It Got Cold
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Not content with holding the title of Britain’s oldest worker, 101-year-old Buster Martin set off from Greenwich Park hoping to become the country’s oldest marathon runner. Mr Martin, a smoker since the age of seven who still turns up three days a week to clean vans in south London, refused to take on any water during the run and instead relied on supporters to provide him with strategically placed pints of bitter.
Jerome Taylor
The 28th London Marathon: It’s that time of Year …
My assistant Carl is exceptionally good looking - especially when he’s walking through the forest carrying a large format camera with the light coming in from behind him.
Holga-mania is sweeping the internet as fans use blogs and photo-sharing sites such as Flickr to extol the virtues of their deficient cameras (…)
When blessed silence returns, I can listen to the butterflies that flutter inside my head. To hear them, one must be calm and pay close attention, for their wing beats are barely audible. Loud breathing is enough to drown them out. This is astonishing: my hearing does not improve, yet I hear them better and better.
In San Pedro Cutud, a hamlet that has become well known for its crucifixions, there was a festive atmosphere. Hawkers sold beer, ice cream and souvenir whips to those watching the bloody spectacle.