Category Archives: General

Listen again to our interview on BBC Radio Manchester

Originally posted on Chapel Street Community Arts:
Ian and I were interviewed on the Mike Sweeney show this morning. He wanted to know more about our plans to create a comic telling stories of Chapel Street. It’s a daunting experience…

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The Wind Rises Review

Originally posted on Peter Wood Film Reviews:
There has been no more illustrious a career in film than that of Hayao Miyazaki. For decades, his animations have each become treasured gems that appeal to children and adults in equal measure.…

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Friday Video: Life is Beautiful

Originally posted on Multo (Ghost):
Anton is a little man, literally and metaphorically. Tired of the world ignoring him, he decides that there’s nothing else to do with his life but end it… This is a lovely animation, with a…

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Friday Funblock: BIG RED BOW

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Nimbus by Jane Kim

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Retail Therapy at the new Whitworth

Originally posted on Gallery in the Park:
While our new building continues to grow and shape up, and I’ve shown visitors to this blog tantalising images of our new galleries, promenades, and cafe, as well as glimpses of steelwork and…

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The Incredible Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures of John Lopez

Originally posted on TwistedSifter:
? Sculptor John Lopez was born and raised on a ranch in Western South Dakota. In the midst of a successful career in bronze sculpting, Lopez discovered an exciting new direction: scrap iron sculpting. “I am…

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Orkney Odyssey #2: From The Air

Originally posted on City Jackdaw:
Two flights take me there: Manchester to Aberdeen and then Aberdeen to Kirkwall. From the Rainy City, to the Granite City, to Kirkjugavr (Norse meaning Church Bay). This takes me back to the school bus,…

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Louis Armstrong’s House

Originally posted on Fernweh Complex:
“All of my life I’ve been lonely, I’ll go way back in my past, I’ll tell you all about lonesome, how the winters last and last. I’ve known the loneliest autumns, watching the leaves slowly…

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Must return to the Copacabana

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