Russell Brand is an English comedian whose fame in the U.S. took off after hosting the MTV Video Music Awards in 2008. English comedian Russell Brand. 10 March 2008. Brian Solis. Flickr Many of his remarks about issues going on in the states have caused controversy, but not many bothered to explore his reasons behind them. … Continue reading Russell Brand: Sexual Freedom and Purity Obsession
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History in the Media: The Destruction of the Beloved City of Pompeii
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Theathres_of_Pompeii.jpg/438px-Theathres_of_Pompeii.jpg View of Pompeii ruins with Mount Vesuvius in the backgroundElfQrin, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Daily Life in Pompeii For over 250 years, the city of Pompeii was a popular vacation spot until 79 AD. The city had extravagant villas for wealthy visitors. Markets and bath houses were part of daily life. There were … Continue reading History in the Media: The Destruction of the Beloved City of Pompeii
John Wilmot: The Man Behind “The Libertine”
No matter the questionable behavior, there are aspects of Wilmot's character that are hard not to like; and in the end, he died with a clean slate.