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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Unpicking the Seam
Charedi walking through a motorway tunnel Israel is a land full of contradiction and ambiguity and paradox: Jerusalem even more so. So many writers and artists have wrestled with the daily issues this state of being presents to the world, … Continue reading
Posted in Encountering Art, Life encounters with the Artist
Tagged culture, iphoneography, postaday2011
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A Visit To The Doctor
Here’s the thing about holidaying in suburbia, wherever the suburb may be. The suburban lifestyle starts to take over. You pop to the supermarket for washing up liquid and a pint of milk. You drift into a daily routine of … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, iphoneography, postaday2011
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Drawing People
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last couple of days drawing incessantly. After a year or so of surreptitious photography of strangers, I’ve rediscovered the joys of surreptitious drawing. It’s reminding me that people are people and whilst … Continue reading
Posted in Cross-cultural dialogue, Encountering Art, Life encounters with the Artist
Tagged cafés, drawing, postaday2011
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An Urban Run
The sun shone brightly and enticingly this morning. A warm blue sky proved irresistible to five out of six family members, and in an odd burst of surprising coincidence, all bar one ventured out for a morning run. It certainly … Continue reading
A New Take on Alternative Tourism
As regular readers will know, I have a fascination with the daily trivia and minutiae of suburbia which has lead me down all sorts of paths and odd destinations over the years. But taking a proper holiday in anonymous suburbia … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, postaday2011, settlements
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The Most Surreal Christmas Day Ever
The Start of the Day It’s fair to say I’m rather used to traditional well-honed family Christmases with delightfully predictable company, decor and food. The passage of time adds its own patina, of course, but generally little changes from year … Continue reading
Cultural Distractions
These images were all taken within 10 minutes of each other from points within a fifty metre stretch of promenade between Tel Aviv and Jaffa. I am intrigued by the different atmospheres each convey. It is true that the sun … Continue reading
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Tagged postaday2011, tel aviv, travel
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People and Journeys
A day travelling is a day well spent in terms of people watching. The joy of observing check-in and security procedures, aeroplane in-flight real-life entertainment, local car-hire chaos at destination and a frantic hotel foyer is all grist to the … Continue reading
Is it a Man’s World?
I woke up this morning and found semi-clothed strange young men scattered around the house. I then proceeded to go and have a pre-Christmas lunch with a couple of dozen of my ex-partners. It would be funny to leave it … Continue reading
Highbrow Detectives?
I’ve spent some happy hours this week reading a Fred Vargas crime novel L’homme à l’envers. My edition is in French and I’ve been unable to work out what it’s called in translation, but it’s one of the Commissaire Adamsberg … Continue reading
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Tagged detective fiction, Fred Vargas, postaday2011
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