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The Cultured Corner #3

Posted on March 4, 2020December 21, 2020 by cultured

FREE READS: Hamish Hamilton, home to authors such as J.D. Salinger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, W.G. Sebald and Truman Capote, publishes a free literary magazine: Five Dials LONG HISTORY SHORT: Sally Hemings, one of the many things about slavery… Sometimes history can be complicated. Read more about the infamous Sally Hemings. VIDEO BREAK: StrangeLove – Stop Action #2Love where you least…

The Cultured Corner #2

Posted on February 5, 2020December 23, 2020 by cultured

Two fathers use poems to teach their kids about growing up black in America. This PBS Newshour title says it all. Check out the article, then the book! The last of the Teddy Girls: , Ken Russell’s nearly lost photographs of London’s Teenage Girl Gangs. Do I really need to say more to entice you…

A moment of stillness ⏪

Posted on October 12, 2019August 13, 2022 by cultured

Some days, for no explicable reason, inspire people to leave the cocoons of their homes and enjoy the beauty of time passed together. I love that kind of day. It makes me believe humanity has a chance to overcome its selfishness. – J.L. Munn 22 October 2009