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January 2, 2016 12:51 PM   Subscribe

"It's already been billed as the image of 2016 in some quarters. It's been called art and hailed for its beautiful composition. Others have singled out how it depicts 21st century Britain. If you have not yet seen the image in question, it shows drunken revellers on a Manchester street and was taken by photographer Joel Goodman on New Year's Eve. And it's my fault he received all the world's attention on Friday. Sorry, Joel." How I made the Manchester New Year's Eve photo go viral by Roland Hughes (BBC Trending blog).
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This post was deleted for the following reason: Better to pop this in the open thread about the Manchester pic. -- LobsterMitten



 
I have nothing but disrespect for any city that can't produce scenes of chaotic revelry at least as dynamic and unhinged as this one. This is what a city is for. We're not in cities to work in the offices and shops. We're in cities to rule the streets with our madness.
posted by You Can't Tip a Buick at 12:55 PM on January 2, 2016


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