Category Archives: General

Hang Gliding in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Posted on September 11, 2015 by agogo22

So I decided to take the leap (literally!) and try out hang gliding for the first time whilst in Rio. I’m feeling pretty used to being in the air now but contained in a tin can shooting through the sky, … Continue reading →

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Inside Banksy’s Dismaland

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

This post contains descriptions of Dismaland that are better left to your untarnished initial experience.  Leave if you don’t want the experience explained to you. Getting there is easy enough.  From London, you can catch a train to Bristol, and … Continue reading →

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A Decade After Katrina: What We Lost/What Remains

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

I’m not a big Hurricane Katrina remembrance person. Like a lot of people from the places affected by the storm, I usually unplug from social media on the days leading up to August 29th. It’s not that I want to … Continue reading →

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Monstrously Disruptive Technology: Don’t Turn Your Back on the Toaster

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

“The ancients, no doubt, were as wicked as we are, but they knew it.  And so they were wise enough to put up protective railings” – Jacques Bergier I’ve quietly slipped into the status of an old curmudgeon.  I thought … Continue reading →

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The Contortionists of Mongolia

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

By Christine Schindler Alongside some of the world’s strangest preserved traditions – such as Mongolian wrestling, bareback horse riding, and throat singing – is contortion. A dance or a feat of flexibility, contortion is the art of stretching and bending … Continue reading →

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ヤクザの分割 Japan’s Gangsters Find Extortion No Longer Pays, Forcing Yakuza Split

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

The Yamaguchi-gumi was founded in Kobe in 1915 by Harukichi Yamaguchi as an association of dockworkers. The man credited with building the Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan’s largest yakuza syndicate was Kazuo Taoka, the charismatic third don dubbed ‘the bear’ for clawing his opponent’s eyes during … Continue reading →

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Homeless camp in court facing 4th eviction this year

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

The residents of the homeless camp once again appeared at the Civil Justice Courts on Monday facing eviction from the camps now situated on Oxford Road and King Street. The eviction order for the Oxford Rd site was sought by … Continue reading →

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Urban Art in Manchester

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

Found some more great street art, this time from Manchester based artist Tankpetrol….there’s art everywhere in our cities it’s just getting the time to go and find it. https://dmander.wordpress.com/2015/09/09/urbanart-in-manchester/

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Princess Street, Manchester

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

Wednesday 9th September 2015, 3.10pm (day 1,476) There’s a lot of junk in this street scene isn’t there? Well, as I said a few days ago, the whole of Manchester city centre is littered with junk and building debris at … Continue reading →

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Cause I can’t fit in society: A brief look at New York’s alternative music scene

Posted on September 8, 2015 by agogo22

WORDS: Laura McCarthy Finding a good place to enjoy a drink is great. When you come across a pub that has great live music, a good selection on the juke, and nice people, there’s simply nothing better. In the UK … Continue reading →

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