Hidden Treasures of Our Collection: Spice up your life!
As someone without a background in photography, film, television, or media, I often find myself mystified by the objects I deal with on a daily basis. However, I regularly come…
Unlocking my Supersenses
…to explore how animals and other people go about their daily life using their super senses. It is a really fun way to learn about using touch, hearing and sight…
Bradford Pirates: A tale of the (air)waves of 1980s and 90s Britain
…into the fabric of our daily lives than ever before. Most of us own a smartphone or portable music-listening device, and streaming services such as Netflix have made watching TV…
Robbie Cooper: ‘Immersion’ and ‘Alter Ego’
…online life can easily merge with the offline world, becoming part of a daily routine. For instance, Facebook multiplayer farming simulator Farmville has over 70 million players. Experts predict that…
The televisual legacy of Britain’s Austerity Olympics
…non-existent in Germany at that time, viewers had to visit one of 28 local television parlours that each received six hours of live daily transmissions. 126,000 tickets were counted over…
Our obsession with productivity and the quantified self
…been working to hit your daily goals, you can let your friends know too. As devices feed an endless stream of data back to users and manufacturers, every piece of…
Game over! Press start to continue?
…of Meditation Games—small games that can be played in an hour and are delivered to you daily—and have been enjoying this experience so far! From Danish developer IO Interactive, Mette…
Cinema and history: The Great Victorian Moving Picture Show
…one steady camera and no editing. The films were about daily life, often documenting normal activities instead of telling a narrative with well-thought-out characters like today’s films. We’ve come a…
Bringing Bradford to you: The varied, the vibrant and the virtual
…get your daily exercise. If so, look out for colourful and uplifting window dressings supporting those on the frontline, like this one spotted in Saltaire. #HelloSaltaire project brightening up the…
The ambassadors of inspiration
…This is now being done using the power of the internet. Daily, Ambassadors are a godsend to many teachers because they can provide real-life insight and guidance. I often tell…
A history of Granada Studios
…opera got off to a rocky start: Sidney Bernstein had not wanted the show to go ahead, and early reviews suggested he was right to be sceptical, with the Daily…
The significance of spiritualism in the work of William Hope
…through daily mantras. From ancient times up until a few decades ago, spiritualism existed as a religious system that connected the final stages of our lives to the afterlife. It…