1960s - Others

Burroughs is often called one of the greatest and most influential writers of the 20th century, most notably by Norman Mailer whose quote on Burroughs, "The only American novelist living today who may be conceivably be possessed by genius", appears on many Burroughs publications. Others, however, consider him overrated. Others still consider his conceptual ideas more influential than his prose. Burroughs continues to be named as an influence by contemporary fiction writers like William Gibson. The late postmodern writer Kathy Acker of ...

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William S. Burroughs, William S. Burroughs - Life, William S. Burroughs - Career, William S. Burroughs - Literary style, William S. Burroughs - Reaction to critics and view on criticism, William S. Burroughs - Influence, William S. Burroughs - Bibliography

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African American - Political overtones. The term African American carries important political overtones. Previous terms used to identify Americans of African ancestry were conferred upon the group by whites and were included in the wording of various laws and legal decisions which became tools of white supremacy and oppression. There developed among blacks in America a growing desire for a term of their own choosing. With the political consciousness that emerged from the political and social ferment ...

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African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Ethnicity, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Criticism of term, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups, African American - Footnotes

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Timothy Leary - Other interests. Leary has on several occasions flirted with the occult and was a member of the magical order of the Illuminates of Thanateros. Leary also believed that advances in technology could provide insights similar to those of psychedelic drugs, and lectured in the early 1990's on virtual reality. Leary's final forecast for the future was encompassed in the acronym "SMI2LE" standing for "space migration", "intelligence increase" and "life extension." See also:

Timothy Leary, Timothy Leary - Biography, Timothy Leary - Early life, Timothy Leary - Exploration of psychedelics, Timothy Leary - Trouble with the law, Timothy Leary - Death, Timothy Leary - Miscellaneous pursuits, Timothy Leary - Other interests, Timothy Leary - Influence on others, Timothy Leary - Trivia, Timothy Leary - Creative works, Timothy Leary - Writings, Timothy Leary - Music and audio performances, Timothy Leary - Games, Timothy Leary - cyberculture in the years 2000

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Many thinkers have criticized Foucault, ranging from Charles Taylor, Noam Chomsky, Camille Paglia, Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida, and Nancy Fraser to Slavoj Žižek and historian Hayden White, among others. While each of them takes issue with different aspects of Foucault's work, all of these approaches share the same basic orientation: Foucault clearly seems to reject the liberal values and philosophy associated with the Enlightenment while simultaneously secretly relying on them. They argue that this failure either makes him dangerously nihilistic, or that he cannot be taken seriously in his disavowal of normative ...

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Michel Foucault, Michel Foucault - Biography, Michel Foucault - Early life, Michel Foucault - The École Normale Supérieure, Michel Foucault - Early career, Michel Foucault - Post-1968: Foucault the activist, Michel Foucault - The late Foucault, Michel Foucault - Works, Michel Foucault - Madness and Civilization, Michel Foucault - The Birth of the Clinic, Michel Foucault - The Order of Things, Michel Foucault - The Archaeology of Knowledge, Michel Foucault - Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault - The History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault - Lectures, Michel Foucault - Terminology, Michel Foucault - Criticisms of Foucault, Michel Foucault - Foucault's changing viewpoint, Michel Foucault - Intellectual contexts, Michel Foucault - Influences on Foucault's work, Michel Foucault - Influence of Foucault's work, Michel Foucault - Bibliography, Michel Foucault - Monographs, Michel Foucault - The Collège Courses, Michel Foucault - Other books, Michel Foucault - Anthologies, Michel Foucault - Works available online

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Guevara met Fidel Castro and Fidel's brother Raúl in Mexico City where the two sought refuge after being exiled from Cuba. The Castro brothers were preparing to return to Cuba with an expeditionary force in an attempt to overthrow General Fulgencio Batista, who had assumed dictatorial powers following a coup d'état during the 1952 presidential elections. Guevara quickly joined the "26th of July Movement", named in commemoration of the date of the failed attack on the Moncada barracks t ...

