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Encyclopedia - 1960s: Encyclopedia - 1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. Informally, it can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electronic Organ: Encyclopedia Ii - Electronic Organ - The 1950s And 1960s
Electronic organ - The spinet organ. Following World War II, most electronic home organs were built in a configuration usually called a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tangerine Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Tangerine Dream - History
Edgar Froese arrived in West Berlin in the mid-1960s to study art. He worked as a sculptor and studied under Salvador Dalí, among others...   » Read the article

Article - Biofeedback And Neurofeedback: Your Brain And Neurofeedback - A Beginner's Manual
Biofeedback as a field has been growing since the late 1960s. This form of training and treatment uses monitoring instruments attached to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - History Of Alleged Sightings
Loch Ness Monster - Ancient. Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Management Techniques: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Management Techniques - 19th Century
developed by innovators like Eli Whitney, James Watt, and Matthew Boulton middle of the 19th century - human element with theories of wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Film Industry: Encyclopedia Ii - Film Industry - Film Theory
Film theory seeks to develop concise, systematic concepts that apply to the study of film/cinema as art. Classical film theory provides a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Otter: Encyclopedia - Otter
Amblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and divers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1940s: Encyclopedia - 1940s
1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1940s - Events and trends. The 1940s we...   » Read the article

Article - Celibacy: Sex Is Not Compulsory
Celibacy: Sex Is Not Compulsory Most of the sex advice books written during 1960s underlined the idea that the world could be saved by ...   » Read the article

Article - Hatha Yoga: Hatha Yoga Styles
Hatha Yoga: Hatha Yoga Styles Hatha Yoga is the branch of Yoga that focuses on the physical well-being of a person and sees the body as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Superhero: Encyclopedia - Superhero
A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility, who usually has a colorful name and costume and abil...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality And Science: The Holographic Universe
This very, very exciting article actually gives a scientific theory behind many spiritual viewpoints and spiritual experiences, including...   » Read the article

Article - Morphogenetic Fields: Morphogenetic Fields And Rupert Sheldrake
A morphogenetic field, according to biologist Rupert Sheldrake, is a biological and potentially social equivalent to an electromagnetic f...   » Read the article

Article - Cultural Creatives & Lohas: Discovering The Cultural Creatives
The LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) industry is a recently identified grouping of business segments that represents a $54...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genseiryu: Encyclopedia Ii - Genseiryu - History
Genseiryu has its roots in an old karate style called Shuri-Te. Some sources speak of Tomari-Te being the source, but the differences wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Influences And Music
As youths, the members of The Beatles were enthusiastic followers of Elvis Presley, first and foremost, and later, of British rock-and-ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Imitators And Variants
Mad has had many imitators through the years. The three most durable of these were CRACKED, Sick, and Crazy. Most others were short-lived...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Zerzan: Encyclopedia Ii - John Zerzan - Political Development
In 1966 Zerzan was arrested while performing civil disobedience at a Berkeley anti-Vietnam War march and spent two weeks in the Alameda C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - 20th Century
Edwardian London has been depicted in several films, notably the Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets in 1949, the Merchant Ivory E.M. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William S. Burroughs: Encyclopedia Ii - William S. Burroughs - Influence
Burroughs is often called one of the greatest and most influential writers of the 20th century, most notably by Norman Mailer whose quote...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American: Encyclopedia Ii - African American - The Term African American
African American - Political overtones. The term African American carries important political overtones. Previous terms used to identif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timothy Leary: Encyclopedia Ii - Timothy Leary - Miscellaneous Pursuits
Timothy Leary - Other interests. Leary has on several occasions flirted with the occult and was a member of the magical order of the Il...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michel Foucault: Encyclopedia Ii - Michel Foucault - Criticisms Of Foucault
Many thinkers have criticized Foucault, ranging from Charles Taylor, Noam Chomsky, Camille Paglia, Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Che Guevara: Encyclopedia Ii - Che Guevara - Cuba
Guevara met Fidel Castro and Fidel's brother Raúl in Mexico City where the two sought refuge after being exiled from Cuba. The Castro br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homomasculinity: Encyclopedia Ii - Homomasculinity - History
