Monthly Archives: April 2016

Montreal’s Chinatown

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

The colourful mural that greets visitors to Montreal’s Chinatown:

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Key West style

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

A restaurant entrance in Key West – a decidedly different kind of sign:

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memories of the ’80s – TV show board games

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

In the 1980s, board games were still popular, as was the inspiration to create them based on your favourite television and radio shows of the day. In 1982, the daytime soap opera General Hospital has been on the air for … Continue reading →

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Wynwood painter

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

One of my favourite images from my first visit to Wynwood Arts District in 2013:

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memories of the ’70s – TV show board games

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

For pop culture obsessed kids of the 1970s, there was many ways to celebrate their favourite TV heroes. And one of the most fun – the board game. Debuting in 1973, the police detective series Kojak became a hit with … Continue reading →

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College Street graff

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

Some colourful graffiti spotted among the construction on Toronto’s College Street:

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Bigger is better

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

Because in South Africa, enlargement is possible:

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memories of the ’80s – Footloose

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

In 1984, a teen film about music and dance became the summer hit of the season: Footloose. Loosely based on real-life events that occurred in a small Oklahoma town, Dean Pitchford’s screenplay was put on the big screen by director … Continue reading →

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Underpass blackboard

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

The place to test out tags – the underpass in Johannesburg, South Africa:

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memories of the ’70s – Grease

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Waheeda Harris

A successful theatre musical went from stage to big screen in the late ’70s, creating a whole new audience obsessed with the songs and characters of Grease. Created by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey in 1971 in Chicago, the play … Continue reading →

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