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senior lecturer in the department of english at university college london. author of nightwalking: a nocturnal history of london .
matthew beaumont is a british academic who has written a fascinating and wide - ranging book called nightwalking: a nocturnal history of london .
“in nightwalking, matthew beaumont rubs shoulders with the deviants, dissidents and dispossessed who lurk in the shadows of shakespeare, johnson, blake and de quincey. ”
nightwalking, by the critic and lecturer matthew beaumont, tracks the history of nightwalking in britain and the colonies since edward i introduced
nightwalker statutes
in 1285
to abate the power of felons
. town gates were closed between sunset and sunrise, and anyone who could not
give satisfaction for being abroad
after dark could be arrested by the new night - watchmen. the gentry were, naturally, largely excused .
for edgar allen poe, nightwalking was
the demonic embodiment of the industrial metropolitan city at its most alien and unknowable
. rupert brooke wrote that
cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night
.
i bought this for research purposes and it was helpful in that respect but it was also very informative and interesting. beaumont did a lovely job of following the act of nightwalking through the centuries, and he did it brilliantly .
“rarely has a book about darkness been so illuminating. ” – ian thomson, spectator, books of the year “in nightwalking, matthew beaumont rubs shoulders with the deviants, dissidents and dispossessed who lurk in the shadows of shakespeare, johnson, blake and de quincey. ” evening standard
as far as atmosphere is concerned. cuts like the tempestuous' turnin' it up', the nightwalking bossa nova groover' mystical perception' and the spacey beat - laden' mission possible' are prime time displays of excellence, about as good as mood music gets in this genre .
just finished another book relating to walking (starting to see a theme here ?). this one is matthew beaumont' s nightwalking: a nocturnal history. fascinating and informative book on those people, great and small, who loved perambulating around london in the wee hours. good social history, engagingly written .
nightwalking is a short starring raquel cassidy, and lloyd woolf. a woman takes a shortcut and is followed by a stranger. she is scared and is thinking whether she should run or not. out of the blue, she decides to turn around and she sees nothing but a... see full summary »
4 w, 5 m / 2 acts / 90 minutes what happens when twenty - five years after an event people come together to recall it? what happens when what they recall suddenly comes alive for them? what happens when that event is the shooting of students on a midwest college campus during the protests of the viet nam war? nightwalking is an exploration of the memories surrounding one day in may of 1970 when four students were shot to death on a college campus. it is a dramatic chorus of testimonies and the trip back in time for one of the witnesses to his own family. often non - linear, dream - like with a chorale quality, nightwalking brings us the reality of those days as the civil war gripped the country, and the truth that can still never be fully understood of the tragedy that stopped a campus ­ and a nation. nightwalking is the journey people must take to relive, remember and release from those times .
to use a dickensian phrase, nightwalking is a matter of “going astray” in the streets of the city after dark. dickens is the great heroic and neurotic nightwalker of the 19th century. in 1860, in the guise of the uncommercial traveller, he made a crucial distinction between two kinds of walking: one that is “straight on end to a definite goal at a round pace”; another that is “objectless, loitering, and purely vagabond”. if the point of the first kind of walking is to travel from one point to another, the point of the second is that there is no point at all. its purpose is its purposelessness. nightwalking, according to this logic, is pointless. it is uncommercial .
friday, that campaign moves from blogging and nightwalking to something a bit less bleary - eyed as officials from the animation guild and its union parent, iatse, hold a lunch - hour meeting friday in culver city to answer questions and attempt to persuade spi employees and other vfx artists to sign the cards, which are a key step in unionizing the workforce .
in an economy in which time, including nighttime, is money, wandering the streets after dark – when most people are sleeping in order to prepare themselves for the next day’s labour – is in symbolic terms subversive. in the aberrant and deviant form celebrated by dickens in the 19th century, and surreptitiously practised by innumerable others before and since, nightwalking is quintessentially objectless, loitering and vagabond .
