The One That Got Away – Jonathan and Ryan Wijayaratne

A S H Smyth — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 05:59:27 +0000

The fourth-generation Colombo photographers talk about the greatest shot they never got… and one they did.

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For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

The One That Got Away – Ruvin de Silva

A S H Smyth — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 11:32:07 +0000

The Sri Lankan actor-director and documentary photographer talks about the greatest shot he never got… and one he did.

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For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

A S H Smyth — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:00:46 +0000

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In many parts of Africa gin is the only currency.

— The Nelson Evening Mail, January 6 1909

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James Ramsay MacDonald became Prime Minister of Great Britain three times.

Water is a better conductor of sound than air.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Maurice Ravel was responsible for the creation of Led Zeppelin.

Being a policeman ranks below farming, fishing, and being a binman in the UK’s list of most dangerous jobs.

The first actor to play Tinky Winky in Teletubbies was sacked for incorrectly interpreting the role.

Socrates outlawed the sale of black liquorice in a just society.

To be ‘hairy heeled’, meaning ill bred, comes from bloodstock breeding. A racehorse should not have too much hair about the fetlocks.

The Swiss Army has accidentally invaded Liechtenstein three times.

If you hear there’s a unicorn in a wood, don’t go there with a virgin.

American novelist Paul Auster has two books on his nightstand. He has finished both of them.

84% of people think that political correctness has gone mad.

Not all contemporary poets are from the North.