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MOVIE REVIEW-Atonement
This film may be well-acted, but it is very UNPLEASANT. LOTS OF GORE, AND WAR, AND STUPID POST-VICTORIAN MORALS. It is long, and nasty, and has few nice moments. Our hero was caught scr*wing an older… more »
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gardening in shoes
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greenzonegarden wrote 1 week ago: By “gardening in shoes,” I mean the garden is in shoes (not necessarily the gardener) … more »
What is a Memorial?
promotions wrote 2 weeks ago: Memorial From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A memorial is an object which serves as a memory of s … more »
"Brooklyn's Home Hotel"
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wildnewyork wrote 2 weeks ago: In October 1902, the owners of this grand new structure in recently developed Crown Heights took out … more »
Brooklyn's little drummer boy
wildnewyork wrote 3 weeks ago: In 1860, 11-year-old Brooklyn kid Clarence D. McKenzie joined the 13th Regiment of the New York Stat … more »
In Memoriam: How those gone are remembered
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thehostess wrote 1 month ago: I’m always touched when I hear of families and friends celebrating the life as well as mournin … more »
Jew Wishes On: 64-Years Ago
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jewwishes wrote 1 month ago: Sixty four years ago, on June 6th, 1944, is the day the Invasion of Normandy began. This day is also … more »
The Battle of Harlem Heights
wildnewyork wrote 2 months ago: It’s Memorial Day weekend, a good time to look back on a small yet crucial battle that took pl … more »
The DeWitt Clinton Park doughboy
wildnewyork wrote 3 months ago: This statue of a pensive infantryman was dedicated in 1929. It’s a memorial to the young men i … more »
Secular Memorialization
Dana wrote 3 months ago: My last post on the Yasukuni documentary got me looking around for other stuff on the politics of wa … more »
We are the dead
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wildnewyork wrote 3 months ago: This bronze World War II memorial sits in front of Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic church on Carrol … more »
But which foreign field
kateblogs wrote 4 months ago: “If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is fo … more »
MOVIE REVIEW-Atonement
beckjord wrote 7 months ago: This film may be well-acted, but it is very UNPLEASANT. LOTS OF GORE, AND WAR, AND STUPID POST-VICT … more »
Thursday Thirteen #6
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maryt wrote 7 months ago: 13 things about December 7th, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor 1. Pearl Harbor is a harbor on the isla … more »
Remembrance Day
thisbe wrote 8 months ago: When I was a kid in Portsmouth [UK] there was a naval war memorial on the Common that towered ove … more »
Jew Wishes On: D-Day
jewwishes wrote 9 months ago: June 6, 1944, D-Day, the day The Battle of Normandy began during World War II, in order to liberate … more »
Jew Wishes On: World War II Memorial
jewwishes wrote 9 months ago: I went on a weekend getaway to Washington D.C. over the long Labor Day weekend in September. It was … more »
Jew Wishes On: Eisenhower
jewwishes wrote 9 months ago: “The same day I saw my first horror camp, I visited every nook and cranny. I felt it my duty t … more »
bright young thing
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the grouch wrote 10 months ago: It was inevitable that with all that was going on in our lives at the moment, one or both of us woul … more »
ACHTUNG!!!! HOW TO BEAT INSURGENTS IN IRAQ- EVERY DAY
beckjord wrote 11 months ago: Simple - give every Iraqi family an air ticket and green cards for each time they betray i … more »
