait in a high-ranking official, such as U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice or anyone who attended top-notch schools, which also fits Rice. She was a history major at Stanford and a Rhodes scholar with a master's degree and a doctorate from Oxford.There are fourteen other such entries in this recommended article.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
All Political Talk Annoys Me, Actually
With a hat tip to Instapundit, and also via Mark Tapscott at the Washington Examiner, here's an excerpt from a fun, and spot-on, list of really irritating political expressions:
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So somewhere along the line, a very strange, slightly racist, and incredibly awkward brainchild -- aptly named "Accidental Racist" -- appeared to Brad Paisley and LL Cool J. Instead of shoving that idea into the box labeled "Hell no," they decided to record it and put it out into the universe for all to hear.
Yep, you heard that right. A song, called "Accidental Racist," recorded by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J, does indeed exist and is included on Paisley's new album Wheelhouse (out today). And no, it's apparently not a widespread public swatting. It is a very real thing, with very real lyrics, and it's on Paisley's new album, Wheelhouse. Still don't believe me? See the proof below, in all of its six minutes of glory.
The song -- in case you didn't listen above, and I won't blame you if you don't, because it's six minutes of wasted life -- literally begins in a Starbucks with Paisley getting called out by a barista for his Skynyrd shirt that features a rebel flag.
Paisley laments from there about the woes of being "caught between Southern pride and Southern blame," and how "we're still paying for mistakes that a bunch of folks made long before we came."
Um, I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say that wearing a shirt with a confederate flag for which a Starbucks barista calls you out is maybe not the same as paying a price for the sale of human beings.
A little egg on the ol' country-boy face for a poor choice of symbolism? Yes. Price of a human life? Meh. Probably not.
Also, if one is worried about the potential repercussions of repping his or her favorite band's T-shirt, there's a solution of about a thousand Skynyrd shirts sans the whole "controversial rebel flag" thing.
So if you don't want to be deemed an accidental racist by the fool making your skinny vanilla latte, perhaps you should wear the one that isn't featuring a flag that stood for being against the abolition of slavery.
Anyhow, that kind of Southern-pride silliness goes on for about five minutes or so, until good ol' Mr. LL steps in to teach his country homie a lesson on why the hell he needs to stop this accidental-racist weirdness. Unfortunately, he starts it off with the lyrics "Dear Mr. White Man," and it's apparent that we're still headed for a crash course in how to properly cringe.
An influx of even more bizarre word play follows, with LL rapping about the Mason Dixon line needin' some fixin' and saying shit like "RIP Robert E. Lee" and "If you don't judge my do-rag, I won't judge your red flag." I'm sorry, what?
No, LL and Brad, a do-rag and a rebel flag are not on the same level playing field. One is meant to produce waves in your 'do, and the other holds symbolism about keeping folks imprisoned as slaves because they produce more melanin that you do. It's kinda way freaking different.
As confused as I am with why anyone would ever try to wrap Lynyrd Skynyrd, Starbucks, and the words "I'm just a white man/ Coming to you from the Southland/ Tryin' to understand what it's like not to be" into one line of a song, I think Paisley meant this to be an eye-opener -- he was aiming for progressive, in his misguided "check you for ticks" kind of way.
Unfortunately, what he ended up with is an awkward, ham-fisted song that is an offensively drawn-out six minutes long, and features lyrics about do-rags, rebel flags, and iron chains and gold chains. Someone was on that purple drank, methinks. That's real Southern pride, Paisley. Perhaps you should'a been lamenting about that instead.
Also, didn't anyone learn from Tim McGraw and Nelly that country music and hip-hop should just not have babies? I can like both genres in their own right, but something about the weird drumbeats that back the twangy, drawn-out lines about the rebel flag on Paisley's Skynyrd shirt, along with LL's obvious entrance to lessen the potential backlash, make this quite a gaggy combination.
Oh, and one more thing. Remember when LL used to be freakin' hot, or at least a little bit momma said knock you out-ish? Nothing, dare I say NOTHING, is hot about rapping about the Mason-Dixon line.
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Tuesday, February4, 2014
House Concurrent Resolutions
67. By Del. Walters, Skaff, Fleischauer, Frich, Pasdon and Marshall - Recognizing that any additional cuts to the funding for higher educational institutions would be detrimental to the growth and the financial well-being of West Virginia. - To Rules
68. By Del. Boggs and Reynolds - Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to undertake a study of the development of a high speed commuter rail system in West Virginia. - To Rules
69. By Del. Cadle, Hartman, Smith, P., Butler, Andes, Arvon, Azinger, Cooper, Ellem, Ellington, Hamrick, Espinosa, Evans, A., Faircloth, Folk, Householder, Howell, Iaquinta, Ireland, Miller, Pasdon, Paxton, Poore, Romine, Rowan, Shott and Westfall - U.S. Army Corporal John L. Gibbs Memorial Bridge - To Rules
70. By Del. Ferns, Storch, Evans, D., Ferro and Diserio - U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew D. Hunter Memorial Bridge - To Rules
House Joint Resolutions
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WATCH: North Norfolk meat-free café to serve Greggs-style vegan sausage rolls
PUBLISHED: 21:41 10 January 2019 | UPDATED: 21:41 10 January 2019
Copyright: Archant 2019
The owner of a new vegan café in north Norfolk is set to introduce a meat-free sausage roll to rival that of high-street bakery Greggs.
Life-long meat avoider Anne Richardson, 60, embraced the vegetarian lifestyle full-time just four years ago.
And now the business owner has begun transforming the tastes of residents in Bacton with her vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menu at the seaside Café Carmel.
The café owner, who opened the eatery in July, explained why she plans to introduce the tasty treat.
She said: "I made them for the first time at Christmas for my family and they all said 'you need to do these for the café'.
"I just made my own recipe up and put mushrooms, mixed nuts, cranberries, apricots and bread crumbs in and blended it.
"They were really nice and I'm really pleased."
She added: "People are more willing now to try different things and not eat meat at every meal."
Mrs Richardson, who previously lived in Glasgow and London, said: "I always wanted to live by the coast. I've definitely found my forever home here.
"I had a café in Kettering before and one of my customers knew I wanted to move to the coast, and said the café came up in Bacton.
"I visited and fell in love in March and moved here in May.
"It's previously been a gourmet burger shack and Café Bacton."
And the business owner described her first few months trading as "absolutely lovely" and said: "It's been steady enough.
"It's not like a beach café where you're serving coffees and ice creams flat out, but I do events.
"I have a pop-up bakery with a local baker and I had a games night with tapas style food.
"People brought their own drink and played games like chess.
"It just promotes me a bit more - I want to be a community café, and it's been really lovely.
