Cold War history / culture / anything is possibly my majorest passion, so a CW playlist is my best idea ever. I invite you to peruse it and please make suggestions for new video additions!
I'm definitely looking for cultural items as well as straight politico-military history, although not every movie or TV show from the era will count (eg.: 'Dr. Strangelove' = big yes, but 'Leave It To Beaver' = not so much). Some more modern things with a CW influence are also here. At the same time, my intention is not to have it chockablock with nuclear test explosions (I have another playlist for that -- that and kitties).
Basically all vids should have some linkage with the tension and drama of the 40-year nuclear-armed superpower standoff. I look forward to your ideas!
The song arose from an incident on the radio where DJ Steve Wright had played the Wham! song "I'm Your Man" after a serious news report about the Chernobyl disaster. The band were disgusted at the dismissiveness... continue reading
posted by calvados
1 decade 7 years 1 week ago • 2,581 views • 2:19The song "99 Luft Ballons" has been covered by numerous bands, including 7 Seconds, Five Iron Frenzy, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, AFI, Goldfinger, Siobhan DuVall, NOFX, Angry Salad, The Fabulous Rudies,... continue reading
posted by gorgonheap
1 decade 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 6,956 viewsThis is THE most famous episode of The Twilight Zone ever, starring Burgess Meredith as Henry Bemis, a man who just wants to read... I still think it's one of the greatest things ever broadcast on television.... continue reading
posted by Fjnbk
1 decade 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 11,456 views"Wouldn't it be nice if, once in a while, everyone would just shut up and stop pestering you? Wouldn't it be great to have the time to finish a thought or spin a daydream? To think out loud without being... continue reading
posted by firefly 1 decade 6 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 5,052 views • 24:50"The awesome story of the Apollo Moon landings - in the words of the men who went there." The other parts are available here: http://www.veoh.com/collection/landing/watch/v15394545p9mGCRRy#http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veoh.com%2Fgr... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 3 weeks ago • 2,110 viewsGreat presentation of Kennedy speaking in West Berlin, in the documentary, JFK: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums. Such a wonderful speech. "You live in a defended island of freedom, but your life is... continue reading
posted by blahpook 1 decade 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 3,550 viewsI love Youtube: for years I was wondering about the tune of a certain song that was referenced in Richard Bach's excellent book "Stranger To The Ground". I just stumbled upon a rendition of it on YT and... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 4 weeks ago • 4,541 viewsLyrics inside. Classic, funny, bitingly satirical and plenty dark.
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 6 months ago • 1,396 viewsOn October 4, 1957, the Space Age dawned with the red hue of the Communist flag when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite. Sputnik I stunned the world and spurred a surge in science... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna
(kulpims) 1 decade 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,199 viewsLyrics in.
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,273 views77 sec.
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 1,580 viewsca. 3½ mins. When I wrote the tags I was reminded of "boom boom boom boom/ I want you in my room". Anybody else? Bueller?
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 5,278 viewsThe film has been remade twice and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The screenplay was adapted from Finney's novel by Daniel Mainwaring (who also wrote... continue reading
posted by silvercord 1 decade 7 years 3 months ago • 1,155 viewsLyrics inside.
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 7,322 views • 4:31 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,326 viewsStanislav Petrov saved my life and probably yours too. "Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov is a retired Soviet Air Defence Forces lieutenant colonel who, according to several sources, averted a nuclear war... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 2,076 viewsPhil Ochs sings in Stockholm, one of the very few good videos of him performing which is to be found on the web.
posted by dgandhi
1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,920 views 1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 3,539 viewsProject Orion. An actual military project headed by Freeman Dyson. Skyscraper sized ships blasting for Saturn, impelled by thousands of nuclear bombs. Crazy stuff.
posted by budzos 1 decade 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 5,501 viewsPossibly the most memorable yet ridiculous scene in the final Indiana Jones movie. Hey!
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