Allen Ginsberg PhotographsIntroduction by Robert Frank. This is an insider's history of the "Beat" movement and its personalities through the personal photographs of one of its principal figures: Allen Ginsberg (19261997). Pointing his camera randomly at the counterculture around him, the poet created a unique visual record of his friends and companions covering a period of almost 40 years. His subjects include Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Robert Frank, Paul

Sheffield has long been a crucible for world-leading music

including Édith Piaf

Roberta Sassatelli

My Art Book of Peace illustrates the complex idea of peace through familiar scenarios

then lyrics

Riley asks

while tragedy veers into comedy

from the notorious Normans to the frenzy of executions for sodomy in the early nineteenth century

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A giant poster with large illustrations to let little ones express their creativity with felt-tip pens

This is part of a series of opinionated guides which offer insider's advice on what to do and see in cities around the world

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