"People end up talking to each other and I've met so many interesting people."
The café serves a range of homemade vegan and vegetarian dishes, from vegan and gluten-free cupcakes, to popular vegan soups, quiches, cooked breakfasts and even cheese on toast.
"My criteria is, the food's got to be as nice as if it wasn't vegan or vegetarian," Mrs Richardson said.
"I don't stock much ready-made stuff, or meat replacements.
"I just feel if I'm not going to eat meat, I'm not going to eat it.
"I just wanted to do a different kind of offering."
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I almost forgot to mention it. About 2 weeks ago we had a baby whale shark at the Liberty wreck – great excitement among visitors and dive guides alike. It's the 2nd such visitor within a few months, the first one also being an infant. Which makes me wonder whether there is an undiscovered breeding area somewhere close by. Wouldn't that be something!
We received our second surprise of the week with an out-of-season mola mola at the cleaning station at the Deep Garden at around 45m, which is the deep part of the Coral Garden.
Talking about extremes: the mola mola was spotted by Ben, our resident teckie, whereas the whale shark was so shallow that even some snorklers saw it.
By the way, Ben has been a tech instructor for some 10 years or so, and is in the process of moving his operation from Phuket to Tulamben. He is already spending quite a bit of time here, both teaching new tech divers, and also taking certified ones for fun dives. If you would like to find out more about tech diving at Tulamben, just send him an email


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Quite of few of the Lovesail members are prolific writers, here are a few of the blog posts that have been added recently:
Catalina Aftermath….and women who fix sh*t by sailingsideways
Great trip to Two Harbors on Catalina Island. Now, whenever you use your ( or I use mine) boat and take it out for a day or two there is always a fix-it list upon return. So mine is:


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…Even when they're lab rats. Scientists studying the effects of overweight moms noticed that the offspring of obese mother rats, even when born at a normal weight and nursed by normal-weight females, tended toward obesity themselves.
But here's the really raw deal: When researchers gave the young rats access to unlimited high-fat rations, the offspring of overweight mothers gained significantly more weight, and more fat, than the youngsters from lean moms. Even though both groups ate the same amount of food.
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Surfers master Hawaii monster
ONE of the most feared waves in the world, the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, more than lived up to its awesome reputation on day one of the Billabong Pipe Masters held in memory of Andy Irons.
Ginormous waves of 10-15ft exploded on the dangerous lava reef like detonating dynamite, breaking leg-ropes, boards, shoulders and hearts.
It was definitely one of the biggest days at Pipe in its 41-year history and, not surprisingly, the Hawaiian surfers dominated in the opening rounds.
Eighteen-year-old Pipeline local John John Florence scored a perfect 10 and is in the running to win the Hawaiian Triple Crown series having won at Sunset Beach the week before.
Jamie O'Brien, a former Pipeline champion, opened his account with a double keg, scoring one of the highest single scores of 9.2 out of 10.
O'Brien who was born in Hawaii, has Australian parents - his grandfather still lives on the Gold Coast at Sovereign Island - and was in his element and possibly the only contestant to be having fun at a break he grew up on.
Known as Jamie O, the local favourite had drawn California's Dane Reynolds considered to be the greatest free surfer in the world.
Prior to the anticipated match-up, Dane pleaded to Jamie, considered to be one of the best at Pipe.
"Have mercy on my soul", Dane said.
But there was no mercy for Reynolds and reputations count for nothing when Pipe is this huge - it's all about survival.
Final count? O'Brien 14.78 to Reynolds' 3.24.
World junior champion Jack Freestone, of Coolangatta, was grateful from scoring a wildcard entry from his sponsor, Billabong, and despite losing to California's Tanner Gudauskas, Jack was happy to survive the day.
This was Freestone's first Pipeline event and he had Hawaii's Sunny Garcia, a former champion, offering some coaching help.
During Jack's heat, 15ft waves began breaking out on the second and third reef and you had to feel for Jack out the back in his first-ever Pipe event.
His Californian opponent broke two boards while Jack's baptism of fire was put to the test when he free-fell out of the lip, losing his fins and getting fully smashed.
"It was so scary out there," said the 19-year-old. "I'm surprised I didn't break my legs"
In a low-scoring heat, Gudauskas won on 4.76 to Freestone's 2.63 but Jack lives to fight another day knowing what its takes to come out alive from the gladiator's den.
This will be a day that will go down in Pipeline folklore and there's more to come.
Organisers are expecting conditions to settle down overnight and clean up to a more manageable 8-10ft for today's round three featuring 11-time world champion Kelly Slater and world No.2 Joel Parkinson.
Using the overlapping format (two heats running concurrently) that Kelly devised, the Billabong Pipe Masters is the last world championship event for the year and is expected to run off over the weekend.
You can watch all the live web action on www.aspworldtour.com from 5am.


