For Ernie, collecting supermarket trolleys was not just a dead-end minimum wage job, It was a vocation. On some occasions he had been known to collect and return the trolleys of the adjacent hardware store during slack periods at the supermarket. If those trolleys were not in their respective trolley bays, there was one (and only one) man for the job. His job however was not the reason d’être you might imagine. Ernie also had an unhealthy interest in road haulage, a truck spotter if you will. Ernie could tell you everything you never wanted to know...

This Humdrum Penitentiary of Glass

author: Jamie : Peterborough, UK

A city provides adequate anonymity to allow one total freedom of expression. I use the term ‘city’ quite loosely here. Large towns, conurbations, indeed any densely populated environment tends to exhibit this resplendent peculiarity. In stark contrast to this, small towns, villages and other close-knit communities gravitate toward an air of accountability, with one often feeling an inexorable urge to conform to the bounded principles of others. Those who express themselves artistically or otherwise in this aquarium are often dismissed out of hand as crackpots, weirdoes or outsiders, whilst set free into the ocean these self same souls can thrive amongst...

Justice Monument, Clerkenwell Green

author: banksyfan : London, UK

In August 2004 London got a new monument. The pre event hype had paid off. A large crowd had gathered to see what was underneath the black drapes. What really foxed people was which way the thing was facing. Was it the Statue of Liberty, was it a comment on the torture of Iraqi prisoners? Or was it a load of over hyped crap? Whatever, Diana's memorial fountain didn't attract this size of crowd when it was unveiled! Every unveiling needs a master of ceremonies - cue MC Dynamite to do the honours: "Congratulations on acquiring...

Santa's Ghetto 2004, Charing Cross Road

author: banksyfan : London, UK

Open until December 24th 2004, the concept store rallied against the commercialisation of christmas by selling lots of stuff". Including stinking art piss from the likes of 3D, Sickboy, Dface, Gee Vaucher, David Shrigley, Chris Cunningham, Insect, Jamie Hewlett, Mutoid Waste and Banksy. The title of the shop has since been changed and the Shok1 punk has been painted over apparently because of complaints.

Giant Rat Destroys Liverpool

author: banksyfan : Liverpool, UK

Kissing Coppers

author: Banksy : Brighton, UK

Stencilled piece from Brighton, UK

Le Parkour: An Introduction

author: 3flow : London, UK

Le Parkour, Free Running or PK for short is a relatively new urban activity conceptualised by Frenchman David Belle. First seen by us in the UK in the BBC promotion Rush Hour. In it we watched Belle swinging and leaping from roof top to obstacle flawlessly like a real life Spiderman. It was then brought to the masses by Belle's childhood friend Sebastien Foucan amongst others, in the 2003 Channel 4 documentary Jump London and more recently the explosive Jump Britain. Photograph courtesy of Kiell.tk In many ways parkour is more akin to dance, tai chi and the discipline of martial arts...

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