Watch, Read, Listen
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The mystery of Picasso (1956) trailer
The trailer for Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1956 documentary “The Mystery of Picasso” (1956) ((Open Culture website and article)) which is available on Amazon ((DVD on Amazon)).
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Take it to the limit one more time, Bomber
I’ve known Bomber since 1999/2000 as a regular at the Fiesta of San Fermín. I’m posting this photo of Bomber, Joe Distler (a very famous American who has run the encierro since the 60s), Jim Hollander (who has photographed the fiesta since the early 70s), and Jessie Graham (who has been going to the fiesta…
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The rain in Spain….
…falls mainly on the plain. English pronunciation classes in Globe Road, east London.
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Listen here sonny…..
The guerrilla graffiti artist Banksy is believed to be behind an artwork which has appeared on the side of a house in Cheltenham. The Gloucestershire Echo reported that the owner of the house, Karren Smith, 48, said she saw men packing a white tarpaulin into a van at about 7.30am on Sunday. She said: ‘They…
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Pete Seeger, RIP.
Pete Seeger, activist, singer, songwriter died today aged 94. Ar dheis Dé go Raibh a Anam. Pete Seeger singing “I’m gonna be an engineer”, a song written by his sister Peggy.
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Mandela is free
I know it’s a sad day that Nelson Mandela has passed away. Instead of being sad, I’d like to remember him with this song, one of my favourites, from Eric Bibb. Rest In Peace Mandela.
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Que jodido estoy
You can see me at minute 00:07, 2:15 and 03:00 doing my best Alan Lomax impression. “Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)” is a 1924 song by Cádiz-born composer José María Lacalle García (later Joseph Lacalle), with Spanish lyrics. After the composer died in 1937, English language lyrics were written by Albert Gamse. (From <a href=wikipedia) Amapola…
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Lighting a candle
[singlepic id=36 w= h= float=none] Our guide lighing a candle at the table in the hiking lodge at the end of a long days walking in the Sinai Desert.
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St Catherine’s monastery Sinai Desert
The interior of St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai Desert, Egypt
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Sayal tree in low wadi, Sinai
[singlepic id=32 w= h= float=none] The Sayal Tree, known in English as the acacia tree. Camels love eating this classic desert thorny tree. Sayal tree charcoal is some of the finest in the world.
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Mount Sinai Ecolodges
The beautiful, comfortable, very warm Mount Sinai Ecolodges. With beautiful views.
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Vhils work, Truman Brewery
Wonderful. Chiseled into the plaster and bricks. This is apparently the work of Vhils, a Portuguese graffiti/street artist Alexandre Farto. “He gained prominence when his work of a face carved into a wall appeared alongside a picture by street artist Banksy at the Cans Festival in London in 2008. A photograph of him creating the…
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Jobs listings who wants RSS feeds?
(Reposting blogposts from many years ago.) As some people know, I work for a jobs advertisment/search site. I have been raising RSS feeds, and the whole idea of using RSS feeds for jobseekers. The idea has been received…I’ll say that for sure At the moment, in Europe anyway, RSS feeds are not too popular for…