Category Archives: General

Originally posted on Frivolous Monsters: a journey into the unknown:
I was the man with the plan. Firstly to travel across land and sea for thirteen hours, like Vasco da Gama, to reach the mythical country of Ireland; Secondly to…

Originally posted on maflphotos:
Market Street in Manchester can be a real cacophony of sound on the weekend – a minefield of ‘as found on Facebook’ singers (generally murdering Adele tracks), small child dance troupes with blaring boom boxes (generally…

Originally posted on Being 42:
Saturday 29th June 2013, 4.05pm (day 674) In the 12th century we built castles. In the 15th century we built cathedrals. In the 19th century we built factories. In the 20th century we built shopping malls.…

In a few cities in the Northeastern state of Pernambuco, Festa de São João, the popular June 24th festival that celebrates Saint John, includes the noisy performance of bacamarteiros. These armed groups parade around town shooting their bacamartes, guns similar … Continue reading →

Originally posted on mdathoughtspace:
Another busy few days away at the CIH conference located in the excellent city of Manchester and how appropriate that it should be in this week that the Chancellor should launch the ‘unplanned’ Comprehensive Spending Review…

Originally posted on WorldWaders News Blog:
Students are asking questions at Shingok Middle School in Busan. Image courtesy of Birds Korea There is not much needed for a bird enthusiast to feel really touched when learning about the struggle of…

Originally posted on The Puzzle Factory:
All metro stations should have a pub attached

Originally posted on Art. Music. Love.:
  Image by wallsave.com   I remember the first time I listened to dub step, it was so weird, uncommon and creepy. I didn’t like it at first but as time went by, I…

Originally posted on All Jewish Travel:
AT THE BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS OF THE MANCHESTER JEWISH MUSEUM The Tetragrammaton refers to the four letters that make the proper name of the God of Israel used in the Hebrew Bible as considered in…

Originally posted on Pop Up Activism:
As part of a day of action against destitution across the UK, there will be an event hosted by local refugee and asylum support organisation and charities in the Manchester Cathedral Gardens on Saturday…