Legend portrays Kray twins through prism of current attitudes to violent crime
The folklore of the Krays is recast in order to shine light on current attitudes toward crime deviance and in particular, violence.
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Blaming the Baby Boomers does today’s young people no favours
It's become fashionable to blame those born in the post-war baby boom for all today's economic woes. But this is unfair – and wrong.
From paper kites to kinky capers: the long history of psychedelia
Psychedelia is too often dismissed as a product of the decade and the drugs, but the phenomenon has a far richer history than that of the swinging 60s.
The Beatles, Help! and the creation of the modern British man
The first film to see The Beatles in technicolour is 50 years old.
Patrick Macnee: gallant Steed who personified the Swinging Sixties
The actor always said that John Steed was a slightly exaggerated version of himself.
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