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Che Guevara, Che Guevara - Youth, Che Guevara - Guatemala, Che Guevara - Cuba, Che Guevara - Disappearance from Cuba, Che Guevara - Congo, Che Guevara - Bolivia, Che Guevara - Insurgent, Che Guevara - Capture and execution, Che Guevara - The Bolivian Diary, Che Guevara - The intellectual and artist, Che Guevara - Legacy, Che Guevara - Hero, Che Guevara - Criticism of Che, Che Guevara - Psychological profile, Che Guevara - Source Notes, Che Guevara - Content Notes, Che Guevara - Published Works, Che Guevara - Writings about Che Guevara, Che Guevara - General, Che Guevara - Other, Che Guevara - Criticism praise etc., Che Guevara - Trivia, Che Guevara - In the movies, Che Guevara - In video games

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Homomasculine subculture as a distinct modern entity only developed with the rise of Western masculine mass culture in the mid-20th century and the process of gay liberation in the 1960s and 1970s; its roots, however, arguably stretch back to ancient Greek culture. Notable influences on homomasculinity are the sport of bodybuilding and the influence of the biker culture, both of which set defineable masculine archetypes for both straight and gay males in postwar popular culture. Gay culture at this time was defined, both from outside ...

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Homomasculinity, Homomasculinity - History, Homomasculinity - Present-day

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Woody Allen - Early films. His first movie production was What's New, Pussycat? in 1965, for which he wrote the screenplay. It was a largely unpleasant experience for Allen as he was trapped in Paris for six months during the production. Furthermore, the studio never showed much respect for his script, altering the film to the point where it bore little resemblance to Allen's original vision. Allen's first directorial effort was What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), in which an existing Japanese spy movie ...

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Woody Allen, Woody Allen - Early years, Woody Allen - Education, Woody Allen - Early career, Woody Allen - Film career, Woody Allen - Early films, Woody Allen - 1960s and 1970s, Woody Allen - 1980s, Woody Allen - 1990s, Woody Allen - 2000s, Woody Allen - Famous actors in his movies, Woody Allen - Awards, Woody Allen - Personal life, Woody Allen - Early marriages, Woody Allen - Relationship with Diane Keaton, Woody Allen - Relationship with Mia Farrow, Woody Allen - Affair with Farrow's adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, Woody Allen - Accusations of sexual abuse of daughter Dylan, Woody Allen - Marriage to Soon-Yi Previn, Woody Allen - 2002 Academy Awards, Woody Allen - Musical career, Woody Allen - Bibliography, Woody Allen - Books on Woody Allen

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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. The band's lead guitarist, Wilson played the Chuck Berry-esque leads on many of their early hits. Because the band first became successful when he was in his teens, he was still developing as a musician and singer. His lead vocals in the band's first three years included "Summertime Blues" (duet with David Marks), "Louie, Louie" (splitting the lead with Mike Love), "Pom Pom Play Girl," "All Dr ...

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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 and was once considered a precious metal more valuable than gold. Napoleon III of France had a set of aluminium plates reserved for his finest guests. Others had to make do with gold ones. Aluminium has been produced in commercial quantities for just over 100 years. Aluminium was, when it was first discovered, extremely difficult to separate from its ore. Aluminium is among the most difficult metals ...

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Aluminium, Aluminium - Properties, Aluminium - Applications, Aluminium - Engineering use, Aluminium - History, Aluminium - Natural occurrence, Aluminium - Isotopes, Aluminium - Clusters, Aluminium - Precautions, Aluminium - Spelling, Aluminium - Etymology/Nomenclature history, Aluminium - Present-day spelling, Aluminium - Chemistry, Aluminium - Oxidation state 1, Aluminium - Oxidation state 2, Aluminium - Oxidation state 3, Aluminium - Aluminium in popular culture

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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 primarily a Utah-based church, but a world-wide organization. The church, mirroring the world around it, felt the disunifying strains of alien cultures and diverse points of view that had brought an end to the idealistic modern age. At the same time, the postmodern world was increasingly skeptical of traditional religion and authority, and driven by mass-media and public image. These influences awoke within the ...

