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The Belgian town of Boussu has a brand-new festival dedicated entirely to the mullet The iconic 1980's haircut is unmistakable – and continues to enjoy un-ironic popularity in much of New Zealand but grown-out and relaxed towards the back This comeback is at its most visible in Belgium where the mullet has become a national icon Some pundits have already commented that the mullet could be seen as a metaphor for all of Belgium – with Brussels the straight-laced outwardly facing capital that hides the unkempt polyglot of its hinterlands One place where the haircut not only lives on but thrives is in the small Belgian town of Boussu Held in the grounds of with a local artisanal brewery – the inaugural festival acknowledges the mullet is an "acquired taste." the mullet is rooted in the concept of "dwanne" translating as "general silliness" in the local Borinage language "This cut is a state of mind, a declaration of independence. It carries symbolic weight as an affirmation of self," festival organiser Damien Hubert explained to The Guardian I'm not sure that many people ever found the cut very attractive," said Hubert He says the festival was an unlikely spin-off from a shoot for a music video The haircut festival took on a life of its own and it is hoped will continue to grow annually It was estimated that this years' festival attracted 1500 mulleteers the idea of a "mullet festival" has also taken root but the Boussu event is thought to be Europe's first holds an annual "Mulletfest" with prizes for the best examples of the haircut The Aussie event was started as a way to turn heads and raise funds for brain cancer charity the Mark Hughes Foundation was host to sea of nostalgic Rod Stewart look-a-likes Although many attendees made it clear their trailing cuts were "only temporary" Curator Maria Cristina Didero explores the evolution of the element in an exhibition that spreads across 12 stands Both Didero and Young took the Grand-Hornu’s architectural silhouette as a starting point for the show The works are cleverly set out in an L-shape relating to the symbol of the element itself (AL) Pictured from left: ’Kaleidoscope’ stool 2011; hand knotted ’Tekke Rug’ for Christopher Farr 2014; special edition ’Newspaper Clock’ The special aluminium links of the 'Bayer' shelf for EOQ The versatile quality of the material is also shown hanging from the ceiling – scaled up against a 2.2kg weight is the 'Lessthanfive' chair for Coalesse emulating the extremely light-weight quality of the element The ’Hex’ collection for Hedge Gallery there is a section dedicated to other designer-made aluminium works Right: Ross Lovegrove’s ’Diatom Chair’ for Moroso ’AL(L) Projects in Aluminium by Michael Young’ is on view until 29 May. For more information, please visit CID at Grand-Hornu’s website View Google Maps escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox Sujata Burman is a writer and editor based in London She was Digital Design Editor at Wallpaper* before moving to her current role of Head of Content at London Design Festival and London Design Biennale where she is expanding the content offering of the showcases Sujata has written for global design and culture publications moderator and judge for institutions and brands including RIBA, D&AD she co-authored her first book, An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture which was driven by her aim to make the fields of design and architecture accessible to wider audiences.  The Sanborn Regional High School boys soccer team is set to open the 2003 season with Wednesday's home game against Farmington the Indians are hoping to match last year's 10-5-2 record which saw Sanborn advance to the quarterfinals before being defeated 1-0 the Indians are scheduled to host Epping on Sept Sanborn will have to make up for the graduation loss of a number of key individuals but coach Al Magnusson is confident the experience his returning veterans carry into the season will help the Indians to another playoff berth "We want to duplicate what we did last year and maybe go a step further," said Magnusson "Our goal is to make it into the final four "Last year we rotated the starting positions," added Magnusson there was nobody who felt they were full-time starters They had to earn the start during practice so we had a lot of different people see a lot of playing time In my mind I have an entire starting lineup back." Lost from last year are defenders Joe Bezanson as well as midfielders Eric Owens and Andy Brown and forwards Mike Rose and George Enezliev Back from last season are seniors Dan Simone (goalkeeper) Andrew Boussu (defender) and Chad Kennedy (midfielder) Andrew Gould (fidfielder) and Steve Saunders (forward) Stepping up to the varsity this season are senior John Holden and juniors Breck Kelley "A lot of those players have excellent creative abilities on offense," said Magnusson "I look at the defense as the piano movers and the offense as the piano players On offense you can be creative and flexible and move around We have a huge amount of depth with these kids at attack positions "I anticipate that we should be able to score some goals but we rotated a lot of kids last season so have a lot of experienced people back." GIRLS SOCCER: The Sanborn girls soccer team under coach Eva Lang hit the practice