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Guess what I just found.... Marlon Brando refused the Oscar for best actor, instead sending indigenous American rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather, to state Brando's reasons, which were based on his objection to the depiction of indigenous Americans by Hollywood and television - 9GAG

The Russian state media has been ordered to cancel any mentions of Roman Abramovich from their coverage of peace negotiations, it was claimed today. The move to write the oligarch out of TV and news agency reports comes after evidence that he had been “poisoned” with a chemical war agent. The revelation on blanking Abramovich - for years seen as having links to Vladimir Putin, 69, and sanctioned by Britain and the EU over the war, triggering the attempted sale of Chelsea FC - come from Russia ’s leading woman opposition politician Ksenia Sobchak, also a prominent TV and web journalist . The compliant state media in Russia are often issued orders from the Kremlin about what they can and cannot report. “The pro-Kremlin media were forbidden to mention the role of businessman Roman Abramovich in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine,” said Sobchak's Telegram channel. Russian state media 'cancel' Roman Abramovich after Chelsea owner 'poisoned' (msn.com)

Are you still living in that time period of the picture

Steven Gerrard on becoming a manager: "His [Jurgen Klopp] advice to me was: 'Don't go in with the name on your back. I've seen so many ex-players who played at a decent level just automatically think that they can become a good coach or a good manager.' He said 'It's important that you go and do two years with Liverpool's youth teams away from the cameras, go and make mistakes, find out how you want to play, try formations, try tactics.' He said 'work out what team of people you need around you because you'll be good in some areas, you won't be good in others and get your team. Then you will know. You'll get the right feeling - then an opportunity will come. Then you can decide what you want to do.'" #LFC [liverpool echo]

Ridiculous amount of information to process and recognise in literally no time at all as you they have to concentrate on everything outside of the car too, let alone their own positioning. Crazy amount of skill required.

Interesting.

Always reminds me of Johnny Cash's "The Boy Named Sue"

Loved it. It was not only about the portrayal of Native Americans in movies, but also to draw attention to the Wounded Knee standoff, which was under media blackout so the general public wasn't too aware of what was going on there. It's interesting to see what attitudes were had by people in the movie industry back then. Marlon Brando was an activist in the American Indian Movement for years. Roger Moore, who was supposed to present the award, helped her get off the stage and make it to the press area safely to share Brando's 15 page manifest. Meanwhile, John Wayne had to be constrained by six security guards to keep him from assaulting her, and Clint Eastwood mocked her in his speech afterwards.

Anyone remember these back in the day... 'Rag and Bone' men we used to call them...

Old time dustbin days, the good old tin ones with a lid, the dustman using his shoulder to empty them.