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Chap Olympics celebrate ‘athletic ineptitude and immaculate trouser creases’

Posted on June 11, 2011 by themonels

Knock-out matches of umbrella jousting and the ironing board surfing race are among the disciplines featured at this year’s Chap Olympiad opening in London on 16 July. Running annually since 2005, the competition welcomes only unfit cads and gentlemen dressed … Continue reading →

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The gig-goers guide to scoring tickets

Posted on June 7, 2011 by themonels

(Article originally written for the website Londonline.org.uk) Summer in the UK brings a surge in hormone levels, a gust of good vibes and a plethora of awesome concerts. Here at LondonLine, we know that amazing sensation of crossing the venue … Continue reading →

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A struggle between two worlds – A photostory

Posted on May 23, 2011 by themonels

Historic Billingsgate are losing its fish porters that keeps the flow, Gianluca Mezzofiore finds out. Photostory: Lillo Montalto Monella Costantinos Camilleri has been working for 52 years at the Billingsgate fish market. Half-Italian and half-Greek, he wears with pride a … Continue reading →

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Free food deals ultimately bad for business

Posted on May 23, 2011 by themonels

Lillo Montalto Monella investigates the real cost of free meals… ‘Dear customer, please pay what you’d like to pay for the food you’ve just eaten. We won’t charge you on the bill,’ says a notice in one of London restaurants … Continue reading →

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Love haunts me, goddam nature

Posted on April 5, 2011 by themonels
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In memoriam of a former director/actor: Mel Gibson

Posted on March 23, 2011 by themonels
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Posted on March 22, 2011 by themonels
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PhotoJAPANism: the power of pictures to tell a tragedy

Posted on March 20, 2011 by themonels

A list of useful PHOTOJOURNALISM WEBSITES for the narration of the Japanese post-tsunami tragedy. My new post for The Grey Side of News  

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Assange explains us how to do our homework properly

Posted on March 18, 2011 by themonels
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Spoon River resurrects at Tate Britain

Posted on March 18, 2011 by themonels

It all starts with a closed book, kept in a white, aseptic shrine, frozen in time; but then the neon light fades away, and the book of the soul unfolds, revealing the dark abyss of a forgotten past. Susan Hiller … Continue reading →

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