Homomasculine subculture as a distinct modern entity only developed with the rise of Western masculine mass culture in the mid-20th centu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woody Allen: Encyclopedia Ii - Woody Allen - Film Career
Woody Allen - Early films. His first movie production was What's New, Pussycat? in 1965, for which he wrote the screenplay. It was a la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Wilson: Encyclopedia - Carl Wilson
Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was the youngest of the three brothers who made up the core of The Beach Boys. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aluminium: Encyclopedia Ii - Aluminium - Natural Occurrence
Although aluminium is the most abundant metallic element in Earth's crust (believed to be 7.5% to 8.1%), it is very rare in its free form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Reacting And Adapting To The Postmodern World C. 1960 And Later
By the 1960s and 1970s, as a consequence of its massive, international growth in the post-World War II era, the Church was no longer prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cattle Mutilation: Encyclopedia - Cattle Mutilation
Cattle mutilation is the alleged killing and then subsequent mutilation of cattle, under supposedly unusual or anomalous circumstances. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Cosby: Encyclopedia - Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, educator, television producer and philanthropi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Characteristics
Hip hop is a cultural movement, of which music is a part (as are graffiti and breakdancing). The music is itself composed of two parts, r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurofeedback: Encyclopedia - Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback (NFB), also called neurotherapy, neurobiofeedback or EEG biofeedback, enables an individual to train brainwave activity, as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bard Soviet Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Bard Soviet Union - Types Of Songs
Bard Soviet Union - Tourist song. During the Brezhnev era of stagnation in the history of the Soviet Union, camping, especially its ext...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Batman: Encyclopedia Ii - Batman - Powers And Abilities
Unlike Superman and most other costumed heroes, Batman is a human being who does not possess any superhuman abilities. However, he has el...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-psychiatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-psychiatry - Origins Of Anti-psychiatry
The term "anti-psychiatry" was first used by David Cooper in 1967, though opposition to either psychiatry in general, or its practices, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mojo: Encyclopedia - Mojo
Mojo (pronounced: 'mO-"jO) originated as a term with a specific meaning, but in the late 20th century became a very fluid term with many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meat: Encyclopedia - Meat
Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. The common definition of meat is dependent on culture. Many Americans would exclude o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Willie Dixon: Encyclopedia - Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Byzantine Empire - Legacy And Importance
It is said history is written by the winners, and no better example of this statement is shown in the treatment of the Byzantine Empire i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gray Wolf: Encyclopedia - Gray Wolf
The Gray Wolf (Canis lupus; other forms: "Timber Wolf", "Wolf") is a mammal of the Canidae family. The wolf shares a common ancestry with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex Assignment: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex Assignment - Assignment In Intersex Conditions
Intersex is a broadly defined term that usually denotes the presence of discordance of the biological aspects of sex: at least some aspec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Procter & Gamble: Encyclopedia Ii - Procter & Gamble - History
William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, formed the company known as Procter & Gamble in 1837. The two men, imm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Los Angeles Times: Encyclopedia Ii - Los Angeles Times - History
The paper was first published as the Los Angeles Daily Times on December 4, 1881, but soon went bankrupt. The paper's printer, the Mirror...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michelle Phillips: Encyclopedia - Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She was born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curtis Mayfield: Encyclopedia - Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an African American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist prob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kadaň: Encyclopedia Ii - Kadaň - History
Kadaň - Early History - Thirty Years' War. There are legends accrediting the beginnings of the town to Celtic tribes. Others talk abou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Florida Gators: Encyclopedia Ii - Florida Gators - Football
The football team plays an eight-game conference schedule, headlined by annual SEC Eastern division showdowns against Tennessee and Georg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martial Arts: Encyclopedia Ii - Martial Arts - Martial Arts As Sport
