Posts Tagged ‘ england ’

Oh coffee, how we do love thee

January 26, 2013
coffee

Published on Yahoo! – - Britain is in love with a little brown bean called coffee. And it’s an affair that dates back more than 350 years to the edge of a churchyard in St Michael’s Alley, off Cornhill, in east central London.
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Britain’s Burning

August 9, 2011
London's burning

It started with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old North London father of four called Mark Duggan on August 4th, and a protest against his unexplained killing – allegedly the result of a gunfight with police – in his local area of Tottenham on August 6th. But when police arrived to disperse the reportedly...
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Down With Design (But Disinterested In The Wedding)

March 11, 2011
Down With Design (But Disinterested In The Wedding)

Inherent in the planning and execution of any wedding are various design elements – from the look of the invitations to the plan for the seating arrangement, from the flowers to, perhaps most importantly, the bride’s dress. But when you’re dealing with nuptials of a royal nature, another important design consideration is the line...
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John Connell Freeborn – Obituary

September 10, 2010
John Connell Freeborn – Obituary

England and France declared war on Germany on September 3rd, 1939. My uncle John was 19-years-old, a Spitfire pilot in 74 Squadron, stationed at Hornchurch, on the eastern outskirts of London. John saw his first real action on September 6th, when he was scrambled at 7am to intercept an approaching enemy formation. Within moments,...
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Henry Rollins – In Pictures

June 20, 2006
Henry Rollins

A series of pictures of Henry Rollins. Donnington, UK – Download Festival; 20 June 2006. Pictures by Amy Freeborn
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