Slog - Comments on England's not the mythical land of Madame George and Roses http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame Remember this wonderful building? Remember how the British press celebrated this building and two others like it? A sample from The Guardian: One giant leap for Britain! You wait around for a building finally to reflect our multicultural society - and then three come along at once... ...[The] staff are moving into the new Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, an educational and information facility developed by the trust set up in honour of the young, black would-be architect who was [stabbed to death by racist thugs] in 1993. ...The three projects represent a major shift in Britain's cultural landscape: for... Copyright 2008 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:54:31 -0800 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:24:16 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by COMTE "Remember how the British press celebrated this building and two others like it?"

Unless this is a rhetorical question, Chaz, the answer would be, "no!"

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c938883 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c938883 Architecture Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:02:20 -0800 Comment by Wolf "THIS is why we can't have nice things!"

]]> Wolf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c938889 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c938889 Architecture Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:04:31 -0800 Comment by Big Sven Charles, I *love* your posts on architecture. Even better when you can bring culture into the discussion. Bravo.

Please remember this comment the next time I foam at the mouth at one of your commie posts. Thanks.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c938928 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c938928 Architecture Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:23:17 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Jesus, these fucking yobs are the scum of the earth, aren't they? Whatever country they're from.

Charles, I'm surprised you haven't slogged about the Formula One fans in Spain who taunted the black British driver IN BLACKFACE at the Spanish Grand Prix.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/racism-hits-formula-one-in-spain/?hp

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c939117 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/englands_not_the_mythical_land_of_madame#c939117 Architecture Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:24:16 -0800