Stories from the city

A story from culture:
Susan Barnett photographed not t-shirts, but human efforts at constructing and promoting their identities by making statements, at emphasisng what they believe in and excluding the alternatives. 'A kind of street performance act' as they walk or 'how to do things with t-shirts' (to paraphrase J. L. Austin).
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A story from nature:
The ducks from the Delfshaven canal are fighting for territory as they try to build their nests on a small floating island of spring flowers. Cans of Pepsi and rubber ducks also float around. From the roof of the neighbourhood bar nearby, by an improvised umbrella aiming to keep rain away from the smoking place, Socrates the white cat spotted with black narrow beard and black French hat watches them and the pigeons from the tree remembering his slim youth...