It’s the Modern World, the End of Times, the Decline of the West, the Revolt of the Masses. It’s the 1920’s. It’s going to be Very Silly.
Not completely unrelated to my upcoming thesis. One of my challenges is to debunk the old lazy idea that “there was no racism in Finland before those damn foreigners came here”. The Finnish idea of nationhood is very much built upon an impossible ideal of purity, as well as a sense of constant threat towards [...]
Mainos Elanto-lehdessä vuonna 1926.
Madison Grant (1865-1937) left an interesting legacy. He wanted to preserve the North American wilderness and worked hard to save many animal and plant species (including the great redwood) from extinction. He founded many conservation organizations and helped to create national parks around the United States. He was an active member of the American Bison [...]
Originally I was going to have a second page with Andy sharing his own opinion. But Andy’s thoughts always move in mysterious ways. He just likes to listen to Lou’s guitar.
With apologies to Robert Johnson… Speaking of whom, I’d really like to see the documetary-drama Can’t You Hear The Wind Blow? with modern-day bluesman Keb’ [...]
What would film stars in the early 1920’s imagine him to be like? (with pics!)