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News and Media
New Novel Writers podcasts
Two more episodes now available from our new podcast series Novel Writers: The Warm Up Fri 21 Dec 2018
Warren and Mosley: Days of Action at Tate Exchange
Spike Associates Warren and Mosley present two collective actions at Tate Exchange, London Thu 29 Nov 2018
New Podcast: Novel Writers
We are thrilled to share our new podcast series Novel Writers: The Warm Up. Thu 29 Nov 2018
Spike Island announced as Freelands Award Year 3 Winner with artist Veronica Ryan
Spike Island will be working with the Foundation to present a solo exhibition of new work by Veronica Ryan in Autumn 2020, in addition to producing a monograph with the distinguished British sculptor. Thu 22 Nov 2018
Fair Saturday: Bristol
On 24 November, Bristol becomes the first city in England to join Fair Saturday, a global movement which aims to boost arts, culture and social causes every last Saturday of November. Mon 29 Oct 2018
Dreamland Margate unveils new Mural-by-the-Sea artwork by Valda Jackson
Spike Island studio holder Valda Jackson was commissioned to present 'Still Holding On', a collage of photographs and drawings of children of the Windrush generation. Thu 23 Aug 2018
Spike Island summer reading
A shortlist of reading that we recommend to you this summer Wed 01 Aug 2018
Robert Leckie announced as new Director of Spike Island
Robert Leckie is announced as Spike Island's new Director and will take up the post in autumn 2018. Wed 18 Jul 2018
New artists and advisors announced for Syllabus IV
New artists and advisors announced for Syllabus IV – an alternative collaboratively produced learning programme. Thu 12 Jul 2018
Spike Island Summer 2018 Brochure
What's on at Spike Island this summer Tue 03 Jul 2018
Spike Island is shortlisted for the Freelands Foundation Award Year 3
The Freelands Foundation announces the six regional arts organisations across the UK which have been shortlisted for the annual £100,000 Freelands Award. The Award was established ... Thu 14 Jun 2018
Spike Island Executive Director appointed Assistant Director of Operations at The National Trust in Wales
Lhosa Daly takes up her new post at The National Trust in Wales in September 2018. Wed 23 May 2018
Spike Island wins at Bristol Life Awards 2018
Spike Island wins the Arts category at Bristol Life Awards 2018 Fri 27 Apr 2018
Spike Island Spring 2018 Brochure
Browse our spring 2018 brochure Wed 04 Apr 2018
Press Release: Spring 2018 Exhibitions
This spring, Spike Island presents exhibitions by artists Alex Cecchetti, Zoë Paul and Andrew Mania. Tue 03 Apr 2018
Syllabus IV opens for applications
Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, Iniva, S1 Artspace, Spike Island and Studio Voltaire, invite applications from artists for Syllabus IV Mon 26 Mar 2018
Spike Island Director Helen Legg is appointed Director of Tate Liverpool
Helen Legg, current Director of Spike Island, is appointed the new Director of Tate Liverpool. Fri 16 Mar 2018
Spike Island co-commissions a major new film with Imran Perretta
We are pleased to announce a major new film commission with Imran Perretta. Mon 26 Feb 2018
Listen Again: Anneliese Mackintosh
Anneliese Mackintosh talks about her debut novel So happy it hurts at Spike Island Novel Writers. Wed 24 Jan 2018
Spike Island Winter 2018 Brochure
Browse our winter 2018 brochure Tue 23 Jan 2018
Volunteer at Spike Island
Do you enjoy being around art and meeting new people? Join our friendly volunteer team Wed 03 Jan 2018
Listen Again: Megan Hunter, The End We Start From
Listen again to Megan Hunter talking about her debut novel The End We Start From at Spike Island Novel Writers. Mon 11 Dec 2017
Lubaina Himid wins the 2017 Turner Prize
Himid was nominated for her trio of exhibitions at Spike Island, Modern Art Oxford and Nottingham Contemporary. Wed 06 Dec 2017
Winter Opening Hours
Spike Island and Spike Island Café are open to visitors until Friday 22 December 2017 and reopen on Tuesday 2 January 2018. Kim Yong-Ik's exhibition Fri 01 Dec 2017
Spike Island alumni artist Isobel Adderley premieres her film W E F E W at Exeter Phoenix
Spike Island alumni artist Isobel Adderley premieres her new film W E F E W (2017) at Exeter Phoenix on Thursday 30 November 2017. Wed 29 Nov 2017
Listen Again: Artist Talk with Aikaterini Gegesian
Aikaterini Gegisian introduces her practice, exploring questions of identity, nationhood and collective memory. Tue 28 Nov 2017
Opportunity to perform for Echoes by Young In Hong
You are invited to perform for Echoes, a performance by Young In Hong. Fri 20 Oct 2017
New exhibitions by Spike Island artist alumni opening this week
Including Lubaina Himid in the Turner Prize exhibition and Patrick Staff at the New Musuem. Tue 26 Sep 2017
Spike Island autumn 2017 brochure
Browse our autumn 2017 brochure Wed 13 Sep 2017
Bristol Family Arts Festival 2017
Bristol Family Arts Festival returns this October for a month long citywide celebration of creativity. Mon 14 Aug 2017
Listen again: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan talks about her debut novel
Listen again to Rowan Hisayo Buchanan talking about her debut novel Harmless Like You at Spike Island Novel Writers Wed 02 Aug 2017
Spike Island summer reading
A shortlist of books we recommend you read this summer Wed 02 Aug 2017
Listen again: JJ Bola talks about his debut novel
Listen again to JJ Bola talking about his debut novel No Place to Call Home at Spike Island Novel Writers. Thu 13 Jul 2017
Spike Island becomes lead partner in audience study set to boost contemporary arts in the UK
A study to help contemporary arts organisations expand their audiences is being developed by researchers as part of a new project. Wed 28 Jun 2017
Spike Island summer 2017 brochure
Browse our summer 2017 programme Tue 27 Jun 2017
Spike Island remains in Arts Council England's National Portfolio 2018-2022
Spike Island is delighted to announce that it will continue to be supported as part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio for the years 2018-2022. Tue 27 Jun 2017
National Volunteers' Week 2017
National Volunteers' Week is a national celebration of the millions of people who volunteer at least once a year across the UK. Here at Spike Island we are supported by a fantastic team of volunteers who each make a significant contribution to the work we do. Wed 07 Jun 2017
Network for Creative Enterprise
This partnership offers business support for creative individuals and small companies to develop a creative idea into an economically sustainable business. Fri 26 May 2017
Lubaina Himid nominated for the 2017 Turner Prize
Himid is nominated for her recent exhibitions at Spike Island, Modern Art Oxford and Nottingham Contemporary. Wed 03 May 2017
Spike Island Open 2017 programme
Browse the online programme for Spike Island Open 2017 Wed 19 Apr 2017
A Celebration of African Culture
This special collaboration between Spike Island, Ujima Radio and Africa Week at UWE Bristol took place in the final week of Lubaina Himid's exhibition at Spike Island on 23 March 2017. Tue 28 Mar 2017
Spike Island spring 2017 programme
Browse our spring 2017 programme Thu 23 Mar 2017
Video: Lubaina Himid, Naming The Money
Artist Lubaina Himid discusses her installation Naming the Money (2004) included her exhibition 'Navigation Charts' at Spike Island, Bristol. Fri 17 Mar 2017
