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Movie locations around the world part 2
This is part 2 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Blade Runner, Star Wars Episode 4, Skyfall, The Living Daylights, The Third Man, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Voyager, Before Sunrise, Easy Rider, Russian House, North by Northwest, Escape from Alcatraz, Californication.
New Years Eve in Manchester
After a day filled with crane spotting at Ontario Basin, music locations at Salsford Lads Club and strange insults at Bricklayers Arms, we were ready to celebrate the new year.
Memories in Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a quiet town south of Manchester that never asked for the weight of musical sainthood. It’s not the kind of place you stumble into. It’s a place you seek out for the ghost of Ian Curtis.
Music history in Manchester
Manchester feels like a city carved out of soot, sweat and steel. Once the industrial heartbeat of Britain, now a sprawling canvas of concrete dreams and fading echoes. But for those of us with a well-worn vinyl collection and a taste for the poetic disintegration of civilization, Manchester isn’t just a city. It’s sacred ground.
Movie locations around the world
This is the first part of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Mission Impossible, Talented Mr Ripley, Lost in Translation, Fellowship of the Ring, Highlander, French Connection, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Die Another Day, Interview with the Vampire, The Beach, Rendition, La Dolce Vita, Moulin Rouge.
Memories of Jubilee Gardens
Some cities have a sweet spot where I tend to return. It’s like a magnet and I don’t know why. Over a decade ago I walked alone along the Thames riverfront in London. I came to the Jubilee Gardens and sat down on a bench.
Report from @media conference in London
The @media conference, or Web Directions as it is officially called these days, was once one of the pinnacles of web development. The celebrities of the web community gathered once a year and confirmed their positions as generals in the web standards war.
Camden on fire
A newsflash today caught my eye more than usual, as there was a big fire going on in Camden. From what I heard, parts of Canal Market are gone, but Lock Market and Stables Market seems to be alright.
Airports with delayed flights
Most people have had their fair share of trouble with airport schedules. The Association of European Airlines recently came up with a list of the airports with worst delays, and the winners are…
London calling
For some reason, London has never really been one of my favorites. “Bad food, worse weather” as they once put it in the movie Snatch. A swirling mess of fog, fried carbs and five centuries of imperial guilt jammed into a modern-day Monopoly board.