The popularity of cinema from its earliest days in small-town settings emphasises the importance of local circumstances in explaining the mediums success. This article employs surviving business records relating to the Picture House in the Scottish burgh of Campbeltown to explore aspects of cinema-...
town has much more to offer. In addition to the myriad of outdoor activities (like zip-lining and rock climbing), there are more than 70 shops and 40 restaurants nearby. It's also home to theTrapp Family Lodge, the resort owned by the Von Trapp family made famous inThe Sound of Music...
Traffic rules were passed, recognizing the bicycle as a vehicle, ruling that it must stay to the right, carry a lantern at night, sound a bell when passing or turning, and travel at no more than eight miles an hour. The bicycle’s popularity spurred manufacturing from the bicycles themselve...
It was always exciting to visit my grandparents because they lived in a house, not an apartment, and owned a car. While many would take these things for granted, since we owned neither, these things seemed exotic to us. To this day, whenever I hear the sound of the turn signal in a...
Within so small a cell, where I would fain [willingly] Mine and the world’s Redeemer entertain; [He’s speaking about his heart here as the place he might entertain the world’s Redeemer; Then he describes sweeping up the dust and cleaning up the mess, just as we would if we expecte...
From this impressive natural wonder, which stands above the charming port town of Bar Harbor, you'll enjoy views of the Atlantic Ocean, glacier-carved cliffs, granite hills, forests and the Somes Sound fjard. Next:Li River: Guilin, China 12/54 Credit View as article Li River: Guilin, ...
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The Amazon rainforest is in South America. It is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It has more kinds of insects , plants , and animals than any other place on Earth . Every year,scientists discover new species of insects and plants h...
Charlie Ahearn’s film is justly celebrated for its joyous depiction of youths navigating the protean Bronx hip-hop scene and the downtown Manhattan art world. The soundtrack, masterminded by Ahearn and Chris Stein of Blondie, is nearly as important for creating a rare document of a mythic er...