Viva Brighton Issue #30 August 2015

its and bobs...............................magazine of thE month: fathersMen and boys are makingeveryone very thoughtfulthese days. In the shop rightnow, at least two magazineshave features on how boys arebeing raised to be the kind ofmen who can take their placein the 21st century.It’s perhaps not surprisingthat in the past three monthswe have started to sell twomagazines dedicated to discussingwhat it means to bea father. It’s an importantdiscussion and it’s great tofind places where it can takeplace. As a bloke, I get it andI like it.One of those magazines is called Fathers Quarterly.It’s published from Poland, in both Polish and internationalversions. The publishers certainly gotsomething right with Issue 1 - we sold out of itthree times.Issue 2 is in the shop now. What I like about FathersQuarterly is that it doesn’tharangue. It’s a gentle publicationthat encouragesdads to make time for andtake time with their children.Through featuresthat bring to the fore consciousfatherhood, culture,travel and lifestyle it providesa visual and writtenconfirmation of the importanceof fathers and kindlyprompts to help us reflecton how we are doing thisimportant and joyful work.One of those reflectionswas written here in Brighton,about pebbles on thebeach, children and fathering.How we father is important. Fathers Quarterly givesspace to let us reflect about it and doesn’t beat usup while we are doing so. I hope Issue 2 is as successfulas Issue 1.Martin Skelton, MagazineBrighton, Trafalgar Streettoilet graffito #7Name that toilet!Our toilet graffito correspondentTanya Phillips has noticedthis character popping up incubicles round town. Thecharacter seems to have losther friend, Alberto. But who isshe? Where is Alberto? And,most importantly, can youidentify which pub this toonwas snapped in? Last month’sanswer: The Heart and Hand.....21....