Stravinsky’s "Illegal" Arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner" (1944)
In 1939, Igor Stravinsky emigrated to the United States, first arriving in New York City, before settling in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he delivered the Charles Eliot Norton lectures at Harvard during the 1939-40 academic year.
The Standards for Imperial Measures, Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow.
I love this little piece of Glasgow's past set into the bottom right hand corner of the City Chambers. I suspect a lot of people walk past it every day without giving it a second glance or realising what it is.
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#SaveLochLomond - object to #FlamingoLand 2.0 | @ScottishGreens -
“Last time we lodged a record 60,000 objections, making this the most unpopular application in Scottish history. They were instrumental in forcing Flamingo Land to withdraw their plans. But as this is a new application, none of those objections will be counted this time, meaning you must lodge a new objection.”
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