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SUPERPRIX SUPER TEES
LOUDNESS! LOTS OF LOUDNESS! ENDLESS DEAFENING, BLOODY NOISE!! That's pretty much our scarred childhood memory of the Birmingham Superprix which was probably cool for everyone over the age of six. Everyone who had the mental capacity to understand that ear-splitting volume did not necessarily equate to certain death for all present. Still, 29 years worth of therapy later and we're so totally over it that we can wish the Superprix a happy 31st birthday, this very day. It ran on the August bank hol from 1986 to 1990 and, moderately interesting fact, only 11 of the 30 starters finished that final race. To celebrate the b-day Provide have teamed up with The Birmingham Superprix Film & Archive Project, to produce 5 new t-shirt designs, including screen printed reproductions of photographs from the races, remixed sponsor logos and a map of the race circuit which forms a very on-brand 'P' shape. There's hoodies and flags and whatnot. Prices start from 30 bob, bab.
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FILM OF THE WEEK: DETROIT
With almost eerily precise timing, this uncompromising look at race in the US comes at a time when, 50 years after the events depicted, you could be forgiven frustration at how little things have changed. Set amid the 1967 Detroit riots, our focus is on the true-life incident at the Algiers Motel, where three young black men were murdered by police. After a place-setting first 45 minutes, this abuse is the centrepiece of the film, and will require strong stomachs – this is no date movie. Whether or not Detroit truly analyses the event, or is content to treat structural racism as a horror-movie villain, is a debate for another day, but this is punchy, urgent, timely filmmaking that you won’t forget. Times
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GIN. NOW WITH ADDED BIRMINGHAM.
Birmingham Gin is officially a thing, a thing distilled in Langley's 150-year-old copper pot still, with coriander, angelica root, liquorice and orange peel. A thing we right proper like — and we're pretty much total gin tw*ts. And a thing you can try first at Bar Opus, through three B-Town inspired cocktails. All £6.50, we're team Brumtini — essentially a martini with grapefruit bitters and garnish game. But there's also a Midlands Mojito and a Brummie Mary involving sriracha sauce if you're less 'tini obsessed than we. Birmingham gin and tonics are also completely permitted. Or get a skylined bottle for keepsies exclusively from that Selfridges. It's £44.99 for a 70cl bottle and square gifting territory.
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