October 2010
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Oct 30th
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“No Englishman could pass for an American.”
– Heywood Brown American writer (1922) But could an American ever pass as an Englishman?..
Oct 30th
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Oct 30th
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“I have always felt a faint scepticism, a mild horror about the country. One goes...”
– G. W Storier (from ‘Shaving through the Blitz’ 1943)
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Oct 28th
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Oct 27th
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“I wanted an Aston Martin, I wanted a three-guinea linen shirt, I wanted a girl...”
– John Braines Novelist (from ‘Room at the Top’ 1957)
Oct 27th
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Oct 26th
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“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”
– Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Oct 26th
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Oct 26th
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idontwishtoimpose-deactivated20 asked: Hiya, was wondering if you would take a look at some photo's I have done recently. Been really influenced but Paul Newman, James Dean, Graham Hill and Dennis Compton.
Been really influenced by that portrayal on men and I'm currently doing a project based on modern representation of men in photography. Which is currently trying to recreate the late 50's early 60's look.
Oct 25th
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“The difference between the vanity of a Frenchman and an Englishman seems to be...”
– William Hazlitt British writer (1778 - 1830)
Oct 24th
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“Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in...”
– Cecil Rhodes Founder of De Beers (1853 – 1902)
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Oct 20th
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Oct 18th
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Oct 17th
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“One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for...”
– Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Oct 17th
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“Deploring change is the unchangeable habit of all Englishman.”
– Raymond William Postgate (1896 - 1971)
Oct 17th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 15th
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abandonedinlondon asked: What are you reading at the moment?
Oct 15th
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Oct 15th
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queconceptual asked: How much I love your tumblr?
Oct 15th
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readmeyourebored asked: I've been going backwards through the archives and it just makes me wish I was born in a more naive point in history.
What made you start all this?
Oct 15th