On the subject of competition, martial artists vary wildly. Practitioners in some arts such as Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Midwifery: Encyclopedia - Midwifery
Midwifery is a term used to describe several types of health care practitioners, other than physicians, who provide prenatal care to expe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aikido: Encyclopedia - Aikido
Aikido (合気道 Aikidō, also 合氣道 using an older style of kanji), literally meaning 'harmony energy way', or with some poetic lic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earring: Encyclopedia Ii - Earring - Types Of Earrings
Earring - Modern standard pierced earrings. Regardless of the type, modern standard pierced earrings have two primary means of attachme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1990s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1990s - Internet
1990s - Other significant events. The massive global human impact on the environment, which first garnered attention in the 60s, was w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom - Retirement Honours
It is customary for the Sovereign to grant a Prime Minister some honour or dignity when that individual retires from politics. The honour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychokinesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychokinesis - Psychokinetic Events
There have been anecdotal reports of such apparent phenomena throughout history in various cultures. For example, poltergeist activity is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Wilson: Encyclopedia - August Wilson
August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. His singular achievement and literar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian Jones Musician: Encyclopedia Ii - Brian Jones Musician - Forming The Rolling Stones
Jones eventually left home completely and moved to London, where he met and befriended fellow musicians Alexis Korner, future Cream bassi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Britpop: Encyclopedia Ii - Britpop - History
Britpop - The Modfather and Modern Life is Rubbish 1991 – 1993. Weller in particular is praised as the founder and initiator of the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Pro-globalization Globalism
Supporters of democratic globalization can be labelled pro-globalists. They consider that the first phase of globalization, which was mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ley Line: Encyclopedia - Ley Line
Ley lines are alignments of a number of places of geographical interest, such as ancient megaliths. Their existence was first suggested i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neoliberalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neoliberalism - Theory
As described by UC Berkeley economic historian and defender of neoliberalism Professor Brad DeLong, this "ism" has two main tenets: "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Discrimination: Encyclopedia - Discrimination
To discriminate is to make a distinction. There are several meanings of the word, including statistical discrimination, or the actions of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Watts: Encyclopedia - Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion. He wrot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surreal Humour: Encyclopedia Ii - Surreal Humour - History Of Surreal Humour
Humour which we might now consider surreal has been around at least since the nineteenth century. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The World: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The World - Twentieth Century
The twentieth century saw the domination of the world by Europe wane, at least partly from the internal destruction of World War II, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - Social Movements
1970s - Environmentalism. The seventies touched off a mainstream affirmation of the environmental issues early activists from the '60s,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Egypt - Islam In Egyptian Society
As of 1990, Egyptian Islam was a complex and diverse religion. Although Muslims agreed on the faith's basic tenets, the country's various...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: Quaoar By Sign   A Generational Indicator   (and A Look At The Indigos)    
The newly-discovered planet, Quaoar, is an astrological key to identifying and understanding generational influences, particularly the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afro: Encyclopedia - Afro
An afro, sometimes called a "natural" or shortened to "'fro", is a hairstyle in which the hair extends out from the head like a halo or c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tamil Nadu: Encyclopedia - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1969 In Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 1969 In Music - Events
Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantopop: Encyclopedia - Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Cantonese pop music", a form of popular music that is a subgenre of C-pop. It is also known as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apu Nahasapeemapetilon: Encyclopedia Ii - Apu Nahasapeemapetilon - Apu's Family And Background
Apu is married to his wife Manjula, who bore octuplets: Anoop, Uma, Nabendu, Poonam, Priya, Sandeep, Shashi, and (Mama's clear favorite) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bicycle: Encyclopedia - Bicycle
A bicycle, or bike, is a pedal-driven land vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. First introduced in 19th-ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zen: Encyclopedia Ii - Zen - Zen And Western Culture