not until 1827 was the ancient legislation against nightwalking finally repealed in england. however, human perception and the law often move at different speeds, and even though it was no longer a criminal offence to stroll or saunter at night, that did not prevent a newly formed police force from detaining anyone who gave cause for suspicion, even if that amounted to little more than looking a bit shifty .
e dinburgh’s eyes of others magnificent never complain was a recent scottish fiction track of the day, with its amalgamation of kraftwerk and lcd soundsystem providing one of the best electronic tracks of the year. that track has been followed by the release of eyes of others ‘ new ep nightwalking which takes the band’s sound in a more mellow, less dancey direction but still produces four superb examples of modern synthpop .
nightwalking’s emphasis on london, and the writers who paced its streets, doesn’t mean an apology to other cities is necessary: london can here stand for all cities, which means beaumont can concentrate – not exclusively, but mostly – on the writers who have been shaped by the city, or shaped our understanding of it. it also gives the book solid ground, so to speak, on which to operate .
“this is a book pulsing with life, just as the streets do, despite attempts to cut that liminal, semi - illicit life off. the foreword and afterword, by will self, beautifully bracket the book, reinforcing the idea that the city is layered over time, and that each layer is accessible, and can be made vivid in the imagination. why nightwalking has not won a major award is beyond mine. ”
not all walking at night, then, is nightwalking. but most forms of solitary walking at night are nonetheless tainted, sometimes faintly with dubious moral or social associations. indeed, even apparently purposeful walking in the city at night is not exempt from the assumption that it is suspicious. to be alone in the streets, even if one walks rapidly, determinedly, is to invite the impression that one is on the run, either from oneself or from another .
with a running time of three minutes, nightwalking is barely longer than some television commercials yet it manages to do what it sets out to do in the perfect amount of time for the story being told. from the opening shots, one might get the impression that nighwalking is a horror short and indeed director daniel cormack and cinematographer sam osborne make these shots so atmospheric and delightfully creepy that some may be disappointed that the short doesn' t continue down the horror path. what follows instead is a wickedly funny, darkly comic situation that any one who has ever walked along a dimly lit street at night can relate to. had the short gone on too long, the scenario could have become a bit over - the - top and lost some of its effectiveness. as it is, nightwalking is well worth checking out more than once and a great time - killer for anyone who has a few minutes to spare. 9 / 10
nightwalking was at times a dense read, but no less enjoyable for that. it blends social and legal history with literary history and commentary in a remarkable way, drawing some fascinating conclusions. i loved the profiles of the various writers, and the way beaumont linked their nocturnal wanderings to their writing, and to the views of the time in which they lived. given its tone, this is probably a book more for readers used to perusing heavier, academic texts than those looking for a light
but the writer at the core of beaumont' s book is dickens, several centuries later, who pounded london' s streets at night whenever he happened on a tricky patch in one of his novels. in an 1853 piece for household words called
going astray
, dickens recalled getting lost as a child in london, and roaming late into the night. the experience sparked a lifetime of nightwalking .
i have gone astray since, many times, and farther afield ,
he wrote .
despite a cursory acknowledgement towards the beginning that nightwalking isn' t gender - neutral - beaumont concedes that women who walk at night have long been seen as either prostitutes or potential victims - he then largely dismisses women from his study. welcome exceptions include a precis of the midnight ramble, a fictional account (anonymous, but probably written by a man) from 1754 of two gleeful women who explore london by night in disguise. they end up playing a trick on their unfaithful husbands and returning home triumphant .
a woman takes a shortcut and is followed by a stranger. she is scared and is thinking whether she should run or not. out of the blue, she decides to turn around and she sees nothing but a cell phone on the floor. in flashback, we see the stranger embarrassed for the reaction of the woman. he is aware that she believes that he might be a rapist following her, and he decides to call his mother to talk loudly on the phone and calm down the woman. however, something happens and the stranger vanishes .
