A public art toilet made of one-way glass is being installed across from Tate Britain. “Sitting on this lavatory you can see everything outside; pedestrians and, across the road, Tate Britain. This has been achieved by surrounding the lavatory with glass that allows you to see out but no one else to see in. This £30,000, not-so private privy was created by Italian artist Monica Bonvicini.”
Tag: 12.04.03
Is This The Worst Writing About Sex?
“The Literary Review’s Bad Sex Prize, which reaches the parts other prizes can only moan about, was won last night by the Indian author Aniruddha Bahal, for his novel Bunker 13. His publishers, Faber and Faber, flew him in from Delhi to receive his statuette.”
Community Complains About Portrayal In Booker-Nominated Tome
Bangladeshis in East London are complaining that Monica Ali’s Booker-nominated first novel, Brick Lane portrays their neighborhood unfairly. “It is a completely stereotypical view of Bangladeshis living in Brick Lane and one we simply do not recognise. The book says we got here by jumping ships and it says we have lice and live like rats in their holes. These comments are simply untrue and hurtful.”