A tuxedo clad Mark McGowan ate a corgi yesterday in protest of the British Royal Family's treatment of animals. The controversial performance artist and vegetarian ingested meatballs made from a corgi—the Queen's favourite breed of dog—live on the radio, sharing his meal with Yoko Ono.
This latest stunt by McGowan was meant to draw attention to Prince Philip, who the artist slammed for "shooting a fox earlier this year, letting it struggle for life for five minutes and then beating it to death with a stick."
The corgi from which McGowan's meatballs originated died on a corgi breeding farm. Perhaps McGowan should have enlisted the Prince's hunting skills, as the meat looked like it could have used a bit of tenderizing.
Posted by Rob Maguire on May 30, 2007 in
Current TV—a global television network broadcasting user made content—currently features this short documentary that follows a guerrilla gardener as he seeks to make one London neighbourhood a greener place.
Posted by Rob Maguire on April 17, 2007 in
Designs of the time 2007 (Dott 07) is a year-long initiative of several community-based projects, exhibitions and events that take place in North East England concerned with sustainability, accessibility, and social inclusion. Did I mention design? From Dott 07:
Dott 07 projects set out to improve six aspects of daily life in practical ways. They deal with health issues, food, school, energy, tourism, and travel.
Inspired by the question, ‘Who designs your life?’, Dott 07 focuses on grass roots community projects; but there are also projects involving more than seventy schools, plus exhibitions and events in museums, galleries and rural sites. All events explore how design can benefit our lives in meaningful ways.
The year culminates in a twelve day Festival in NewcastleGateshead in October 2007. The Dott 07 Festival will bring together the results of projects and enable all the people involved to share experiences. The Festival will be an opportunity not only to celebrate their achievements but, more importantly, for many more people to find out how to do similar projects for themselves.
The six main community projects are: Urban Farming, Low Carb Lane, DaSH (Design and Sexual Health), Move Me, OurNewSchool, and Alzheimer 100.
For more information on this innovating initiative, visit the Dott 07 site.
Posted by Ezra Winton on March 28, 2007 in
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