Benjamin Ellis

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Mo of the Mo

great final panel at #1pound40 with @sambrook @benjaminellis @radiokate @documentally @hannahnicklin @suethomas by Josh Russell.

Photo by Josh Russell (cc) via Flickr

As predicted, I received a huge amount of flack for my moustache at the 1pound40 conference. I’m pictured above,  squeezed inbetween Sam Brook and Kate AG (who is currently working on the BBC’s Treeoclock project) – off to the right of the photo is Christian (aka @documentally – the man who first taught me to take photos), Hannah Nicklin and Sue Thomas. You can’t see the tache these, but it did end up in a sketch… Continue Reading…

Posted 3 months, 4 weeks ago at 3:16 pm. Add a comment

Facial Hair – Explained

This post is three days late, for which I beg your forgiveness, and not easy to write – for reasons that will become clear. First, a public notice:

  • I am growing a moustache.

At this point, some of you will know what I am about to say, for the rest, an explanation is in order. It’s movember:

Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer. Mo Bros, supported by their Mo Sistas, start Movember (November 1st) clean shaven and then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache. During Movember, each Mo Bro effectively becomes a walking billboard for men’s health and, via their Mo, raises essential funds and awareness for Movember’s men’s health partner – The Prostate Cancer Charity. Continue Reading…

Posted 4 months, 1 week ago at 11:05 pm. Add a comment