Summary A 80’s teenager, bored by traditional high school subjects like biology but fascinated by computers, accidentally taps into the Pentagon’s top-secret computer…the USA’s NORAD system. He starts what he innocently believes is a computer game called “Global Thermonuclear War,” but the “game” is real. The Pentagon’s best minds cannot shut down or reprogram the… Continue reading Wargames – Watch the Classic 1980s Movie Online Free
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“99 Luftballons” by Nena – Original 1983 German Music Video
“99 Luftballons” is a song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. Nena is the first album by the band and the second studio album of its singer, Gabriele “Nena” Kerner. Released on 14 January 1983, it’s been part of the music genre called Neue Deutsche Welle (meaning “New German Wave“) movement… Continue reading “99 Luftballons” by Nena – Original 1983 German Music Video
Simon & Garfunkel – The Concert in Central Park (19 Sep 1981)
The Concert in Central Park was a free benefit concert on 19 Sep 1981 in Central Park, New York City, where Simon & Garfunkel performed in front of more than 500,000 people. You can watch the 1h 26m documentary on Amazon, Google Play, or other providers, but the videos below seem to be of much… Continue reading Simon & Garfunkel – The Concert in Central Park (19 Sep 1981)
“Crazy on You” by Heart – Live (13 May 1977)
This video is a live performance of “Crazy on You” by Heart that aired on 13 May 1977 on The Midnight Special show. The song is from their debut studio album, Dreamboat Annie (1975). It was released as the album’s third single in March 1976, while marking the band’s debut single in the United States.… Continue reading “Crazy on You” by Heart – Live (13 May 1977)
“Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State” – Nicholas Johnson at Grinnell College, Iowa (1 April 1971)
About “Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State: Life, Love and Other Stuff,” Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, April 1, 1971, Broadcast on Iowa Educational Broadcast Network, April 12, 1971. The lecture runs an hour and ten minutes. The Q&A, which is about 21minutes, begins at 1:10:38. An earlier version of this talk was presented on… Continue reading “Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State” – Nicholas Johnson at Grinnell College, Iowa (1 April 1971)
“A Time for Burning” – The 1966 Lutheran Church Documentary on Racism
A Time for Burning explores race relations through the experiences of a church community in Omaha, Nebraska in 1966. In the documentary, Lutheran minister, Reverend L. William Youngdahl, attempts to inspire his White parishioners to reach out and make a connection with members of a Black Lutheran church in their community. Description by Paul Gaita… Continue reading “A Time for Burning” – The 1966 Lutheran Church Documentary on Racism
“United” – Performed by Playing for Change
This video was posted to YouTube on 23 Oct 2011. It was posted to this website on 27 Dec 2020.