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Plenty of nepo babies have earned their places in history. But it’s always good to acknowledge the doors open to people who have rich relatives or whose dad knows the manager of a clogging troupe.
Charlie Chaplin: The Life Story You May Not Know
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Stacker News
On 5/12/21 at 6:30 PM EDT
Charlie Chaplin is arguably the most recognized actor for generations of audiences, entertaining the world with the antics and calamities of his Little Tramp character.
The iconic funny man in the mustache and ill-fitting clothes appeared in dozens of silent movies, getting into scrapes, romantic mixups, and silly arguments. Chaplin, who grew up in London workhouses and performed on vaudeville stages as a child, became not just a talented actor but an extraordinary director, producer, and musical composer. With Hollywood heavy hitters Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith, he launched United Artists studio.
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Riding the clog dancing wave The Bangkok Post
People have been wearing wooden footwear for centuries.
In English, the name for this kind of shoe or boot is a clog and various versions are found across the world. Many people associate clogs with the Netherlands, which has the oldest examples in Europe, with some dating back to 1230 AD. They were in use in the UK too by much of the working-class population, especially by northern miners and farmers, until the 1920s.
Do clogs exist in this region? Well, yes. Perhaps the most famous are the geta and okobo clogs from Japan (now sold as fashion items) but you can also find tai-ping (China), bakiak (Indonesia), namaskin (Korea), terompah (Malaysia) and bakya (Philippines). There is even a clog producing village in China, called Baimi Wooden Clog Village.