nightwalking
is another short by daniel cormack about the paranoia of persons that live in big cities. the screenplay is witty and concise and the conclusion is ironic and open. the fate of the stranger could have been shown: dead, for a dark end; or he stands up and dates the woman, for a heartwarming conclusion. or maybe this is a good starting point for a sequel. my vote is seven. title (brazil) :
nightwalking
the most surprising revelation of beaumont’s book is how recently we have come to regard nightwalking with anything other than suspicion and alarm. for more than 1, 000 years it was a crime. as early as the 12th century, the nightwalker appeared in a nervously extended list of the capital’s social evils: “actors, jesters, smooth - skinned lads, moors, flatterers, pretty - boys, effeminates, pederasts, singing - and dancing - girls, quacks, belly - dancers, sorceresses, extortioners, night - walkers …”
a mostly very enjoyable and readable account of nightwalking in london from the eleventh century to the 19th, as mediated by literature. (what? i don' t always read books about cannibal chefs, you know .) i don' t know if there' s quite enough to the topic to support the length, and the author does fall into academic blether occasionally, but the medieval history parts and the section on blake are tremendous, vivid and fascinating. well chosen quotes and sources too. a really interesting perspective f
a history of noctambulation (nightwalking basically) from the middle ages to the charles dickens. essentially the nightwalker in london history has had a bit of bad press. in the time of curfews they were probably up to no good, a thief, a prostitute or a vagrant... the lost, the lonely & the sleepless. i struggled to get into this book, then i struggled to get through it and i struggled to absorb the information within it. there is undoubtably a lot of research here, but the chapters on dick
a mostly very enjoyable and readable account of nightwalking in london from the eleventh century to the 19th, as mediated by literature. (what? i don' t always read books about cannibal chefs, you know .) i don' t know if there' s quite enough to the topic to support the length, and the author does fall into academic blether occasionally, but the medieval history parts and the section on blake are tremendous, vivid and fascinating. well chosen quotes and sources too. a really interesting perspective for the london lit lover .
a history of noctambulation (nightwalking basically) from the middle ages to the charles dickens. essentially the nightwalker in london history has had a bit of bad press. in the time of curfews they were probably up to no good, a thief, a prostitute or a vagrant... the lost, the lonely & the sleepless. i struggled to get into this book, then i struggled to get through it and i struggled to absorb the information within it. there is undoubtably a lot of research here, but the chapters on dickens aside, it didn' t capture my interest. a shame .
at that time london was going through profound industrial and social change, and beaumont attributes his unique intimacy with local characters from all backgrounds to those nocturnal journeys. nightwalking was also, for dickens, a release from the exertions of writing. if he was prevented from roaming after dark, he became frustrated, and in a letter in 1844 wrote :
put me down on waterloo - bridge at eight o' clock in the evening, with leave to roam about as long as i like, and i would come home, as you know, panting to go on... i am sadly strange as it is, and can' t settle .
nightwalking was at times a dense read, but no less enjoyable for that. it blends social and legal history with literary history and commentary in a remarkable way, drawing some fascinating conclusions. i loved the profiles of the various writers, and the way beaumont linked their nocturnal wanderings to their writing, and to the views of the time in which they lived. given its tone, this is probably a book more for readers used to perusing heavier, academic texts than those looking for a light non - fiction read along the lines of peter ackroyd. however, if you are inclined to give it a try, it more than pays off your time and effort as it is an intriguing study .
nightwalking is a film of about 2 minutes duration and it has some interesting and universal points to make. i don' t think that there is anyone who hasn' t had some trepidation about being in a deserted place and then having said trepidation multiply exponentially when you realize there is someone else on the street and what could that person' s intentions be? those vibrations are also felt by the other party and if you are completely innocent one doesn' t like the idea of someone else thinking you have evil on your mind. no dialog comes from the mouths of the two players. but we do here their thoughts cross - cutting in narration. an interesting bit of psychological probing on film .
if solitary men on the streets at night have exercised a right to the city denied to solitary women, then they too have often been identified or represented as pariahs. people who walk about at night with no obvious reason to do so, whether male or female, have attracted suspicion, opprobrium and legal recrimination from patriarchs, politicians, priests and others in authority, including the police, for thousands of years. in 1285, edward i introduced a specific “nightwalker statute” in order to police the movement of plebeian people – especially migrants, vagrants and prostitutes – after the 9pm curfew. but long after this statute became impossible to implement, because of the rise of “nightlife”, the authorities continued to construe nightwalking as deviant .
