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I’m always on the lookout for graffiti and Digbeth did not disappoint. There were no smearcats here.  Pascal Wyse defines ’smearcats’ as posh, pretentious graffiti artists who go to work in parts of town that were previously edgy, but are now swarming with hipster geeks.  A big cartoon cock and balls, or a spot of tagging, will no longer do, and walls become daubed with philosophical turdlets such as, ‘Solid configuration of chance events’ My first port o’ call was the back wall of a building

It all began at 10:59 am on August 1, 1963 at the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital on Sunset Boulevard. Growing up in Southern California, I was a Deputy Member of the Emmy award winning ‘Sheriff John’s Lunch Brigade’ (1952 - 1970) and tuned in every weekday. Sheriff John started each program by entering his jailhouse office singing “Laugh and be happy, and the world will laugh with you …” before doing a routine which included the Pledge of Allegiance and a safety bulletin

If I had a TV, this is one sporting event I’d watch. I love British commentator Phil Liggett’s clipped, velvet voice. Phil Liggett is the Vin Scully of professional cycling. Known for his vivid language as well as his encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport, Phil has been covering the Tour since 1973. Liggett’s sidekick at the finish line is Paul Sherwen, a former professional cyclist who raced in the Tour de France seven times. Paul and Phil What sets Phil aside from the rest is his poetic languag

Nickel Tailings # 30, Sudbury, Ontario, 1996 Photo © Edward Burtynsky Edward Burtynsky has been acclaimed as one of Canada’s most respected photographers. His specialty is photographs of global industrial landscapes, and they have been showcased in 15 major museums around the world. In a statement, Burtynsky talks about his explorations: “Nature transformed through industry is a predominant theme in my work. I set course to intersect with a contemporary view of the great ages of man; from