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I bought these AmazonBasics clothes hangers during Prime Day because I needed some clothes hangers
They're a bit more pricey than regular hangers ...
The erotic theatre of the pool edge: a short history of female swimwear
Women at Brisbane's Oasis Swimming Pool, January 1950. Brisbane City Council, CC BY-NCHuman beings have a surprisingly long relationship with the concept of swimwear. After all, the first heatedswimming pool is believed to have been built by Gaius Maecenas of Rome in the 1st century BC. Before the early 1800s, it was relatively common to swim either nude or simply in your underwear. When communal swimming baths became more popular and prevalent in the mid-19th century, decorum demanded men and women cover their modesty with garments made specially for the purpose. Women covered up with cotton or wool bathing dresses,...
Benito Mussolini Biography: The Man Who Destroyed Democracy
Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 He was the father of Fascism, the iron fisted dictator who ruled Italy for more than two 00:05 decades. 00:06 During that time, he plunged his country to disaster, forming an alliance with Adolf Hitler 00:10 and bringing the wrath of the world and his own people upon him. 00:14 In the end, his own citizens expressed their own ruthless verdict on the man who called 00:18 himself Il Duce. 00:19 In this weeks, Biographics we track the life and death of Benito Mussolini. 00:28 Beginnings 00:31 Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on the...
Ive won cases against the government before. Heres why I doubt a climate change class action would succeed
Bushfire-related class action suits against the government have had little success in the past, but there are other benefits to pursuing a case. Steven Saphore/AAPThis summers bushfire apocalypse has caused many Australians to express their fury at a federal government they feel is either in denial about the impact of climate change or failing to address it sufficiently. To many, the fact the Morrison government did not act on warnings from former firefighting chiefs or take meaningful action to implement a natural disaster plan is further evidence of a broken political system and a political elite that isnt listening. When...
5 Comics and Graphic Novels to Read if You Love THE EXPANSE
The Expanse was one of the best shows on television. Until Syfy did what Syfy does and cancelled it after only three seasons. For months, fans of the show (myself included), the self proclaimed Screaming Firehawks, along with the cast, writers, and crew, lobbied for someone,anyone, to pick it up and, after what seemed like forever, Amazon Studios answered the call. After a wait of a year and a half (during which many of us rewatched the first three seasons multiple times), seasons four dropped and we hit play, hoping that the show would be at least as good as...