Patrick Staff, Weed Killer at MOCA Los Angeles
Patrick Staff, Spike Island alumni artist, presents his new video installation Weed Killer (2017) at The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA). Wed 08 Mar 2017
Volunteer opportunities at Spike Island
Do you enjoy being around art and meeting new people? Join our friendly volunteer team! Thu 02 Feb 2017
Spike Associates at Tate Exchange
Co-create with Spike Associates through an exchange of images, words, objects and sounds at Tate Exchange, Thursday 2 and Friday 3 February 2017. Tue 31 Jan 2017
Opportunity for theatre groups and live art performers
For his exhibition at Spike Island, artist Giles Round would like to invite theatre groups and live art performers to use the gallery for rehearsals. Wed 25 Jan 2017
Flash Sale on Thursday 19 January across Bristol and Bath arts organisations
Grab a bargain and start 2017 with new cultural experiences with the Bristol and Bath arts flash sale! Wed 18 Jan 2017
Spike Island's deputy director Lhosa Daly confirmed as new chairman of Institute of Directors Bristol branch
We are delighted to announce Lhosa Daly, deputy director of Spike Island, has been named as the new chairman of the Institute of Directors Bristol ... Mon 16 Jan 2017
Arts Council England awards stage two funding to Bristol and Bath Cultural Destinations Project
Arts Council England awards stage two funding to Bristol and Bath Cultural Destinations Project to promote the full richness and diversity of the region. Tue 10 Jan 2017
Spike Island Winter 2017 programme
Browse our Winter 2017 programme Fri 23 Dec 2016
Winter opening hours
Spike Island – including Spike Island Café – is open to visitors until Friday 23 December 2016. Mon 12 Dec 2016
Spike Film and Video at Art Basel 2016
Spike Film and Video have just completed editing the official Art Basel Miami 2016 film programme Thu 17 Nov 2016
Paul Hamlyn Awards 2016
Spike Island alumni artists – Sonia Boyce, Cara Tolmie and Lucy Skaer – are acknowledged by Paul Hamlyn Awards 2016 Fri 11 Nov 2016
Join our Technical Pool
We are currently adding to our pool of friendly, motivated and organised technical assistants. Thu 13 Oct 2016
Bristol Family Arts Festival 2016
A citywide celebration of family creativity throughout October 2016 Wed 05 Oct 2016
Spike Island Autumn programme 2016
Browse a digital version of our Autumn 2016 programme. Fri 23 Sep 2016
Spike Island studio holder Caitlin Shephard presents Discord at Somerset House
Caitlin Shepherd, a Spike Island studio holder, presents Discord at Somerset House. Tue 20 Sep 2016
Spike Island studio holder Solveig Settemsdal wins the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2016
The prestigious First Prize of £8,000 has been awarded to Solveig Settemsdal for her video Singularity. Wed 14 Sep 2016
Spike Island needs your vote for thermal energy
Spike Island is shortlisted for the M&S Energy Community Energy Fund. We need your vote! Thu 01 Sep 2016
Workspace available in Spike Design
Spike Design is Spike Island's affordable co-working space providing incubation and collaborative opportunities for creative businesses. Fri 05 Aug 2016
A busy Summer for Spike Associates
Highlights include projects for Supernormal Festival, contributing to The Orchard (a community orchard on Whitchurch Village Green, South Bristol) and trips to Hauser and Wirth, Somerset and Blackrock Residency open weekend in the Forest of Dean. Wed 13 Jul 2016
Spike Island Autumn programme 2016
Browse a digital version of our Summer 2016 programme. Simply click to enlarge the brochure below and use the arrows to turn over a ... Fri 08 Jul 2016
Room 13 Hareclive visit the new Tate Modern
Room 13 Hareclive are amongst the first school groups selected to visit the new Tate Modern at a special preview this Thursday. Wed 15 Jun 2016
Announcing artists selected for Syllabus II
We are pleased to announce the artists selected for Syllabus II (2016/17), a national programme developed by Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, New Contemporaries, S1 Artspace, Spike Island and Studio Voltaire. Thu 02 Jun 2016
Spike Island partners with Bristol Ageing Better
Bristol Ageing Better (BAB) is a partnership of individuals and organisations working together to reduce isolation and loneliness among older people in Bristol. Wed 01 Jun 2016
Camera Buff: Film commissioning opportunity for young people
We are now accepting applications for our online commissioning strand of experimental films, specifically for 16–24 year olds based in the South West of England. Tue 31 May 2016
CMIR Bursaries awarded to artists Ian Giles, Oliver Sutherland and writer Ann Cahill
Artists Ian Giles and Oliver Sutherland are awarded production bursaries towards the creation of a new moving image work. Tue 31 May 2016
Visual Arts South West announce 'Go & See – Travel Bursaries'
Curators, artists and visual arts professionals based in the SW are invited to apply for travel bursaries. Wed 11 May 2016
Watch Patrick Staff's The Foundation on Vdrome
Vdrome screen Patrick Staff's The Foundation online until 14 May 2016 Fri 06 May 2016
Open Studios 2016 in pictures, tweets and videos
A selection of our favourite Open Studios posts shared online by visitors Tue 03 May 2016
Spike Island Open Studios 2016
Browse a digital version of our Open Studios 2016 programme. Mon 25 Apr 2016
Spike Island Spring programme 2016
Browse a digital version of our Spring 2016 programme. Fri 01 Apr 2016
Creative Local Growth Fund awarded to deliver the Regional Arts Incubation Network (RAIN)
Arts Council England have awarded a Creative Local Growth Fund to Watershed to work with the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership and a consortium of arts and cultural organisations. Thu 25 Feb 2016
Spike Island celebrates Heritage Lottery Fund grant for Artspace's 40th Anniversary
Spike Island has received a Heritage Lottery Fund Sharing Heritage grant to celebrate the artists' collective behind Spike Island. Fri 19 Feb 2016
Listen again: Dan Fox, Pretentiousness: Why it Matters
Dan Fox introduces his new book — a timely defence of pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and diversity in our culture. Thu 18 Feb 2016
Listen again: Brian Catling, The Vorrh
Listen again to Brian Catling introducing his novel The Vorrh at Spike Island, as part of our Novel Writers series. Wed 17 Feb 2016
Bursaries for the creation of new moving image work
Spike Island and the Centre for Moving Image Research are offering artists based in the South West production bursaries of £1000 for the creation of new moving image work. Tue 16 Feb 2016
Alice Motard appointed Chief Curator of CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux
Alice Motard, Curator at Spike Island, has been appointed Chief Curator of CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux. Mon 15 Feb 2016
Spike Island secures Arts Council England Capital grant
Spike Island has been awarded an Arts Council England Capital grant for 2016/17. Thu 11 Feb 2016
Motion design studio SHOP produce the Superbowl backdrop
SHOP, a boutique motion design studio based in Spike Island, produced the visuals for Coldplay's half time set at the Super Bowl Mon 08 Feb 2016
Creative Employment Programme: Technical Assistant
We are currently recruiting for a Technical Assistant internship Wed 03 Feb 2016