and he has plenty of writers to draw from. there are nearly 500 pages in the book, with notes, and it bursts with learning. in fact, you get the impression that beaumont has had to leave masses of stuff out, for reasons of space. he stops with dickens, you feel, from exhaustion, but there is no sense of a history that is over, or dead: this is a book pulsing with life, just as the streets do, despite attempts to cut that liminal, semi - illicit life off. the foreword and afterword, by will self, beautifully bracket the book, reinforcing the idea that the city is layered over time, and that each layer is accessible, and can be made vivid in the imagination. why nightwalking has not won a major award is beyond mine .
an attractive woman walks down the street alone. she is being followed by an attractive man. of course as a woman, i sympathize with her about being followed whether innocent or not of anything. there is not much language between the characters but the tension is built and sent on screen. it' s quite a chilling experience to walk a two minute movie. i think daniel mccormack and the film company do an excellent job bringing to this small slice of life to the screen. nightwalking is a chilling, realistic tale of what could happen to this woman as well as this man. you ask yourself a hundred questions about what happens next in the film. do they ever get together? this film despite it' s shortness is quite entertaining and chilling at the same time. i wished there was more of it .
yet the urge to walk the streets at night is irrepressible. you can do it, like charles dickens, when you are stuck in composition; or you may be prompted by insomnia, or curiosity, or perversity – or lust. “love only is awake... love of no heartless order, legal or illegal” was how leigh hunt put it in his “walks home by night”, which was published in 1828 – the year after nightwalking became officially legal. “it is a playful, if slightly complacent, allusion to the presence of prostitutes in the streets”, matthew beaumont notes, and indeed the theme of prostitution continues through the book. women walking the streets after dark have long been considered either to be prostitutes, or potential victims of rapists; this shameful double standard has fuelled much reflection, whether in the statutes of medieval times, or the descriptions of bawds and bawdy houses throughout the years .
i haven' t seen very many short urltoken fact, i think this may be the only one i' ve seen but i liked this one. i could really relate to the man, as i have been in similar situations. i liked the voice over from the two characters. this doesn' t always work, but i found it effective urltoken gives us a glimpse into the characters. obviously, you won' t have a lot of character development in 2. 5 minutes, but like i said, the voice over urltoken also conveys the humorous aspect quite well. i also like the camera urltoken for the ending, i thought it was ok. maybe it could have been expanded a bit, but i think it works the way it is. i think this is a very good short film and also a good introduction to the genre for me. i give nightwalking an 8 / 10
the great thing about short films is that they can be like those jokes your coworker tells, but in cinematic form. daniel cormack' s nightwalking is one of those cinematic jokes that plays on the awkward social dilemma of essentially existing in the same space as each other. a woman walking home feels the presence of a stranger behind her, and getting more and more worried, picks up the pace in order to get away from him, but isn' t prepared for. meanwhile, a young man walking home finds himself behind a woman, thinking to himself ,
just great, now she probably thinks i' m a rapist .
it could use the slightest of paring down. the first half uses jump cuts and digital editing to build a sort of supernatural thriller style horror, whereas the second half is more straight - forward, as per the characters' perspectives. i think the guy walking behind the girl is creepy enough without the aural fizzles and video jumps, though. still, nonetheless an entertaining two and a half minutes. - - polarisdib
a young woman is seen walking late at night on an desolated and dark street. her thoughts we hear clearly; she is terrorized by the man that is walking behind her. what to do? it' s apparent there is no other way for her to get to where she is going but straight ahead on the road. yet, she decides to stop and confront the menacing figure. a short while later, we get to see the would - be assailant. he is an ordinary guy that happens to be walking in the same road. he realizes the fears he produces in the woman in front of him. he has a plan to calm her, but unfortunately, things get in his way. daniel cormack, working with ben clover, the screen writer, produced an excellent short that plays with our worst anxieties. how many times have we been in similar situations? one tends to think the worst, or let our fears play tricks on us .
