Springhill Cohousing in Gloucestershire was the first new build intentional community in the UK, founded in 2000.
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From conscientious objectors to hippies and seniors, intentional communities offer refuge and purpose for people seeking a different way of life.
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Regarded as one of The Beatles finest albums, Abbey Road is the last time all four band members were in the studio together.
Controversial film directors Nic Roeg, left, and Bernardo Bertolucci.
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The pair never worked together, but their controversial depiction of sex links them in the minds of movie historians.
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Fifty years after its release, the Beatles’ White Album continues to inspire and provoke creativity.
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The murderous cult leader’s notoriety has not diminished over four decades in a US jail.
Hugh Hefner at a Playmate of the Year party in 2005.
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Hefner’s iconic Playmates, a scholar argues, need to be understood within their historical context, when men and especially women were expected to uphold strict standards of sexual propriety.