Spike Island Winter 2016 programme
Browse a digital version of our Winter 2016 programme Mon 21 Dec 2015
Spike Film and Video production premieres at Dubai International Film Festival
Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind's new film In the Future, They Ate From the Finest Porcelain – produced by Spike Film and Video – premieres at the Dubai International Film Festival this weekend. Fri 11 Dec 2015
Winter opening hours
Details of Spike Island's winter opening hours. Fri 04 Dec 2015
Bristol's Folk House Café to run the Spike Island Café
We are pleased to announce Bristol's Folk House Café are awarded the Spike Island Café tender. The Folk House Café – runners up in the ... Wed 11 Nov 2015
Spike Island Artist Editions at SUNDAY Art Fair
Visit us at the 6th edition of SUNDAY Art Fair from 14 to 18 October. We are presenting Spike Island artist editions and publications, alongside ... Thu 15 Oct 2015
Holly Corfield-Carr wins Frieze Writers Prize 2015
Congratulations to Spike Associate Holly Corfield-Carr, winner of Frieze Writer's Prize 2015. Mon 28 Sep 2015
Art Weekender – Bristol & Bath Prize Draw
Cass Art has teamed up with Situations, Spike Island, the Hilton Garden Inn and National Rail to bring you an exclusive prize draw to win an experiential trip for two to Bristol this autumn. Wed 23 Sep 2015
ARTiculation Prize 2015
Apply to The ARTiculation Prize, a nationally acclaimed event aimed at sixth form students to promote engagement with art. Mon 21 Sep 2015
The Syllabus: Spike Island retreat
Ten artists chosen for The Syllabus were recently at Spike Island for a weekend retreat... Fri 14 Aug 2015
BBC Radio Bristol at Spike Island exhibitions previews
Hear a tour we gave to BBC Radio Bristol inside Reto Pulfer and Patrick Staff's exhibitions. Thu 16 Jul 2015
Artspace Ltd. archive at the Bristol Record Office
How did a former tea packing factory become a centre for the production of contemporary art and design? The Artspace Ltd. collection of records, is now housed at the Bristol Record Office thanks to a Business Archives Council cataloguing grant. Wed 10 Jun 2015
Armenian Pavilion wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale
Congratulations to Spike Island studio holder Aikaterini Gegisian, who presents her work as part of the Armenian pavilion exhibition, Armenity. Wed 13 May 2015
Helen Sear, …the rest is smoke, representing Wales in Venice
Spike Film and Video are delighted to have worked with Ffotogallery on the AV design and installation for Helen Sear's …the rest is smoke, Cymru yn Fenis/Wales in Venice at the 56th International Art Exhibition. Thu 07 May 2015
Announcing the artists chosen for the Film Open 2015
'The programme features some of the best works by emerging artists from across the country' Steven Cairns, ICA Associate Curator of Artists' Film and Moving Image Wed 29 Apr 2015
Congratulations to artists selected for the British Art Show 8
The British Art Show 8 announced their shortlist this week, including a number of Spike Island's recent and current artists. Fri 24 Apr 2015
Announcing artists selected for The Syllabus; a major new partnership and programme
We are pleased to announce the artists selected for The Syllabus 2015/16, a new programme developed by Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, New Contemporaries, S1 Artspace, Spike Island and Studio Voltaire. Tue 21 Apr 2015
Spike Island is recruiting a Chair
Spike Island is recruiting a new Chair. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who is able to support the development of the organisation into the future. Fri 10 Apr 2015
New production with artist Larissa Sansour
Spike Film and Video are excited to be working with artist Larissa Sansour to produce her new film In the Future, They Ate From the ... Sat 28 Mar 2015
Spike Island joins Plus Tate
Spike Island is delighted to become a partner of Tate as a member of the Plus Tate network. Plus Tate is an initiative launched by ... Wed 25 Mar 2015
Film Open
Members of the UK's leading artist's support networks are invited to submit new moving image work for a screening programme to be launched at Spike ... Wed 18 Mar 2015
Reading: Amy Mason, The Other Ida
Listen to Amy Mason read from and discuss her debut novel, The Other Ida, at Spike Island. Tue 03 Mar 2015
Calling The Shots to run Random Acts in the South West for ACE and C4
Calling The Shots (CTS) is to run a three-year project to nurture new talent in the south west. The new Random Acts Network, funded by ... Tue 10 Feb 2015
Reading: Sarah Perry, After Me Comes the Flood
Listen to Sarah Perry read and discuss her debut novel After Me Comes the Flood at Spike Island Mon 09 Feb 2015
New Edit Suite Facilities at Spike Island
Spike Film and Video have a newly installed edit suite available for dry hire or with an experienced editor to suit your project. We can provide advice on workflows and management of your project through post-production to exhibition delivery. Wed 04 Feb 2015
Spike Island hosts Early Warning Sign
Spike Island is hosting Ellie Harrison's Early Warning Sign for 2015. Find out more on Ellie's website here. Mon 02 Feb 2015
Spike Studio Holder to Show at Venice Biennale 2015
We're delighted to receive confirmation that Spike studio holder, Aikaterini Gegisian is to show with the Republic of Armenia pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale. Mon 02 Feb 2015
Open Call: announcing a new programme for UK based artists
Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, New Contemporaries, S1 Artspace, Spike Island and Studio Voltaire, invite applications from artists for The Syllabus; a new programme that will support ten artists across ten months. Wed 21 Jan 2015
Desks for rent in Spike Design's popular workspace
Need a base for your creative business? Spike Design's popular, affordable desks for creative professionals has spaces for rent Thu 01 Jan 2015
Reading: Gareth E. Rees' Marshland
Listen to Gareth E. Rees reading from his debut novel, Marshland Mon 01 Dec 2014
Unheimlich Manoeuvres: stills from the event
Stills from the event, Unheimlich Manoeuvres, an in-gallery event featuring Sarah Angliss and Hákarl & Friends in response to Anna Franceschini's exhibition of film art. Fri 21 Nov 2014
Audio from talk: #ACCELERATE/ To Live And Think Like Pigs
Audio from #ACCELERATE/To Live And Think Like Pigs Fri 21 Nov 2014
Reading: Simon Wroe's Chop Chop
Simon Wroe reading from his debut novel, Chop Chop Fri 24 Oct 2014
Spike Island Visitor Panel 2014-15
Join our visitor panel and tell us what you think of Spike Island. Fri 22 Aug 2014
In Conversation: Aurélien Froment, Anna Craycroft and Michelle Henning
Aurélien Froment discusses his exhibition Fröbel Fröbeled with artist Anna Craycroft and academic Michelle Henning. Thu 21 Aug 2014
Nathan Filer: In Conversation
Listen to award winning author Nathan Filer discussing his debut novel The Shock of the Fall. Fri 15 Aug 2014
Adult male actor/dancer required for artists' film commission
Spike Film and Video are seeking an actor/dancer to feature in a new film by artist Patrick Staff exploring queer intergenerational relationships. Wed 13 Aug 2014
Curfew Tower: Shields of Destiny exhibition
Over the course of 2013, eleven Spike Associates each undertook a 3-week residency at The Curfew Tower in Cushendall, Northern Ireland. Shields of Destiny is an exhibition ... Mon 04 Aug 2014
