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Tag: USA

African Americans in Soviet Russia

Culture, SocietyApril 7, 2021April 5
Black Culture / Russia / Soviet Union / USA
George Tynes, flanked by Soviet army cadets

Mother Russia was home to more than native Caucasians.

A brief history of DisneyQuest

CultureMarch 29, 2021April 8
Disney / History / USA / Video

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a failed Disney project! But this one was actually kinda cool.

The Black Caribbeans of the Harlem Renaissance

CultureFebruary 12, 2021February 9
Black Culture / Caribbean / Harlem Renaissance / Jamaica / New York / USA
claude mckay

The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by much more than Black Americans as retold by this JSTOR Daily article.

Calafia: the Black warrior queen

CultureFebruary 11, 2021March 7
Atlas Obscura / Black Culture / California / Superheroes / USA
calafia

Before Wonder Woman, there was Calafia.

Renovating the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

ArchitectureFebruary 10, 2021February 24
Martin Luther King / Mies van der Rohe / Modernism / USA / Video
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library viewed from the southeast corner. The library's facade features a promotion for Banned Books Week 2016, which had recently taken place.

Two architecture firms were given the task to renovate a public library built by one of the most famous architects of all time, named after one of the most influential men in modern history. No pressure.

Rewatching Groundhog Day in 2021

FilmFebruary 2, 2021March 3
Buddhism / Come In God / USA

Groundhog Day is one of my favourite movies and I watched it again through the lens that 2020-2021 gave me.

Places I want to go when it's safe

TravelJanuary 23, 2021January 23
COVID-19 / France / Japan / Portugal / UK / USA
A plane wing above clouds in the sky

Screw you, COVID-19! Let me go to my favourites cities in the world!

James Baldwin on the American Negro image

SocietyJanuary 22, 2021January 22
Black Culture / James Baldwin / Racism / USA
james baldwin

Some more sage advice from James Baldwin on how the view of Africa affected the view of Black Americans.

This Is Your Life with Buster Keaton

Comedy, FilmJanuary 21, 2021February 24
USA / Video
buster keaton

Buster Keaton, this is your life!

Aditya Singh lived inside O'Hare Airport for 3 months unnoticed

TravelJanuary 20, 2021April 12
Airports / USA / Video / Weird
Aditya Singh

COVID-19 has made us do some strange things like stay in airports for 3 months. Wait, that hasn't happened to you?

I'm obsessed with Michael Keaton's Easter Candy SNL skit

Comedy, TelevisionJanuary 18, 2021February 24
Michael Keaton / USA / Video / Weird

Michael Keaton was at his comedic best in 2015 in this SNL skit.

Detroit's real life Carl Brutananadilewski

The InternetJanuary 17, 2021February 24
Detroit / USA / Video / Weird
Carl Brutananadilewski

It don't matter. None of this matters.

Amen and awoman

LanguageJanuary 14, 2021April 12
Come In God / Gender / Phrases / Politics / USA / Video
women praying

Filed under: when praying in Congress goes wrong. Is awoman even a word?

The hidden history of Fred Hampton

SocietyJanuary 7, 2021April 12
Black Culture / Black Panthers / Fred Hampton / History / Racism / USA / Video
Fred Hampton addressing the public

In the first of a series, Sammy Willbourne looks at the hidden history of Fred Hampton, his death, and the legacy he left behind.

Commercial Break: a YouTube channel for archiving commercials

TelevisionDecember 23, 2020February 24
Advertising / USA / Video

Never miss a commercial with this awesome YouTube channel.

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