Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league. Doug Collins 76ersbigboston Change image and share on social
I think that Liverpool's particular modern history lends itself to the cinema better than London in many ways. When you go to Liverpool, you absorb that whole sound and humour. Rhys Ifans absorbcinemahistory Change image and share on social
History has demonstrated that efforts to censure and control communication will not succeed. Ricardo Salinas Pliego censurecommunicationcontrol Change image and share on social
The issue of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals has vexed politicians for decades. I have my own cloudy history with the issue, having supported a law in Mississippi that made it illegal for LGBT couples to adopt children. I believed at the time this was a principled position based on my faith. Ronnie Musgrove adoptbasebelieve share on social
If you look back through history in the United States, there have been very few landslide elections. Half the country always voted for someone else. Kevin Spacey backcountryelection Change image and share on social
Hip-hop's always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I look at the history of this music it's always had a lot of positivity. LL Cool J albumbighip Change image and share on social
There was a manifesto in the late '60s/early '70s, and it basically laid out what 'black art' was and that it should embrace black history and black culture. There were all these rules - I was shocked, when I found it in a book, that it even existed, that it would demarcate these artists. Kara Walker 60s70sart share on social
There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible that in any profane history. Isaac Newton authenticitybiblehistory Change image and share on social
Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn't know which books to read. Someone had to tell you. Kathleen Hanna accessallowbacklash share on social
One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history. P. J. O'Rourke capacityeastendure share on social