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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Migration to Utah and Colonization of the West c. 1846 to c. 1856, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Brigham Young's early theocratic leadership, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Church's attempt to restructure society on the fringes of the United States c. 1856 to c. 1890, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Mormon Reformation, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Early political conflicts between Mormons and outsiders, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Brigham Young's later years, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Polygamy and the United States Mormon question, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Church and the modern world c. 1890 to c. 1960, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The beginnings of Mormon involvement in and attention to national politics, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The effect of modernism on Mormon doctrine, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The beginnings of the Church bureaucracy, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Church and Lamanites, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Reacting and Adapting to the Postmodern World c. 1960 and later, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Latter-day Saint ecumenism, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Emerging Multiculturalism, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Centralization of Church Structure, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Making Church Participation More Convenient, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Reacting to pluralism, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Church and the Information Age

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Cattle mutilation is the alleged killing and then subsequent mutilation of cattle, under supposedly unusual or anomalous circumstances. Sheep or horses have also been similarly mutilated, according to some accounts. There is no consensus that the phenomenon actually exists, or if it does exist, what causes the phenomenon. The number of animals said to be mutilated under unusual circumstances is unclear, but proponents argue it may be in the thousands. Ranchers are often said to be reluctant to come forward and report animals mu ...

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• Cattle mutilation - History
• Cattle mutilation - Snippy
• Cattle mutilation - Mothman
• Cattle mutilation - Recent cases
• Cattle mutilation - Explanations
• Cattle mutilation - Done by humans?
• Cattle mutilation - Military Culprits?
• Cattle mutilation - In fiction
• Cattle mutilation - Sources

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William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, educator, television producer and philanthropist. He was the first African-American man to star in his own television series (I Spy with Robert Culp, in the mid-1960s), and also broke racial boundaries with his stand-up comedy career in the 1960s and 1970s. After I Spy he starred in other series, some of which were successful (such as the long-running cartoon Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), while others were not. In t ...

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• Bill Cosby - Career
• Bill Cosby - Honors
• Bill Cosby - Political views
• Bill Cosby - The Pound Cake Speech
• Bill Cosby - Cosby and Jazz
• Bill Cosby - Controversy
• Bill Cosby - Quotations
• Bill Cosby - Partial discography
• Bill Cosby - Trivia

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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, rapping, the delivery of swift, highly rhythmic and lyrical vocals, and DJing, the production of instrumentation either through sampling, instrumentation, turntablism or beatboxing. Another important factor of Hip-Hop music is the fashion that originated along with the music. The fashion was a representation of the music. See also:

Hip hop music, Hip hop music - Term usage, Hip hop music - Characteristics, Hip hop music - Rhythmic structure, Hip hop music - Instrumentation & production, Hip hop music - History, Hip hop music - Origins, Hip hop music - Old school hip hop 1970–1986, Hip hop music - Golden age hip hop 1986–1993, Hip hop music - Modern era of hip hop 1993–present, Hip hop music - Social impact, Hip hop music - Musical impact, Hip hop music - Censorship issues, Hip hop music - Media, Hip hop music - Samples

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Neurofeedback (NFB), also called neurotherapy, neurobiofeedback or EEG biofeedback, enables an individual to train brainwave activity, as measured by electrodes on the scalp, via feedback of EEG information in the form of a video display, sound or vibration. If brain activity changes in the direction desired by the therapist, a positive "reward" feedback is given to the individual, and if it regresses, either a negative feedback or no feedback is given (depending on the protocol). Rewards can be as simple as a cha ...

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• Neurofeedback - History and application
• Neurofeedback - Low Energy Neurofeedback System LENS
• Neurofeedback - Scientologists Parapsychologists and Less Mainstream Users of Neurofeedback

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Bard Soviet Union - Tourist song. During the Brezhnev era of stagnation in the history of the Soviet Union, camping, especially its extreme forms such as alpinism, kayaking/canoeing, and canyoning, became a form of escapism for young people, who felt that these occupations were the only ways of life in which such values as courage, friendship, risk, trust, cooperation and mutual support still mattered. (Similar occurrences can be found in His ...

