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The Gentleman’s Marathon

Monday, October 5, 2020

On my attempt to run 26.2 miles, in Pheidippides’ footsteps. — For The Critic

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The One That Got Away – Dylan Seedin

Sunday, August 30, 2020

The Sri Lankan destination-wedding photographer talks about the greatest shot he never got… and one he did. — For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

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The One That Got Away – Sebastian Posingis

Sunday, August 9, 2020

The globetrotting architectural photographer talks about the greatest shot he never got… and one he did. — For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

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NEWS AT A GLANCE #2

Thursday, November 15, 2018

The Spanish Inquisition, and other matters unexpectedly arising. — For Queen Mob’s Tea House

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NEWS AT A GLANCE

Monday, August 21, 2017

. From the deepest pit we may see the stars. — The Nelson Evening Mail, August 28 1906 . Armadillos are incapable of irony. Greek prostitutes bill their clients in six-minute units. One of the stars of early-Nineties cult TV show Twin Peaks was called Suburbis Polaski. It is rarely useful to have studied Latin. A ‘wineglassful’ is an […]

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