http://www.leisure-roadmap.co.uk Leisure blog Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:25:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The recent release of the latest Batman film The Dark Knight has been shadowed by the death of the actor Heath Ledger who played master villain The Joker. However, he is not the first actor to have died before their latest film was released, far from it: AALIYAH: "Queen of ... http://www.leisure-roadmap.co.uk/181-actors-who-missed-the-opening-night.html When we think of street art, this would normally conjure up an image of graffiti, artists sitting on the corner of a street or even the really old-fashioned talent of painting on the pavement. 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