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Though ""Brave New World"", was published in 1932, many elements of the novel's dystopic future now seem an eerily familiar part of life in the 21st century. This work... Læs mere
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Comics and the punk movement are powerfully and inextricably linked. Each has a do-it-yourself ethos and a rebellious spirit to... Læs mere
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