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Stuff To Blow Your Mind · Apr 24, 2026
Weirdhouse Cinema: The Wasp Woman (1959)
“Directed and produced The Wasp Woman; pioneered low-budget independent filmmaking model in 1950s-60s”
Roger Corman's directorial methodology and production efficiency1950s beauty standards and female executive representation in corporate AmericaPseudoscientific medical treatments and quack science in cinema
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Blank Check with Griffin & David · Mar 8, 2026
The Cars That Ate Paris
“Exploitation filmmaker interested in acquiring 'The Cars That Ate Paris' but deal fell through before production”
Australian New Wave Cinema Movement 1970sPeter Weir Directorial Debut and Career OriginsLow-Budget Film Production and Constraint-Based Creativity
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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · Dec 18, 2025
Song 182: “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff
“Independent film producer who mismarketed 'The Harder They Come' as blaxploitation, limiting US success”
Jamaican music industry structure and gatekeeping (1950s-1970s)Reggae genre development and evolution from ska to rocksteady to reggaeRacial discrimination in British music industry and housing (1960s)
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