Test Space exhibition: MMORPG by Will Kendrick
A new Test Space exhibition, MMORPG by Will Kendrick, opens with a preview on Friday 1 August from 6-8pm and runs until 7 August. MMORPG explores the evolving ... Fri 01 Aug 2014
Spike Island Graduate Fellows 2014-2015
Spike Island announces it's 2014-2015 graduate fellows. Fri 18 Jul 2014
Sweat Lodge: a new Test Space exhibition
Sweat Lodge, a new exhibition by Zanne Andrea, Martyn Cross and Brendan Lancaster opens in the Spike Island Test Space on Friday 11 July, 6-9pm. Runs until 27 July. Tue 08 Jul 2014
Spike Island part of the Arts Council England National Portfolio 2015 -2018
It was announced today that Spike Island has been successful in its bid to remain part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio. The organisation sees ... Tue 01 Jul 2014
New Test Space Exhibition
Even the Names of Stars Are Lost by Charlie Cousins, runs until Sunday 29 June. Tue 24 Jun 2014
Timothy Mills Wallpaper Samples
A new exhibition, Wallpaper Samples by Timothy Mills, opens today in the Spike Island Studios Test Space. Fri 16 May 2014
A short film about Spike Design
There's always lots happening in Spike Design. Watch this short film about our current tenants and see what this shared workspace offers. Fri 16 May 2014
Bristol Art Weekender
This weekend is the inaugural Bristol Art Weekender, four days celebrating art across the city. The Spike Island Open weekend, Andy Holden's MI!MS and Children's Films by Gareth Moore are all part of the Weekender. You can see the full programme here but we've picked out a few highlights… Fri 02 May 2014
Spike Island Open 2014 Short Film Screening Programme
A special programme of moving image work by Spike Island Studio Holders and Associates, selected by artist Cara Tolmie, Lux Head of Programme Gil Leung and Spike Film and Video Producer Ali Roche Fri 02 May 2014
Andy Holden's MI!MS comes to Spike Island
Andy Holden's ambitious installation MI!MS opens at Spike Island in May. The exhibition includes film, large-scale sculpture and performance to explore the output and legacy of ... Wed 16 Apr 2014
Spike Film and Video's latest project with artist Maryam Jafri
Spike Film and Video has been working closely with artist Maryam Jafri over the last 6 months to produce her new film Mouthfeel which opens ... Wed 19 Mar 2014
David Batchelor In Conversation
Flatlands, shown at Spike Island in 2013, was the first indepth presentation of David Batchelor's drawings and paintings. Here he discusses his work with curator ... Fri 07 Mar 2014
NEW VISUAL ART FESTIVAL IN BRISTOL, 2-5 May 2014
Taking place over the bank holiday weekend of 2-5 May, the inaugural BRISTOL ART WEEKENDER will showcase Bristol as one of the most vibrant ... Thu 27 Feb 2014
New Test Space Exhibition: The Corridor of Uncertainty by City Edition Studio
Jono Lewarne of City Edition Studio presents a new exhibition in the Test Space at Spike Island. Open to the public over the weekends of ... Wed 26 Feb 2014
Bristol and Bath to receive cultural tourism boost
Great news for arts and culture in Bristol and Bath! Bristol and Bath are to receive a £350,000 award from Arts Council England and VisitEngland ... Mon 20 Jan 2014
New Book Club
Calling all book lovers! Spike Island is launching an exciting new book club focussing on debut novelists. Each month we'll be inviting a previously unpublished ... Sun 12 Jan 2014
Two new appointments at Spike Island
Spike Island is delighted to announce two new appointments: Lhosa Daly as Deputy Director, and Alice Motard as Curator. Alice Motard will take up her ... Mon 06 Jan 2014
David Batchelor's reading list
David Batchelor is best known for his brightly coloured three-dimensional works which often feature the lurid, synthetic colours of the nocturnal metropolis. This pre-occupation with ... Mon 25 Nov 2013
Detroit launch Edition One
Detroit is an artist-led initiative concerned with the time and timeliness of art work, asking questions about how a work is made as well as ... Sat 23 Nov 2013
Aaron McPeake Announced as Winner of Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 2013
The winner of the 2013 Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary is artist, photographer, sculptor and film maker Aaron McPeake. In 2002, McPeake had to abandon a ... Tue 05 Nov 2013
Bubblebyte.org take over Spike website
Do not adjust your screen! During our Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2013 exhibition the Spike Island website is hosting a take-over implemented by bubblebyte.org. ... Tue 17 Sep 2013
New Situationists come to Spike Island
Spike Island is delighted to be involved with New Situationists, a new programme of commissions from Situations, which coincides with our Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition. ... Thu 12 Sep 2013
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2013 at Spike Island and additional off-site venue
For the first time, Spike Island will take over a new off-site venue in the heart of Bristol. Fri 30 Aug 2013
2013-14 Graduate Fellows
Each year Spike Island works with University of the West of England and Falmouth University to provide support and opportunities for promising graduates. Thu 01 Aug 2013
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 2013
Disabled mid-career artists are invited to apply for a three month residency at Spike Island, beginning in January 2014. Tue 23 Jul 2013
Visual Arts in Bristol: an open invitation
Contribute your thoughts about the future of visual arts in the city at this Open Space event taking place on Monday 16 September at St. George's. Tue 16 Jul 2013
Summer 2013 Exhibitions Reading List
Melissa Gordon and James Richards offer a sampling of texts that have influenced their exhibitions, from critical theory to poetry to other artists' works. Wed 10 Jul 2013
The New Situationists
Situations invites past Bloomberg New Contemporaries artists to propose a public artwork to coincide with the opening weekend at Spike Island. Thu 27 Jun 2013
Opportunities at Spike Island
We're currently looking for people to join our team in a number of roles. Tue 18 Jun 2013
Reviewed: What to Expect from a Graphic Designer
Jono Lewarne shares highlights from the conversation between designers James Langdon and Robert Sollis on their work with artists and arts organisations. Tue 04 Jun 2013
New Project Space for Bristol
A group of four artists will establish a programme of activity in Bristol's Temple Quarter area. Wed 29 May 2013
Audio: Alex Coles
Last month the author of the 2012 book 'The Transdisciplinary Studio' visited Spike Island to discuss practices at the junction of art, design and architecture Fri 24 May 2013
Watch Jessica Warboys' Films
'Stone Throat' and 'Pageant Roll' now available to view online. Thu 09 May 2013
Good News for Spike Island
With partners Arnolfini and Situations, Spike Island has been successful in its £150,000 bid from Arts Council England's Catalyst Arts fund. Wed 08 May 2013
Spike Island Open Screening Channel
Artist, writer and curator Lucy Reynolds has selected moving image works by studio holders and Spike Associates for the virtual branch of our Open weekend. Fri 03 May 2013
Spike Island Open by the Numbers
We look forward to welcoming you this weekend to our annual Open, with artists' studios, activities, refreshments and more. Thu 02 May 2013
Thank You!