nightwalking
surprises because of its pace and wit. we look forward to new things coming from mr. cormack, who seems to have a rare eye for finding unusual things in his films .
an attractive and stylishly dressed young woman and a young man make up the cast in this three - minute film, the thematic basis of which is a common urban fear. the script is clever and at times funny. thoughts of the two characters are conveyed via v. o. ; otherwise, there is no spoken dialogue. the plot takes place entirely at night, presumably in a back alley. sound effects consist of amplified footsteps. and the unobtrusive background music is in sync with the terror motif. at various points we can hear what sounds like a heartbeat, which pulsates with the onset of fear. and the juxtaposition of that emotion with a humorous script creates a sense of irony. the film' s ending is a bit enigmatic, or open to interpretation, which i like. of the several daniel cormack films i have watched, this is probably my least favorite, mainly because of its brevity. the ultra short runtime conveys the director' s point efficiently. but i would like to have seen more story. also, in a couple of places, the camera seemed too close - in to the characters; backing away to show some surroundings might have added to the sense of terror. overall ,
nightwalking
is a good film and well worth watching, mostly for its clever script and thematic irony .
being one of the few people who uses the list of reviewers that i do here, the maker of this film invited many of us writers to watch and review his film. on reflection this is a risk because if the thirty people he invited, watch it and think it is a piece of rubbish then that is what his page will reflect! with this in mind i decided that his confidence in his latest short must be based on something so i should check it out  which, after about of month of sky then virgin both messing me around with the broadband service, i eventually did tonight. in terms of plot we are in the minds of two people walking alone at night  the woman worried the man behind her is a rapist, the man worried that the woman will think he is a rapist. in this way it is quite engaging to see the embarrassment come out of nowhere and this part of the film works really well. unfortunately cormack lacks a strong finish and the punch line is too obvious and doesn' t fit with the more observational comedy of the short before. direction wise it is well done with effective lighting and camera motion with the two walkers and yet again i have no doubt that cormack is good at what he does. ok so make me a tory was weak as dishwater but i' m not sure that wasn' t his channel 4 handlers' fault. nightwalking is not brilliant but for the most part it is quite smart  a stronger ending is needed though .
being raped is something that' s always at the back of a woman' s mind. unless you' re stuck in an american prison the chances of a man being raped are very remote hence we, the male of the species, don' t have to worry about rape too much. however we also seem to suffer the fear and paranoia that we' ll be accused of something we didn' t do or even a woman thinking of us being a sexual predator. i remember being invited along with several others to watch documentaries in the flat of a renowned epistemological film critic. this was a fairly common event at the time and in order to see the tv better the lights would be turned off. just before the video was turned on the girl sitting beside me decided she' d sit on the floor to get a better view .
what you sitting down there for ?
i asked
scared ah' m gonna feel you up when the lights go out ?
cue some embarrassed laughter and many dirty looks. if i recall that was the last time i was invited anywhere nightwalking reflects this paranoia of both sexes. we see a woman walking down a dark, lonely street and there' s a man walking behind her. the first half of this very economical short by daniel cormack and ben clover shows us the fear of the woman while the second half shows us the paranoia of the man. in many ways it' s structured like a joke except you won' t feel like laughing too much when the punchline is revealed
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my dream quinceanera is a reality show produced by awesomenesstv and streamed on their youtube channel. cameras follow the teens as they plan their dream quinceañera, shopping for the a perfect gown for quinceanera, planning an exciting fiesta, and choosing their court of honor. this show gives us all the quince drama any family with a 14 - year - old goes through during the planning of the most important moment of that young woman’s life .