field with 25 players including a solid core of returning veterans The Indians were scheduled for a scrimmage Thursday against Belmont with another slated for Saturday against Class I Raymond "We?ll know more after the scrimmages," said Lang whose team opens the season Aug the Indians travel to Hillsboro for a 4:30 p.m Lost through graduation were starters Ashley Nicol (sweeper/stopper) Expected to help carry the team this season will be returning starters Tasha Breslin a senior forward who last season was the starting goalkeeper and Liz Bousquet a senior halfback/fullback as freshman Isys Johnson and sophomore Kristen Wood "We do have some inexperience in goal," said Lang "but the girls have been to camp and have done things to better themselves "Our strength will be teamwork and aggressiveness The key that will help is that we have a solid sweeper in Anna Morano "This year we have a lot of committed players Of the 25 players on Sanborn's preseason roster there are 10 seniors Joining Lang on the coaching staff are varsity assistant George MacMahon (father of former Sanborn star Brendon MacMahon) but the Indians had three one-goal losses and another two losses were by two goals The Indians did have difficulty finding the net FIELD HOCKEY: The Sanborn field hockey team does not open until Sept party in the back”: a hairstyle considered so obnoxious that for years it verged on being an arrestable offence the mullet has made the unlikeliest comeback of the century From pop stars like Rihanna and Miley Cyrus to a surprisingly high proportion of the England rugby team the short-front-long-back style has reinvaded the world’s TV screens and high streets “My idols have always been David Bowie and Princess Diana so the initial idea was to look like their lovechild,” said Sharon Daniels “Shaz” was well ahead of the game and when she first arrived in Brighton two years ago only one other person around town was sporting her do She knew because people kept sending her pictures of him.  “I don’t necessarily appreciate that since now it looks like I’m trying to fit in,” Daniels laughed I know how long I’ve been rocking it.” Fashion cycles are as inevitable as the turning of the planets but this is one style that many thought buried for good.  “It’s back from the dead,” said Tony Copeland of the British Master Barbers Alliance theorising that a few months of lockdown growth helped propel the resurrection.  “We’re going to see more and more this year Guys are just fed up with all the skin fades.”  The one thing Princess Diana never changed was her hair That could mean fierce competition at the next Festival de la Coupe Mulet isn’t worried about defending his crown and he intends to travel by foot to the next festival in central France in June “I hope people will walk with me along the way ideally with a mullet but no problem if not,” he told AFP.  He takes a philosophical view of his flowing locks: “It’s about having enough confidence in yourself to not take yourself too seriously File: A man poses during the Mullet haircut festival in Boussu on May 18 Istin also points out that the mullet dates back much further than the shoulder pads and rolled-up jacket sleeves of the 1980s.  you’ll see people with them because they’re much simpler than other styles,” he said.  the History Channel says mullets made their first appearance in literature in Homer’s The Iliad in which a group of spearmen are described as having “their forelocks cropped hair grown long at the backs”.  It also credits Benjamin Franklin’s “skullet” (bald on top long at the back) with helping to charm the French into supporting the nascent United States of America when he was ambassador in the 18th century wigless hairstyle was part of a successful PR effort depicting him as a man of “simplicity and innocence”.  the mullet went for millennia without its own name “You’re coming off like you’re Van Damme You’ve got Kenny G in your Trans Am,” the Beastie Boys rapped on their 1994 single Mullethead -- the first recorded use of the word according to the Oxford English Dictionary the mullet was well on its way to disrepute moving out of magazine pages and into the truck stops of deep south America often to be seen near an angry dog on a chain “It really became offensive in the nineties,” said Deirdre Novella “It was for people stuck out in the woods with no idea what was happening.” Its survival in these outposts may have been as much about practicalities as aesthetics saving necks from getting red and requiring minimal maintenance.  “It’s true that I don’t get sunburnt and I don’t need to tie my hair up when I’m using a circular saw,” said Daniels These are not the driving concerns for most mullet-requesters at Novella’s Brooklyn salon who tend to be LGBT or “hardcore art” scenesters “You have to have some really radical style: the sort of people who wear clothes that don’t look good but they’re so fashionable they can pull it off,” she said and that won’t change even after a million Brooklyn and Shoreditch hipsters insta their two-tier cuts to ironic death.  “I once found myself on a ferry to Tasmania with the Outlaws motorbike gang and the percentage of mullets was insane,” said Daniels.  “It’s just a badass hairstyle.” please register for free or log in to your account THE LIST of Irish footballers who have plied their trade in Belgium is not a long one There are a couple of notable examples though Former Shamrock Rovers star Liam Buckley spent two years with KSV Waregem in the 1980s while ex-Ireland international Dominic Foley’s nomadic career encompassed stints at Gent and Cercle Brugge Ireland star Josh Cullen and ex-Crystal Palace youngster Jake O’Brien have lined out for Anderlecht and RWD Molenbeek respectively Irish U21 international Matt Healy is the latest to try his luck in the country signing for Royal Francs Borains in the Belgian second tier last July The midfielder had a superb start to life over there scoring twice in his first three league games including a 3-1 win over title-contending Zulte Waregem that early momentum has slowed for both Healy and the team they are second from bottom in First Division B Healy started the first 14 league games but had to be content with a substitute appearance in the last two fixtures before the recent lengthy winter break which allowed him time to come back to Ireland for 10 days during the Christmas period “I’ve been lucky enough to play in most of the games if not all the games so I think I’m doing relatively well,” Healy tells The 42 “We just have to stick together through it all and hopefully we will get out of this patch and get a couple of wins because the league is very tight — a couple of wins will push us up the table very quickly.” Moving to an unfamiliar country has been a challenge for Healy on and off the pitch He is currently living by himself as he bids to boost his career with friends and family watching from afar in Ireland and Healy cites the language barrier as the biggest challenge in adapting to this new life so I don’t know what they’re saying most of the time One of the players who speaks English translates for me sitting next to me in meetings and stuff like that So that’s a bit different from what I’ve experienced before “I have done a bit [of practice] on Duolingo to be fair I should probably start learning a bit more but I kind of realised that’s not really how it works I’d kind of know what that means now because I’ve heard it so many times around the pitch Healy says he had offers to join clubs from both England and Ireland after being released by the club he joined as a 16-year-old A big part of the reason why he chose Belgium was the success there last year of fellow Corkonian Jake O’Brien O’Brien also played in the second tier and caught the eye representing Molenbeek subsequently earning a move to French club Lyon and breaking into the first team at the Ligue 1 outfit “I definitely was looking at Jake’s move last year and I spoke to him as well about the league and what’s it like and stuff like that just to get an idea about it,” says Healy “He told me how many options he had after this one season over here and how much it built his career to be honest — to big up my profile and CV as much as I can “I felt there was a pathway to make a career out of the game because that’s what everyone wants Healy acknowledges that emulating O’Brien’s progress is easier said than done hopes the Challenger Pro League can be a “stepping stone” for bigger days to come you have to move away yourself and live by yourself in a foreign country “But sometimes you’ve got to come out of your comfort zone as well sometimes to learn different football cultures Healy regards Belgian football as a “step up” from the League of Ireland but acknowledges the importance of his season and a half on loan at Cork City where the midfielder got his first taste of senior football while he still speaks regularly to former boss Colin Healy (no relation) with most of his friends and family back in Ireland the 21-year-old needed an alternative means to entertain himself during his downtime and he has found a welcome outlet with regular solo trips to the nearby golf course so that’s one thing that helps distract me I have a golf course which is 20 minutes away But there wouldn’t be many golf courses around here It’s just not as big as it is in the UK and Ireland “I’m the only one [on the team] who plays golf but I don’t mind that — it’s a couple of hours out of the house.” Access to the comments facility has been disabled for this user Create an email alert based on the current article host a musical concert at the Bukom Boxing Arena to entertain his fans who is one of the most sought-after performers in the Northern part of the country will be performing alongside some selected Northern Region artistes at the event dubbed ‘Back 2 Arena Concert’ There will also be other guest artistes who will mount the stage to thrill fans Maccasio, who hails from Dagbon in the Northern Region, raps and sings in his native language Dagbani with the ability to mix it with terms in English and Twi Seen as one of the biggest acts in Tamale today Maccasio has made quite an impression on the local music scene with his music He joined the music industry over a decade and has performed on a number of platforms across the country He released his first album ‘Boussu’ (My Boss) in March 2014 Maccasio’s third studio album titled ‘Ninsala’ (Human Being) was released on August 19 Maccasio hosted Shatta Wale at the Tamale Stadium during his ‘Too Big Concert’ in 2016 an event that saw the stadium filled to capacity He has shared stages with a number of popular artistes which include Davido, Shatta Wale, Samini, Medikal, Stonebwoy