I've been taking in some of the Open Studios which are part of Brighton's Digital Festival. On Friday afternoon at Cogapp, Gavin Mallory and Joshua Routh gave a presentation about their work creating interactive maps. In particular, a Magic Magnifying Glass they developed for Magnificent Maps at the British Library. They asked if anyone in... Continue Reading →
Political tussle leaves prime cultural location unfinished
Here's the story I promised, from my contributions to the Budapest Times, March, 2005. I had wanted to find out the current situation before posting, but the Romano Dromo story has spurred me on. Even without the update, it gives you a good idea of how complicated things can get in Hungary. Worth noting, when... Continue Reading →
Kiss Erzsi Surprises with Riveting Acappella Set
If you've read the About page you'll know I used to have the domain alisonboston.com. I opened it while living in Budapest, and in the blog section posted a fair bit about Hungarian artists. Although the domain has been hijacked and currently being used to post information about Japan - in Japanese - (bizarre... Continue Reading →