tlc’s series sweet 15: quinceañera celebrates the traditional rite of passage in a latina’s life passed on from generation to generation, and a day of pride for the entire family. cousins alexis and jarling are miami’s premiere quinceañera party experts and dress shop owners who do it all. along with alexis’ wife daniela, they work with their clients to create an unforgettable event. while longstanding cultural traditions like finding the perfect dress and the father daughter dance still remain prevalent, new american traditions are becoming a staple, including over - the - top photo shoots, numerous mid - party outfit changes, and music videos that rival those of the biggest teen pop sensations .
quinceanera is not all about fun and party, and this next show is here to prove it. 15: a quinceañera story follows five young girls and their families as they navigate the complexities of coming of age in the u. s. from grappling with gender identity to the constant fear of having a loved one deported, the issues raised in each piece reflect the current cultural and political landscape. we learn the story of zoey, a transgender mexican - american who is now celebrating her quince thanks to the help of her trans madrinas or godmothers. rosi is a bi - racial guatemalan and cuban girl from florida, who celebrates her multi - cultural quince in havana because her grandfather can’t get a visa to visit the u. s. there’s ashley, a young boxer from east los angeles whose mother is undocumented and whose coach is facing deportation proceedings. finally, there is jacki and nina, two mexican - american girls from san antonio, who decide to celebrate together and incorporate their love of escaramuza, the practice of traditional mexican horse - dancing. the series is a beautiful tribute to the relationships that help usher young people into the next stage of their life, and we wholeheartedly recommend you to watch it .
la quinceañera is a documentary film produced and directed by adam taub released in 2007. it was shot in tijuana, mexico and follows ana maria and her family as they prepare for and celebrate her quinceañera. the quinceañera or quince años (sometimes represented xv años, meaning “fifteen years”) is, in some spanish - speaking regions of the americas, a young woman’s celebration of her fifteenth birthday, which is celebrated in a unique and different way from her other birthdays. the word is also used to refer to the young woman whose 15th birthday is being celebrated (analogous to the word cumpleañera for “birthday girl”) .
when it comes to your home we know that street appeal can make a big difference in how you feel about your property, and how much it’s worth. and there is something about a lush green lawn that you can’t put a value on. and even if the size of your front yard is modest, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be gorgeous. thought, care, and strategic landscaping can transform even the humblest of front yards into showstoppers .
to keep your law alive there are three things you have to do: mow it, water it and feed it. mowing the lawn seems easy, right? you just start the lawn mower, push it all over the lawn and that’s it. true, but if you want a healthier, better looking lawn, there is a lot more to do .
first thing to remember is to mow often enough that you never remove 1 / 3 of the height of the grass. apart from mowing safely, one of the most important aspects of mowing is to get the height of the cut right. if you have a free draining soil and watering equipment, you can get away with cutting the grass really short. in other cases making sure that lawn is the right height is very important. that can be achieved by simply raising the mower height. if you have areas of your lawn that are in the shade most of the time, you need to leave them higher that the other parts. the extra leaf allows your lawn to tolerate lower light level conditions. f
or cutting away light brush and tall grasses choking up your yard and garden, use a weed wacker (baštenski trimeri. )
there are times that you will need to drop the height of the mower much lower. each spring is the perfect time to de - thatch your lawn, and your lawn mower is the perfect tool for the job. drop the mower to the lowest setting and scalp away. make sure you collect all the clippings, and after that fertilize you lawn with a slow release fertilizer. the result after two to three weeks will be a nice lush green turf .
trees can look amazing and define your landscape but without the proper care a tree can over time turn from beautiful asset into a costly and dangerous problem. for the proper tree care and the best results you should hire a professional tree service. certified arborists are knowledgeable about the needs of trees, and trained to provide proper care so your trees and shrubbery preserve their beauty, structure and health. pruning plays an important role in reducing risk of storm damage and danger of falling branches. hiring a professional tree contractor will ensure that all the work is done properly, your trees remain healthy and your neighborhood safe. that includes all kinds of tree cutting, trimming or removal of diseased, broken, or dead branches .
every tree can either be an asset to your landscape or a potential risk. sometimes a tree just needs to be cut down, whether it’s old and diseased or it becomes a danger to your home. a professional tree company can handle the tree removal process safely and quickly and make sure not to endanger your property, home or family members .
