Chairman Mao remains a polarizing historical figure and key communist thinker alongside Marx and Lenin. The ‘Little Red Book’ is a widely influential text that shaped leftist movements globally, emphasizing the importance of the masses in history. Despite Mao’s controversial legacy, the book’s simple yet profound ideas continue to provoke thought and discussion.
The Doors are my favourte band and I dedicate this song of theirs off the LA Woman album, to the woman I love…. Jim Morrison very much loved his life partner, Pamela Courson, very much indeed, even if theirs was a very tempestuous affair…. Indeed it is difficult to be…
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The power of big retail significantly influences consumer choice by dominating market availability and pricing, while also dictating product selection and trends through advertising. This impact can restrict diversity, favoring larger brands over smaller producers. Ultimately, although consumers may perceive ample options, big retail often shapes their purchasing decisions and overall shopping experience.
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This episode of Vine Line by DJ Wez G has a nice summer feel and has a few hits from Glastonbury 2023 plus a surprise couple of songs from the 1960s. :::Tracklist::: # Artist name Track name 1 Bananarama Cruel Summer 2 Taylor Swift Cruel Summer 3 Warpaint Champion 4…
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This book, edited by one of my literary heroes, Graham Hancock, is a collection of stories focussed mainly on the expansion of consciousness by the use of psychedelics, especially the Amazonian, ‘Vine of the Soul’, Ayahuasca. The authors range from Hancock himself to the well-renowned Dennis McKenna, to British social…
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love Jim. The Doors are my most favourite band and I’ve read a lot of material that has been released about them since their emergence in the 1960s rock movement out in Los Angeles, USA. This is probably the most definitive and largest biography that I have yet encountered on…
View More Review: Jim Morrison – Life, Death, Legend – by Stephen DavisTimothy Leary is an acid guru. It was him who truly brought LSD to the masses in the psychedelic 1960s as he turned from Harvard professor and dropped out of society to promote the new wave of LSD hippy counterculture. He became public enemy number 1 and was jailed but…
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse My rating: 4 of 5 stars This short work by German / Swiss author and nobel literature prizewinner, Herman Hesse, was a cornerstone of the hippy movement which emerged during the 1960s. The book explores the journey of a young Indian man through an adventurous life,…
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