Posted on June 16, 2008 by Jen
Why do you get a history lesson today? Because I said so, and because I feel it’s important. This is one of those awesome, interesting things of history that seems to be not taught in schools. Which is complete bull shit.
The Battle of Cable Street (or the Cable Street Riot)
London, 1936. October 4th, a [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Jen
Yesterday, I watched Moulin Rouge! and it got me thinking. In the late 1800s, we had there was the Bohemian Revolution. People were heavily involved in the arts, willingly lived in poverty, and were never afraid to speak their minds. In the 1950s, there were the beatniks, who encouraged spontaneity and openness. Eventually, they gave way to [...]
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