The Guardian : Why Paths of Glory is the one film you should watch this week – video paths-of-glory-stanley-kubrick-film-video-review The final scene: The Guardian interactive : impressive changes. Ypres then and now
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The Guardian : A challenge for charity Jack Monroe cooks on £1 a day for Live Below the Line 2014 It is possible to feed yourself on £1 a day – but it isn't easy. Jack Monroe explains how, and why, she took the challenge for charity Ingredients for Jack...
Lire la suiteBBC NEWS : How 'Black Fives' led to racial integration in basketball (video) "The term Black Fives refers to all-black basketball teams that thrived in the United States between 1904, when basketball was first introduced to African Americans on a large...
Lire la suiteanother-bad-sign-for-america's-middle-class (article + videos) "You don't have to be an economic victim of the Great Recession to know that America's middle class is being squeezed in an unprecedented manner. Not only is the U.S. middle class no longer...
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International Workers' Day Why we celebrate May 1st (Encyclopedia of Chicago) "On May 1, 1886, Chicago unionists, reformers, socialists, anarchists, and ordinary workers combined to make the city the center of the national movement for an eight-hour day....
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Lire la suiteLA Clippers owner race row ban welcomed LA Clippers coach's relief at owner's ban Sterling's views have 'no place in the NBA' (See previous articles on this blog) --------------------------------------------- TIME MAGAZINE ONLINE
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