a stump sticking out from the ground is rarely a pretty sight and it can also present an annoyance or even a safety hazard. stump grinding is the perfect way to remove stumps that remain after the tree removal .
there are couples, whose love after the years of marriage and living together still grows strong, in fact, it seems that their bond is stronger and deeper than ever. if you are one of those couples you have probably thought of renewing your vows. and, although the organization of renewing vows party is simpler than the wedding, it also requires time and planning. that is why, we give you couple of tips to successfully organize the renewing your vows .
budget: before organizing any event it is essential to make a budget, and the vow renewal is not an exception. when a couple prepares their wedding, you know that you will spend significant sum, so you are more careful with spending. but when you organize a party for renewing vows, it is easy to forget the budget planning, because you think you are not going to spend that much money anyway. well, think again !
guests: although it’s totally up to you who you want to invite to your vows renewal, we suggest that you invite only your closest family and friends. this ceremony is much more intimate than the wedding, so there is no need to invite your parents’ friends, co - workers, or anyone that is not really close to you and know you well as a couple .
the dress: there are brides who don’t have a problem with wearing white again, and that’s perfectly fine. however, remember that vow renewal is not a second wedding. the wedding vow renewal is an intimate ceremony so select an appropriate dress — one that screams romance. take a look at some designers with simple casual wedding dresses in their collections, as these are perfect for the informal ceremony of renewing your vows .
that’s why it is true that cycling is good, we must never forget that it is an endurance sport, so are important training, graduation and attention to some things that can enhance our bike ride experience .
sue wong is a woman of contrasts. she appears petite, but possesses a grand presence that fills an entire room. her designs are recognizable for power and strength, but there is also a romantic fantasy and poetic lyricism in her work. this collision of polar opposites creates the frisson that fuels sue wong’s designs and has established her signature style. the inspiring sue wong nocturne collection is dream embodied in fashion and design .
born into humble circumstances in a remote countryside in southern china, at the age of six, sue moved to the united states with her mother and a year later reunited with sue’s father in los angeles. she was initially interested in arts, but sue would also create her own paper dolls and their entire lavish wardrobe, practicing her interest in fashion design. however, sue started making her own clothes when she was nine years old. in high school she was chosen from over three hundred female classmates to be a member of the may company teen board, and landed the opportunity to work in modeling, assisting in window display and merchandising. later sue opened up a one - of - a - kind boutique shop in bohemian venice, california, and another upscale boutique in west hollywood with a stunning art deco interior. so her signature vintage style was born and solidified. sue took details from vintage garments from the twenties, thirties and forties, extracted the hand - made detailing such as beadwork and embroidery and redesigned an entire new garment, incorporating the detailing of the vintage embellishments into her new design .
deciding to become a “blogger” is easy, but what really takes to belong to this category? regardless of the type of blog you have (lifestyle, food, fashion…) here’s what your true blogger kit should include.
nightwalking ( also known as night walking ) is a 2008 british comedy horror short film directed by daniel cormack , starring raquel cassidy and lloyd woolf . in 2010 , nightwalking was selected for preservation by the british film institute 's national archive and was archived by the british universities film and video council as part of their television and radio index for learning and teaching ( trilt ) . in 2012 , the film was acquired by the british library 's moving image collection . 
nightwalking (also known as night walking) is a 2008 british comedy horror short film directed by daniel cormack, starring raquel cassidy and lloyd woolf. in 2010, nightwalking was selected for preservation by the british film institute's national archive and was archived by the british universities film and video council as part of their television and radio index for learning and teaching (trilt). in 2012, the film was acquired by the british library's moving image collection.
nightwalking (also known as night walking) is a 2008 british comedy horror short film directed by daniel cormack, starring raquel cassidy and lloyd woolf. in 2010, nightwalking was selected for preservation by the british film institute's national archive and was archived by the british universities film and video council as part of their television and radio index for learning and teaching (trilt). in 2012, the film was acquired by the british library's moving image collection.