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How The Beatnik Riot Helped Kick Off The '60s

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On April 9, 1961, several hundred musicians and their friends gathered in New York's Washington Square Park to sing folk songs and hang out, just like they did most Sundays. But on this day, the New York Police Department came to kick them out. The events of that day became known as the Beatnik Riot, and Saturday marks its 50th anniversary. 'A Nice Little Subject For A Documentary' Folk musicians like David Bennett Cohen had been gathering in Washington Square Park since the 1940s. Read More...

Movie star Sean Penn, drug lord El Chapo and a failed marine raid

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The ObserverDrugs tradeThe Hollywood actor almost fell into a police trap when he met with the fugitive Mexican over a film deal, reveals new book He is one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed actors, at one time known as much for his hellraising, turbulent marriage and interest in humanitarian causes as for his films. Now it has emerged that Sean Penn’s taste for adventure – and a potential movie part – almost led him into a trap that had been set for the notorious Mexican drug smuggler and fugitive Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Read More...

Yann Moix Et Sa Compagne Emmanuelle

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Yann Moix Et Sa Compagne Emmanuelle – Qui sont Yann Moix et sa femme, si vous savez ? Il est cependant considéré comme l’un des meilleurs écrivains et historiens français. Ses réalisations professionnelles sont remarquables. La vie du célèbre romancier est cependant moins impressionnante sur le plan sentimental. Cela fait des années qu’il est incapable d’entretenir une relation amoureuse saine. À qui doit-on le nom de Yann Moix ?Yann Moix est né à Nevers, en France, en mars 1968. Read More...