Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1966 postmodern novel by Dominican-British author Jean Rhys. Set in Jamaica in the 1830s–1840s, the novel is a postcolonial and feminist prequel to Charlotte Brontë's…
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American satirical musical melodrama film. Originally intended as a direct sequel to the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls, Beyond the…
Summer in the City
The Lovin' Spoonful
Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger is a 1963 American romantic drama film made by Pakula-Mulligan Productions and Boardwalk Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Robert Mulligan…
1966: Night People | Man Alive | BBC Archive
Jeremy James reports on the 'night people', those people who work night shifts. From the steel industry to computer operators, printers, cleaners, nurses, doctors and strippers.
Before Psychedelia, There Was SPACE AGE Music
At Bandsplaining, we often cover music from the 1960s-present, as this marks the beginning of the electrified, psychedelic era. But this music didn't come out of a vacuum. From the…
Punch Card Archive
Punched cards were once a ubiquitous part of accounting, data collection and early computing. At their peak of use, in the 1950s and 60s, hundreds of companies around the world…
American Masters: Harper Lee
American Masters: Harper Lee explores the mysterious life of the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1960) and the phenomenon behind her iconic novel. One of the most influential American…
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away is a 2012 American coming-of-age drama film directed by David Chase. The subject of the film is a young man's struggles with a difficult family life and…
In the Year of the Pig
In the Year of the Pig is an American documentary film directed by Emile de Antonio about American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was released in 1968 while the…