With your support we have successfully crowd funded more than £4000 towards Melissa Gordon's residency here. Wed 10 Apr 2013
Curfew Tower Despatch: Marie Toseland
Studio holder and Spike Associate Marie Toseland wrote this short poetic text during her residency in February. Mon 08 Apr 2013
Call for Applications: Bristol Temple Quarter Project Space
Groups of artists, curators and producers are invited to submit proposals for an exciting opportunity to establish a new project space in Bristol. Wed 03 Apr 2013
Change to Opening Times
Our gallery and Spike Café hours are changing slightly from April. Mon 25 Mar 2013
Spike Island and Picture This to Merge
In April Spike Island will merge with Picture This, taking on the moving image commissioning and production agency's AV equipment hire, production and post-production services. Thu 21 Mar 2013
Support Melissa Gordon's Residency
We've launched a Kickstarter campaign to support Melissa Gordon's production residency here in April and May, offering a number of limited edition prints and opportunities. Mon 11 Mar 2013
Reviewed: What to Expect from a Funder
As grants become increasingly competitive, artists and arts organisations are having to consider different approaches to funding. Julie McCalden shares top tips from last week's event. Mon 04 Mar 2013
Interview: Bristol Diving School
Bristol Diving School is an artist collective based both in Spike Island's artists' studios and in an independent space around the corner from us on Hanover Place. Mon 25 Feb 2013
Reviewed: The outline seems indelible
A group of Spike Associates travelled to Plymouth earlier this month for the opening of Hannah James' solo exhibition at The Gallery, Plymouth College of Art. Wed 20 Feb 2013
Spike Island Editions Available
To coincide with our Winter 2013 exhibitions, we have launched two new limited edition artworks by Becky Beasley and Uriel Orlow. Tue 19 Feb 2013
Back to Back Reading List
Uriel Orlow suggests a range of materials that have informed his work, from history and architecture to memoir, poetry and cinema. Wed 13 Feb 2013
Join Our New Visitor Panel
We'd like to better understand how you engage with Spike Island, whether that's by visiting an exhibition, attending a talk or taking part in an activity. Wed 06 Feb 2013
Spring Rain Reading List
Becky Beasley is a voracious reader and here suggests key texts that give insight into her work and practice and that have informed her current exhibition, 'Spring Rain'. Tue 05 Feb 2013
Curfew Tower Despatch: Holly Corfield Carr
Spike Associates have been invited to undertake a series of residencies in this unique location in Northern Ireland, and the first reports back on her time there. Tue 29 Jan 2013
Video: Uriel Orlow on Back to Back
Orlow discusses history, memory, representation and haunting in relation to his new exhibition opening here on Friday. Wed 23 Jan 2013
Call for Entries: New Contemporaries 2013
This annual exhibition showcasing new and recent fine art graduates opens at Spike Island in September. Fri 18 Jan 2013
Artists and Peer Learning
Megan Wakefield has recently completed a collaborative PhD between Spike Island and the University of the West of England. She shares some of the learning from her research into informal artists' networks. Fri 04 Jan 2013
2012: A Year in Review
Lucy Odlin, a member of our front of house team, offers a lighthearted look back at Spike Island's 2012 exhibitions, covering everything from Haroon Mirza's foam to Ivan Seal's audio pieces. Wed 19 Dec 2012
Holiday Opening Hours
Details of Spike Café, office and gallery closure over the Christmas and New Year period. Mon 10 Dec 2012
Slideshow: One Night Stand Performances
This salon event featured visual artists and writers who use performance in their work as well as live art and theatre makers. Thu 06 Dec 2012
Spoon Fed Call for Proposals
Do you have a creative project that you need a small amount of money for? Share it at this simple soup social and arts micro-funding event. Wed 28 Nov 2012
Listen to One Night Stand: Readings
Sean Borodale, Tamarin Norwood and Yvonne Buchheim read their work in these audio highlights from our recent salon event featuring writers and artists. Fri 23 Nov 2012
Opportunity: Operations Manager
We're looking for someone motivated, strategic and energetic to oversee the smooth running of all areas of our busy building. Mon 12 Nov 2012
In Here Stands It Reading List
Delve further into the enigmatic world of Ivan Seal's paintings and audio pieces with these texts selected by the artist. Thu 08 Nov 2012
Curfew Tower Residencies
Spike Associates have been invited to undertake a year of month-long residencies in the Curfew Tower, a unique building in Cushendall, Northern Ireland. Mon 29 Oct 2012
Ivan Seal Interview
The artist sat down with Spike Island director Helen Legg ahead of the opening of his exhibition for a conversation on humour, language and "hairy sticks". Tue 23 Oct 2012
Dewar and Gicquel win Marcel Duchamp Prize
After Spike Island hosted their first solo show in the UK earlier this year, we're delighted to hear that Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel have won the 2012 Marcel Duchamp prize. Mon 22 Oct 2012
2012 Graduate Fellows
Elisa Juncosa Umaran, Menna Cominetti and Sebastian Jefford have recently joined us as the 2012 Graduate Fellows. Tue 16 Oct 2012
Videos: Rogue Game Remix
Throughout 'Rogue Game' video editors have been working and reworking the footage from the live games. Here are some highlights. Thu 27 Sep 2012
Slideshow: Artists' Games Night
Inspired by 'Rogue Game', the Artists' Games Night brought together a selection of ludic projects and propositions. Tue 25 Sep 2012
Rogue Game Reading List
Sophie Warren, Jonathan Mosley and Can Altay share a selection of the texts that have inspired and informed their ongoing project 'Rogue Game'. Wed 19 Sep 2012
Slideshow: Rogue Game Opening Weekend
These photographs capture the action from Friday's 'Rogue Game' match and preview event. Mon 10 Sep 2012
Ivan Seal: It Stands Here In
This spoken word sound piece has been recorded exclusively for Spike Island ahead of Seal's exhibition 'In Here Stands It', opening here on Friday 19 October. Wed 05 Sep 2012
Happenstance: Digital Downtime
Spike Island hosted a pair of creative technologists for 12 weeks as part of the Happenstance project. Two months on, communications manager Anna Searle Jones considers what the impact has been. Mon 03 Sep 2012
Video Editors and Camera Operators Sought
We're looking for participants to play a key role in the live exhibition 'Rogue Game'. Wed 15 Aug 2012
Purchase Work by Ciara Phillips
'Irregular Bulletin No. 53', produced by the artist during her July residency here, available to buy, as well as screenprinted posters. Mon 06 Aug 2012
Audio: Ciara Phillips and Melissa Gordon in Conversation
The artists discuss their work, printmaking and collaboration with Spike Island director Helen Legg and curator Marie-Anne McQuay. Fri 03 Aug 2012
