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Matala In The Sixties.2 comments

Ray wrote 2 months ago: Those of you who may have read my ‘Early Days’ stuff on this website will have come acro … more »

Tags: Memories, Places

WHERE ARE OUR YOUNGINS? IS ACTIVISM TIED TO THE DRAFT?4 comments

Charlotte A. Weybright wrote 2 months ago: Conscription is a system to provide manpower to be used in the armed forces. In the United States, … more »

Tags: History, middle east, vietnam war, War, iraq, George W. Bush, draft

My Valentine's Day Experience At Corduroy & Finch.4 comments

amsiewong wrote 2 months ago: I had a good time at Corduroy & Finch, one of my top 3 restaurant suggestions as mentioned in my … more »

Tags: Festivities, Food in Singapore, Restaurants

Martin Luther King Jr.

historyasithappened wrote 3 months ago: January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, … more »

Tags: History

Not so hot...

Ron wrote 4 months ago: Back in the late sixties, in Liverpool, steak bars ruled as a post-pub-crawl destination (at the en … more »

Tags: booze, Food

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth2 comments

isolemnlysweariamuptonogood wrote 5 months ago: Here’s one person I’ve been sick of for a long time: Bob Dylan. You know what, fuck Bob Dylan. F … more »

Tags: Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often

Boom! Voices of the Sixties by Tom Brokaw

historyasithappened wrote 5 months ago: LIFE Magazine captured the 1960s as they happened.  Boom!, by Tom Brokaw is an epic portrait of t … more »

Tags: History

Monday 3rd December, Beehives, Fire Engines and Flutterin'4 comments

katyboo1 wrote 5 months ago: I Woke in a cold sweat this morning because I’d forgotten that the nursery fees would come out of … more »

Tags: housewife, Life, General, Nonsense, Mums, Fashion, humour, Children, School

Frank Kameny to Tom Brokaw: "Gay is good. You are not."2 comments

Michael Crawford wrote 5 months ago: Frank Kameny, the seminal gay activist who coined the phrase “gay is good,” released a b … more »

Tags: Advocacy, LGBT, media, Politics

Robert Redford, Julie Taymor: America At War

crisispapers wrote 5 months ago: By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers I saw two movies last week, one exceptional (Julie Taymor … more »

Tags: Uncategorized

the sweetest dream, Part 2

bkclubcare wrote 5 months ago: Part 1 is here.  (((feel free to skip to the last 2-3 paragraphs…)))  I originally started … more »

Tags: Challenge, Book Award, Review

O-S-W-A-L-D2 comments

Mr. Roach wrote 6 months ago: I’ve never been a big JFK assassination expert. But I do think this video is interesting as … more »

Tags: JFK assassination, Henry Wade

Incremental Steps to "The Revolution"

crisispapers wrote 6 months ago: By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers I’ve been privileged, if that’s the right word, to … more »

Tags: Uncategorized

the sweetest dream1 comment

bkclubcare wrote 6 months ago: I am enjoying Doris Lessing’s the sweetest dream.   (2002)    Not knowing anything at al … more »

Tags: Historical Lit, Challenge

Across the Universe1 comment

pictureportland wrote 7 months ago: Admitedly this has very little to do with Portland except for the fact that I saw this movie for th … more »

Tags: Movies, Music, the beatles

Going Sixties Retro5 comments

celticprincess© wrote 7 months ago: http://moreoldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htmNothing like going retro through the sixties, … more »

Tags: History

Where It All Began

Abby F wrote 7 months ago: My story begins years back, one Sunday evening in February. Most of my mom’s side of the fami … more »

Tags: Music, Lifestyle

Outsourcing Memory4 comments

John wrote 8 months ago: It had to happen. The problem of outsourcing is very real for the United States, and puts us all in … more »

Tags: Ideology, racism, Spectacle, capitalism, Colorblind Racism, African-Americans, racial representation, Memory, memorials

The Ups and Downs of Wallpaper Removal2 comments

anitamorrell wrote 9 months ago: Apparently the wallpaper in bedroom #3 was a single ply paper that came of easily. … more »

Tags: Flipper, flipping, Home, house, Real Estate, Rehabbing, renovating, wallpaper removal


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