Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Bertrand Russell's Advice for Future Generations

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Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a British philosopher, mathematician, essayist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. I...
Sunday, 29 August 2021

Legendary Reggae icon Lee "Scratch" Perry, the Mighty Upsetter has died

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Arguably the most influential force in Jamaican music, legendary Reggae icon Lee " Scratch " Perry, the Mighty Upsetter has died.T...
Thursday, 26 August 2021

Happy birthday Guillaume Apollinaire: Godfather of Cubism

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Guillaume Apollinaire was a French poet, playwright and art critic born in Italy on this day in 1890 to Angelica de Kostrowitzky  who regist...
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021

So long Charlie Watts: A Star Now Beating In Eternity

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Another sad day the self-effacing and unshakeable beloved drummer of the legendary rock band The Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, is dead. Wa...
Monday, 23 August 2021

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

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  Every year on 23 August, the world observes the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. The day is ma...
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Saturday, 21 August 2021

Remembering Black Revolutionary George Jackson : Soledad Brother

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  Black Revolutionary George Jackson was shot to death in prison on Aug. 21, 1971, nearly one month before his 30th birthday. There is stil...
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Thursday, 19 August 2021

Frederico Garcia Lorca ( 5/6/1896 -19/8/36 ) - Death of a Poet

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Frederico Garcia Lorca, Andalucian  poet, dramatist, artist, hero of mine, and ardent socialist was  most  likely murdered by fascist mili...