Showing results for "Blackout" in Biographies & Memoirs

It's such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is it doesn't hurt one bit. A blackout doesn't sting or stab or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That's what a blackout feels like. For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was 'the gasoline of all adventure'. She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark bars where she proudly stayed till last call. Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened 21st-century woman.

Fear was the unacknowledged specter haunting the streets of London during the Second World War; fear not only of death from the German bombers circling above, but of violence at the hands of fellow Londoners in the streets below. Mass displacement, the anonymity of shelters, and the bomb-scarred landscape offered unprecedented opportunities for violent crime. In this absorbing, sometimes shocking account, Amy Helen Bell uncovers the hidden stories of murder and violence that were rife in wartime London.

Narrated by the author, Geoff Bennett The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America. Black comedians have long played a pivotal role in shaping the American sense of humor. The 1990s showcased a golden era...

Novela, memorias, retrato de época, microensayo, crónica social, diario íntimo, registro científico, desnudo, crítica, mapa: de la magistral mixtura de géneros a las fronteras entre Plaza Miserere y Barrio Norte, o a los parecidos entre Emilio, el mozo que le alcanza la cartera cuando tropieza hacia la vereda, y Georges, el barman del Ritz que ante Hemingway ignora a Scott Fitzgerald.

Am 3. Januar 2026 fällt plötzlich im Südwesten Berlins der Strom aus. 100.000 Menschen sitzen im Dunkeln, ohne Heizung, ohne Internet, ohne Notruf – bei Minusgraden und Schnee. Was erst wie eine einfache Netzstörung aussieht ist Sabotage. Aus einem Brandanschlag auf ein Versorgungskabel am Rande einer Kleingartenkolonie wird der längste Blackout in der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte: 104 Stunden bleibt in Teilen der Hauptstadt der Strom weg. Ein Stresstest für die Menschen und die Stadt. Doch es ist kein Berliner Problem. Es könnte überall in Deutschland passieren. Bundesweit gab es ...

In a world where shadows whisper secrets and reality blurs with illusion, "Blackout Junction" invites you to explore the depths of the human psyche through captivating audio dramas. This psychological thriller podcast delves into the eerie and the unknown, weaving together rich narratives that challenge perception and provoke thought. Join us as we journey through episodes like "The Fractured Echo," where the line between memory and reality becomes dangerously thin, and "Dark Reflections," which confronts the hidden fears lurking within us all. Each episode is meticulously crafted to immerse ...

A born hustler, Chris Hunter co-created Four Loko, the world’s most infamous alcoholic beverage, and blew it up to a national sensation and a billion-dollar company in two years, only to be fired by his own partners. Until that moment, he thought he knew what it meant to be a man. He thought he understood—hell, embodied—masculinity. He was wrong.

In the spring of 1946, following the defeat of Hitler’s Germany, America found itself still struggling with the subtler but no less insidious tyrannies of racism and segregation at home. In the midst of it all, Jackie Robinson, a full year away from breaking major league baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, was undergoing a harrowing dress rehearsal for integration - his first spring training as a minor league prospect with the Montreal Royals, Brooklyn’s AAA team.

Go behind the scenes of Blackout Social as we give you the inside scoop at LA's most notorious underground party for Black men. Visit blackoutsocial.com

I’m a blind, partially deaf Black woman learning to navigate life, faith, and everything in between. Stories, struggles, and laughs—this is me, keeping it real and finding joy along the way.