28	Tuesday JUNE

27	Monday JUNE

26	Sunday JUNE

25	Saturday JUNE

After a baking week it's an overcast weekend in Brighton.

Searching through America's past for the last 25 years, collector James Allen uncovered an extraordinary visual legacy: photographs and postcards taken as souvenirs at lynchings throughout America. Have a look at Without Sanctuary.

24	Friday JUNE

The first book to explore Stanley Kubrick’s archives is also the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date. Available here.

23	Thursday JUNE

22	Wednesday JUNE

Three of my friends all sent me details of their lovely, brand spanking new websites today. Put your feet up and have a look at the work of Anna, Elle and Mai.

20	Monday JUNE

I feel slightly deprived that I've only recently discovered the music of Andrew Bird. It's like sipping a mug of coffee laced with whiskey in front of an apple wood fire in a log cabin having just returned from skidoing through a vicious Icelandic blizzard. Click here for a small sample.

17	Friday JUNE

The Friday Thing Guide to What Wristbands Really Mean
"This week a survey of teenagers claimed that the dreaded
Young People are using wristbands to demonstrate more than
support for a charity - they're being used to denote sexual
preference. The survey, which is almost certainly bollocks,
said that a red wristband denotes sexual availability,
purple means they're gay, and so on. But the question
remains, what does wearing a wristband really say about you?

1) Anti-bullying wristband. Anyone wearing an anti-bullying
wristband immediately marks themselves out as a target for
bullies, which suggests they subconsciously WANT to be
bullied, perhaps for reasons to do with low self-esteem,
self-loathing, masochism, etc. So give them a good slap.
They want it really.

2) Make Poverty History Campaign wristband. Contrary to what
its immediate meaning might appear to be (ie. 'I am opposed
to poverty'), this wristband actually means 'I am a bit
thick'. Do you seriously think everyone else is in FAVOUR of
poverty?

3) Black 'Livewrong' wristband. This shows your opposition
to meaningless fashion trends like the token wearing of
wristbands. This is a subject you may wish to discuss with your identically-dressed, wannabe-anarcho-hippy mates.

4) Orange wristband representing Ukraine's 'orange
revolution'. This says: 'I support the electoral triumph of
opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and the victory of the
Ukrainian people over their country's corrupt leadership,
which represents a landmark in the post-communist history of
eastern Europe.' It also says: 'FOR CHRIST'S SAKE DON'T GET
STUCK NEXT TO ME AT A DINNER PARTY.'

5) Apparently wearing one or more wristbands has its own
meaning, for example pink and red denote a straight,
sexually available female. It is also entirely likely that
wearing a wristband indicates some personal concern about
the issue, eg. wearing an Alzheimer's wristband because
you've a relative who's suffered with the disease. All of
which is bad news for anyone who wears a breast cancer
wristband, an anti-AIDS wristband and an anti-testicular
cancer wristband. You're a hypochondriac Thai ladyboy."

16	Thursday JUNE

The latest lovely looking models on offer from the International Lomographic Scoiety - only 100 of each are available. A snip at £397.

6	Monday JUNE

2	Thursday JUNE

This lovely beast is the Epson R-D1, the world's first rangefinder digital camera. A rangefinder is a type of camera that has a built-in device for measuring distance based on the principles of triangulation. In general, compared to an auto-focus system, performance does not change even if lenses are swapped, and focus can be achieved quickly, accurately and with a light level that is nearly the same as the unaided eye, even in dimly lit locations. The R-D1 is also the world's first digital camera to accept Leica L- and M-mounts. This camera gives twenty-first century photographers a way to use these famed lenses from our photographic heritage. The camera also has the advantage of improved focus precision compared to low magnification optical finders.

And boy do I want one. Unfortunately with a price tag of £2,000 which is just for the body, I either need to sell my Leica or my soul on Ebay first.

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