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  • Which is worse?

    Which is worse?

    ‘How did you break both ankles?’ I asked the girl I met at this Ramsden Road bench. She was enjoying an ice cream, sat down wearing heavy ankle braces on both her legs. It seems she had broken both ankles. Wow, and how?! ‘I was dancing in super high heels. It was a smashing party!’…

  • Balham – a brief history (1993)

    Balham – a brief history (1993)

    A found this little movie about Balham. I like its scrappiness and cheekiness. The author lived in Balham until 1995 shot a few sequences with a super 8 camera. He later rediscovered the footage, added a few sequences, edited them and published on YouTube. Enjoy!

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