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...allowed to wander,” admits McMillian. In the wee hours of the morning, McMillian’s eight erudite guests trickle off into the rainy night, all the wiser for having participated in the powerful discussion. Cambridge in 2006 might not be the Village in the 1920??s, but that won’t stop McMillian from hosting his salon every Friday night for the rest of the year. “I have a great capacity for drinking beer and talking politics,” he says...
...most powerful pieces speak to twentieth century African-American cultural heritage. A 1920??s advertisement depicting a subservient black waiter serving a chocolate concoction stands next to several modern deconstructions of other such exploitations of black culture in marketing...
...previous owner,” says Richards. “Suddenly you’ll have grandmothers on stage—all of a sudden they’ll turn into cabaret singers, and it’s a totally different set, totally different mood, in the 1920??s in a smoky, old bar.” The cast and crew are made up of around 75 people, with greatly varying levels of experience. “Our cast has all different singing and dancing and acting backgrounds, and they all came together and created this musical...
...critical respect: there is a limit to setting aside national pride, especially if the ultimate goal of full EU membership is removed After many years of imposed secularization by their own government, polls of the Turkish people show that they agree wth this premise. Turkey was westernized in the 1920??s by Kemal Attatürk (whose name literally means “Father of the Nation”). Many of his policies, like democratic reforms and well designed economic programs, were unequivocally positive. In fact, Turkey gave women voting rights before Spain or France, two current...
...confirmed one Saturday afternoon my sophomore Spring. A group of friends and I had spent the day in JFK park; the air grew cooler and we headed back to Lowell. As we passed the Fly, we noticed a bunch of collegians in seersucker and pastel, ready for the 1920??s themed “garden party.” Outside the club stretched a red velvet rope...