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Friday 6 July 2012

Shar'd disappointment

Maybe using a Shakespearean truncation as a pun doesn't quite work, but the Independent already used 'Shard done by', so what am I to do?
Well, I admit, I really like the Shard. I think it's beautiful. Alright, so it's a monument to phallocentricism in architecture, and how skyscrapers are erections spunking humankinds' dominance over the fragile skyline. I also dislike how there is one, just one, apartment at the top worth £50 million. Housing being the over-priced quagmire that it is anyway, this is hardly a venue borne out of need. But I think it's an achievement in architecture, and potentially a valuable source of revenue for local window-cleaners.
So why the laser show? I've seen better lighting at a Foo Fighters' concert, and there was music to listen to then as well. At what point in London's glorious weather conditions would a high-rise laser show have been expected to look spectacular anyway? Londoners were told to look for this:
This, however, in a HDR photo, which only camera technology can produce. Residents on the lookout described nothing more than some twinkly lights.
I'm very worried about the Olympic opening ceremony, let's put it that way.

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