Video: Lydia Kavina Concert
Watch the theremin virtuosa's stunning performance at the opening of our summer exhibitions in June. Kavina collaborated with Jesse Jones on the soundtrack for 'The Struggle Against Ourselves'. Tue 17 Jul 2012
Slideshow: Ciara Phillips' Workshop
As part of our current exhibition 'Pull Everything Out', the artist is working from a studio set up in the gallery for the month of July. Tue 17 Jul 2012
On the Construction School
Designer James Langdon has been researching the little-known history of this experimental design programme in Bristol in the 1960s and 70s. Fri 06 Jul 2012
Participate in Rogue Game
We're looking for basketball, football, volleyball and touch rugby players to take part in this live exhibition in September. The project starts with a simple premise: the coloured lines of the courts are marked out in the gallery where three different games are played simultaneously in the same space. Mon 02 Jul 2012
Summer Exhibitions Reading List
Artists Jesse Jones and Ciara Phillips, along with the Spike Island programme team, suggest a selection of texts that offer further exploration of the themes in their exhibitions. Mon 02 Jul 2012
A Summer of Pop-up Shows
Members of the Spike Island community show their work in a series of one-night-only exhibitions. Wed 27 Jun 2012
UWE Spike Island Graduate Fellows Announced
Recent graduates Menna Cominetti and Sebastian Jefford receive studios and professional support for a year. Tue 26 Jun 2012
Reviewed: What to Expect from an Arts Writer
Spike Associate Sacha Waldron shares her thoughts on our most recent panel discussion featuring Tom Morton, Dr. Mick Wilson and Corin Sworn. Mon 18 Jun 2012
Slideshow: My Spike Island
Happenstance resident Linda Sandvik asked members of the Spike Island community to take pictures of their favourite spots in the building. Tue 12 Jun 2012
Reviewed: Daniel Eatock Talk
Did you miss artist and designer Daniel Eatock's lecture here in May? Writer Jeremy Cooper shares his notes from the event in which Eatock gave an overview of his process and inspirations. Mon 11 Jun 2012
Opportunities at Spike Island
Join our team! We're currently recruiting a café supervisor and summer volunteers. Thu 07 Jun 2012
Design Jam at Spike Island
Practice your research, brainstorming and collaboration skills at this design session exploring a User Experience challenge. Tue 29 May 2012
Video: Jesse Jones
What do Vsevolod Meyerhold and Busby Berkeley have in common? Artist Jesse Jones discusses their influence on her video 'The Struggle Against Ourselves' which opens here on 30 June. Fri 25 May 2012
Bristol Diving School: Culture, Practice and Ethics of Collectivity
Watch today's General Meeting of this nearby artist-run space online or in our gallery. Fri 25 May 2012
Reviewed: What to Expect from a Curator
Spike Associate Katie Daley-Yates shares her notes from the second in a series of events that explore professional practice within the arts. Wed 23 May 2012
Alias Offers Artists' Advisory Sessions
Artist resource group Alias offers free advice for creative practitioners on Tuesday 29 May. Tue 22 May 2012
Wish You Were Here
Current creative technologist in residence Kevin Walker invited Spike Island artists, designers and staff to contribute a postcard design to this interactive installation. Fri 11 May 2012
Spike Island Screening Area
As part of this year's Open we have invited studio holders and members of Spike Associates to submit recent video works. Fri 04 May 2012
10 Reasons to Visit this Weekend
It's nearly time for this year's Spike Island Open! We've been busy for the last few weeks getting the building ready, and we're looking forward to welcoming visitors. Thu 03 May 2012
Happenstance: Week 2
Kevin and Linda get started on some mini-projects for next weekend's Open. Fri 27 Apr 2012
Opportunity: LUX/ICA Summer School Bursaries
South West-based artists and curators are invited to apply for support to attend the LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images in May 2012. Mon 23 Apr 2012
Happenstance: Week 1
Residents reflect on the first week of this project that embeds creative technologists in arts organisations. Fri 20 Apr 2012
Spring Exhibitions Reading List
This selection of publications gives insight into the themes and work in our current exhibitions "Crêpe Suzette" and "The Artists' Postcard Show". Wed 18 Apr 2012
Opportunity: Communications Assistant
This new part time role will play a key role in promoting Spike Island and its activities. Thu 12 Apr 2012
Opportunity: Technical Manager
We're looking for a highly skilled and resourceful team player to join us in this full time role. Thu 29 Mar 2012
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Artist and Spike Island studio holder Matt Davies has created a stunning audio portrait of Haroon Mirza's exhibition. Wed 21 Mar 2012
Reviewed: What to Expect from a Gallery
Spike Associates coordinator Lucy Drane shares the highlights from the first in a series of events that explore professional practice within the arts. Thu 08 Mar 2012
Spike Island: A Portrait
Here at Spike Island there are studios and offices full of artists, designers and other creative practitioners. We talked to a handful of them about what makes Spike Island such a lively and inspiring place to work. Fri 24 Feb 2012
Winter Exhibitions Reading Lists
If you can't make it down to our exhibitions resource area but would like to learn more about the work in our winter exhibitions, these titles have been suggested by artists Haroon Mirza and Suzanne Mooney. Fri 10 Feb 2012
Opportunity: Technical Assistant
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Technical Assistant to support Spike Island's public programme of exhibitions and events. Tue 07 Feb 2012
Spike Island Has a New Website
The connections generated between the members of Spike Island's community and the public who interact with them are what make Spike Island unique. It is this sense of cross-pollination that we have tried to translate into the new website. Fri 27 Jan 2012
Ruth Claxton wins Arts Foundation Award
Big congratulations to artist Ruth Claxton who won the 2012 Arts Foundation Award for Sculpture last night. Fri 27 Jan 2012
Watch Haroon Mirza's Sound Spill
Mirza's audio visual project investigates what happens when the audio from one artwork overlaps with that of another. The sound of the three artists' films that make up this piece become part of a larger acoustic composition. Mon 23 Jan 2012
Opportunity: Happenstance Technology Residencies for the Arts
Happenstance aims to change the way arts organisations use technology through a series of embedded residencies during which technologists work closely with staff teams. Thu 12 Jan 2012
Take Part in AglioMania
Artist Shu Lea Cheang's AglioMania (GarlicMania) refers to TulipoMania that took place in the early 17th century Netherland. During this time, tulip bulbs were ... Sat 09 Oct 2010