Culture
The Lady in the Shell now travels by TfL The times have been a-changin’ for many years now Beauty standards come and go like Botticelli’s four seasons But some tether remains between the past and the now They call it culture until the woke Philistine hordes Wreck it all with their rubber sledge-hammers Photo Hugh […]
The fragile balance of light and shadows A moving figure in a perilous ride Skateboard is a show of many skills A world within a world With its own culture and people Shooting stars in the dim sky of ordinary lives ‘Il faut que jeunesse se passe’ Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Almost one year ago and the memories will not fade But the threat of cancellation is still announced Let’s just hope for some spontaneous happening That Chepstow will live again even if we have to run Chased by the zealots and the baton-wielding fun police Black lives matter, they survived against all odds Thanks to […]
The Miao or Hmong people one of the 56 recognized ethnic groups in China They number about 10 million in China alone but are also present in Thailand, Burma and Vietnam were they had emigrated in the 18th Century Beautiful women with beautiful silver alloy headdresses in embroidered costumes They speak three different hmongic languages […]