francis bacon | 1991

francis bacon, portrayed by reginald gray

i found (and digitized) an audio recording of a BBC interview in july 1991 where the special guest was the painter francis bacon. in this interview, a year before his death, he talked about homosexuality, his belief in nothing and other things. here is a 7 minute segment of this amazing interview:

BBC radio interview with francis bacon, 1991

R5 | electric

R5 e-tech. photo: Matti Blume

we had the chance to drive the renault 5 e-tech today. it seems to be a good car. renault has a long history of electric vehicles. the UI inside is slightly overloaded, the two displays are differently lit, the steering seems to have a sweet range for more or less straight roads. what we certainly did not like was:

  • looking back through the interior mirror displays mainly headrests.
  • the UI displays inside look cramped inside and odd from the outside.
  • the R5 logo (which displays the loading status) is playful. but since it’s slightly elivated, how does it deal with the wind resistance?

see the photo below (by Alexander-93, wikicommons)