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Bard Soviet Union, Bard Soviet Union - Types of songs, Bard Soviet Union - Tourist song, Bard Soviet Union - Political song, Bard Soviet Union - Outlaw song, Bard Soviet Union - Other songs, Bard Soviet Union - Famous bards of Soviet epoch, Bard Soviet Union - Pictures

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Unlike Superman and most other costumed heroes, Batman is a human being who does not possess any superhuman abilities. However, he has elevated himself to near-superhuman status through years of rigorous training. Physically he is at the peak of human ability in dozens of areas, most notably martial arts, acrobatics, bodybuilding, and escape artistry. Intellectually he is just as peerless, being at once one of the world's greatest scientists, criminologists, and tacticians, as well as a master of disguise. Given his lack of superpowers, he often uses cunning and planning to outwit his foes, rather than simply "out-fighting" them.

Batman, Batman - Publication history, Batman - Evolution of the character, Batman - Character history, Batman - Golden Age version, Batman - Silver Age version, Batman - Modern Age version, Batman - Personas, Batman - Bruce Wayne, Batman - The Dark Knight, Batman - Dual identities, Batman - Matches Malone, Batman - Gotham City, Batman - The Bat-Signal, Batman - Powers and abilities, Batman - Weaknesses, Batman - Equipment vehicles and weapons, Batman - The Batcave, Batman - Costume, Batman - Supporting characters, Batman - Enemies of Batman, Batman - Crossovers, Batman - Homosexual interpretations, Batman - Awards, Batman - Bibliography, Batman - Batman in other media, Batman - Trivia, Batman - Notes, Batman - Additional Batman information, Batman - Related information

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The term "anti-psychiatry" was first used by David Cooper in 1967, though opposition to either psychiatry in general, or its practices, predates this coinage; surrealism's opposition to psychiatry predates it by decades. R. D. Laing, a psychiatrist, has been very influential; another psychiatrist, Thomas Szasz, is equally important, but both rejected the label "anti-psychiatry". Other critics of psychiatry often associated with the anti-psychiatry movement include Dr. Peter Breggin, Dr. Elliott Valenstein, Bruce Levine, Douglas C. Smith and ...

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Anti-psychiatry, Anti-psychiatry - Origins of anti-psychiatry, Anti-psychiatry - Arguments against anti-psychiatry, Anti-psychiatry - Responses, Anti-psychiatry - Variations in prevalence, Anti-psychiatry - Arguments from precedent, Anti-psychiatry - Insanity defense, Anti-psychiatry - Institutionalization and coercive treatment, Anti-psychiatry - Psychiatry a pseudo-science?, Anti-psychiatry - State of modern-day psychiatry, Anti-psychiatry - Parodies, Anti-psychiatry - Quotes

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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 different meanings. It originated as a reference to a type of magic charm. The word traces its origins to Africa and entered the English language in the late 19th century or early 20th century through use by African Americans. It reflects the belief, common in many cultures, that some people have the ability to influence others to their ...

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By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and roll in western Europe, Presley triggered a wide shift in tastes with effects lasting many decades. Singers in dozens of countries made Presley-influenced records in many languages and his own records were sold around the globe, even behind the former Iron Curtain. By 1958 Cliff Richard was rising to prominence in the UK and in France Johnny Hallyday became a rock and roll idol singing in French, soon to be fo ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. The common definition of meat is dependent on culture. Many Americans would exclude organ meat, fish, and other seafood from their definition of meat. Originally, the word meat meant simply "food." It is also used as a vulgar way to refer to the human body (see meat market). For the most part, meat for human consumption comes from domesticated animals bred specifically for th ...

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• Meat - Taboo meat
• Meat - List of meats

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Willie Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was born as William James Dixon in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was a producer for Chess and Checker Records in Chicago, Illinois and is considered one of the key figures in the creation of Chicago blues. He worked with Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Eddie Boyd, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lo ...

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• Willie Dixon - Songs

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