From Saturday's Guardian

Three items, all from the Weekend (magazine) section. Reading from the back:

1. In the Pictures with Meaning feature, Geoff Ryman (quote sci-fi writer unquote) chooses a portrait sculpture of Jayavarman VII (scroll down to the bottom of this page to see it, described as "Buddha Image").


2. The Readers' Restaurants recommendations offers "Modern British in Newcastle upon Tyne", leading off with The Open Kitchen in Gosforth. I had read Chloe Corkhill's review in The Crack, so I was feeling pretty clued-up, until some of the phrasing began to sound familiar: "...the adage about small packages and good things... ...space...compact...detail immaculate... ...pristine table settings... ...an almost too pretty to drink rosehip bellini (£5)... ...braised rib-eye with rosemary, chilli dates..." - yes, this too was submitted by Chloe Corkhill.
   The feature is illustrated with a pretty sketch of the Side, illustrating the Treacle Moon restaurant but giving plenty of prominence to the Side Gallery and Café.


3. But the thing that had durham_rambler attempting to inhale his breakfast was an interior décor piece which recommends "Try putting all your books in one room rather than scattered around the house - it's more eye-catching.

I bet it is. And, as Flanders and Swann suggest in Design for Living:

Have you a home that cries out to your every visitor "here lives someone who is exciting to know?" No? Well, why not collect those little metal bottle tops and nail them, upside-down, to the floor? This will give a sensation... of walking on little metal bottle-tops turned upside-down.

nineweaving, timely and timeless as ever, posted a refutation of this error before it was even published. I particularly liked:

My friend the Culture Vulture once began a catalog of her books, which I glanced at. "What's George Eliot doing in BF?" I asked. "Shouldn't that be PR?"
"BF," said the CV, "stands for Bedroom Floor."