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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Joseph Jacob Foss ~ 29 September 2025

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Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday. Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow’s freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Joseph Jacob Foss Info from here. Joseph Jacob “Joe” Foss (April 17, 1915 January 1, 2003) was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign. In postwar years, he achieved. Continue reading FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Joseph Jacob Foss ~ 29 September 2025→

Post-colonial miniature painting

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Untitled by Farhat Ali. K arl Marxs famous quip that history repeats itself, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce,” fits the so-called revival of miniature painting in Pakistan. The process started in the early 1980s at the National College of. Continue reading Post-colonial miniature painting→

John Lennon Estate Releases New “Sunday Bloody Sunday” Music Video Ahead of Power To The People Box

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On 26 September 2025, the John Lennon estate premiered a brand-new music video for Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix), reintroducing Lennons furious protest anthem just ahead of the Power To The People (The Ultimate Collection) box set release on 10 October. The post John Lennon Estate Releases New Sunday Bloody Sunday Music Video Ahead of Power To The People Box appeared first on Noise11. com. Continue reading John Lennon Estate Releases New “Sunday Bloody Sunday” Music Video Ahead of Power To The People Box→

The lost music of the rababis

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T his year, Kartarpur saw very few yatrees owing to the Indo-Pak military standoff. Bhai Mardana, a lifelong companion of Guru Nanak, played the rabab and is credited with composing the shabads and kirtans of Nanak, hymns still sung in gurdwaras today. His descendants, known as the rababis,. Continue reading The lost music of the rababis→

Assata Shakur, fugitive from FBI and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba

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Assata Shakur, the Black Liberation Army member and fugitive with a $2 million FBI reward on her head, died in Havana where she had received political asylum from Fidel Castro, Continue reading Assata Shakur, fugitive from FBI and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba→

On This Day: 38 IRA members escape from Maze Prison

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Oisin Feeney of The Troubles Podcast details the events leading up to the infamous IRA escape from Maze Prison in Northern Ireland that took place on September 25, 1983. Continue reading On This Day: 38 IRA members escape from Maze Prison→

The origins and history of the surname MacCarthy

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MacCarthy is probably the most common of all the Macs in Irish surnames. The name is most closely associated with counties Cork and Kerry. Continue reading The origins and history of the surname MacCarthy→

Alameda’s Masha Ellsworth mastermind behind Pixar’s short film ‘Bound’

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Alameda-based independent filmmaker Masha Martynenko Ellsworth and lead technical director at Pixar Animation Studios presents a pebble-size animated film in less than four minutes, behind which is an avalanche of Ukraines rich history and cultural traditions. Continue reading Alameda’s Masha Ellsworth mastermind behind Pixar’s short film ‘Bound’→

The hunt for Shrikant Shirole

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How this columns readers became detectives and helped me find the man who commissioned a 2. 5-km road in Pune that has not had a pothole in 50 years. Continue reading The hunt for Shrikant Shirole→