Since the 1930s in the United Kingdom, and at least since the Beatnik movement of the 1950s in the United States, the West has had a grow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - English Poetry - The Earliest English Poetry
The earliest known English poem is a hymn on the creation; Bede attributes this to Cædmon (fl. 658–680), who was, according to legend,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Culture
Ireland - Literature and the arts. Main articles: Irish literature, and Irish art, and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grunge Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Grunge Music - Mainstream Popularity
Prior to its popularity, grunge was listened to mostly by those who played the music. Bands would play at clubs with very few people in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia - London
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major bus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meditation: Encyclopedia - Meditation
Meditation like yoga originated in Vedic Hinduism many centuries ago, it was much later adopted into a wide variety of practices of relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London. Main article: Central London London - City of London. Main article: City of London The City of London is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuxia: Encyclopedia Ii - Wuxia - Films
Wuxia film (or wuxia pian, Mo Hap film, Mo Hap Pin) (Traditional Chinese: 武俠片; Simplified Chinese: 武侠片; Hanyu Pinyin: wǔxiá...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeroméxico: Encyclopedia - Aeroméxico
AeroMéxico, is Mexico's largest airline, considered for more than 11 consecutive years as the most on-time airline worldwide. It operate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Redneck: Encyclopedia Ii - Redneck - History
“Rednecks” are largely descendants of the Ulster-Scots and Lowland Scots immigrants who travelled to North America from Northern Irel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Melanin And Melanin Theory
Based on the single-origin hypothesis, black supremacists believe that, because human beings first evolved in Africa with darkly pigmente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Cold: Encyclopedia Ii - Common Cold - Pathology
The common cold is caused by numerous viruses (mainly rhinoviruses, coronaviruses, and also certain echoviruses, paramyxoviruses, and cox...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Potential Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Potential Movement - Criticism
The movement has received criticism in two forms. The first is from researchers in psychology, medicine, and science who often dismiss th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Cuisine: Encyclopedia Ii - British Cuisine - Alcoholic Drinks
Britons have developed alcoholic drinks like gin and whisky. For centuries, the British market was the main customer of sweet wines like ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unix: Encyclopedia Ii - Unix - Standards
Beginning in the late 1980s, an open operating system standardization effort known as POSIX provided a common baseline for all operating ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soviet Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Soviet Union - Republics
The Soviet Union was a federation of Soviet Socialist Republics (SSR). The first Republics were established shortly after the October Rev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1950s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950s - People
1950s - World leaders. Prime Minister Robert Menzies (Australia) Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent (Canada) Prime Minister John Diefenb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Private Eye: Encyclopedia Ii - Private Eye - Trivia
It is a detail from a frieze by "Dickie" Doyle that once formed the masthead of Punch magazine, which the editors of Private Eye had come...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abba: Encyclopedia Ii - Abba - Fashion And Videos
ABBA was widely noted as an epitome of 1970s fashion for the colourful costumes its members wore. The videos which accompanied some of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puyi: Encyclopedia Ii - Puyi - Biography
Puyi - Emperor of China 1908-1924. Chosen by Cixi on her deathbed, Puyi ascended to the throne at age 2 years 10 months in December 190...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Beliefs
The following are some common — though by no means universal — beliefs found among New Agers: All humanity—indeed all life, everyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logan's Run: Encyclopedia Ii - Logan's Run - Plot Conclusion
In the novel Francis, another sandman, catches up with Logan and Jessica after they have managed to escape the cities. He reveals that he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - Personnel
The Jackson 5 - Members. Jackie Jackson (1962–1990), vocals tambourine and cow bell The eldest brother, Jackie was a high tenor sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack Kerouac: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack Kerouac - Life
Kerouac was born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to a family of Franco-Americans. His parents, Leo-Alcide Kerouac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruce Lee: Encyclopedia - Bruce Lee
Bruce Junfan Lee (November 27, 1940 — July 20, 1973) was a Chinese American martial artist and martial arts actor who is widely regarde...   » Read the article