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It wouldn’t take too many mountain reps for Sisyphus to realise he is being pranked by the gods. Knowledge of his eternal fate matures into acceptance …
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There is no clear evidence that Oscar Wilde didn’t start writing The Importance of Being Earnest after a hundred-mile detour for a whortleberry cream t…
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Is that all this is? A kiss-off to the Folkslingers and Rock’n’Rollers who didn’t get the message after Nashville Skyline? Maybe, but humour me for a m…
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Responsibility, mushrooms, cherry laurels, right wing media, needy cars
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If a picture speaks a thousand words, then each one of those letters yells a poem.
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Approaching a stranger to ask for their signature and contact details is pretty daunting when you think there’s a 50/50 chance that they’ll hate everyt…
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‘I set out to fail,’ he said, ‘and I nearly ended up winning.’
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4 days into our 27 day world record ride and it's no coincidence that all the roads here incorporate the word 'Hill'
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The Nationality and Borders Bill puts UK law in opposition to the 1951 Geneva Convention by criminalising people who arrive without a visa, even if the…
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My advice is nothing more than reassurance that the dream still fits the plan. The more people do this sort of thing, the more people do this sort of t…
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It's as if my bicycle is fitted with a lamp that illuminates brief moments in the lives of others.
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Greetings from west Wales: a corner has been turned...
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