Depression Never Felt So Good
America in the 1930s is an absolutely fantastic snapshot of life during the Great Depression. You'll lose yourself for hours browsing through these incredibly detailed examinations of film, printed media, art, design, and architecture. You can even listen to an entire day of radio programming! Truly excellent. This is what the IntarWeb is for.
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Yet it is.
Huge site. I will need some time to digest it. I'm not familiar to everything in there - and I like that. New things to learn. Cool. Thanks for it. I'll steal it right away.
Posted by: Sebastian | October 27, 2004 3:30 PM
Oh, great. 'Coz I need something else to distract me from this pile of work I'm ignoring. ;-)
Cool site, though. Can't wait to get some free time to go through it all.
Posted by: czeltic girl | October 27, 2004 3:57 PM
I often wondered about the people who lived through those years and would later get drafted to fight in WWII. How the hell they keep an optimistic outlook on life after all that crap?
Posted by: Fritz | October 28, 2004 4:24 PM
Attitudes were a lot different back then; folks had stronger ties to their families, along with a greater sense of community responsibility and far less distrust of government than they do now. The military also offered steady pay, regular meals, and an opportunity to get ahead.
But yeah, it's pretty amazing that our parents and grandparents came through those times with as few issues as they did.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | October 28, 2004 5:33 PM
It makes for strange but serious reflection on the reality of the present moment, a kind of look what we have gained and look what we have lost existential knot
Posted by: Fritz | October 28, 2004 9:26 PM