<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[JC's Snaps & Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collection of disperse stories, reviews, photos and thoughts.]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:11:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pay to Play: The Football Career of Colonel Gaddafi’s Son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Curson Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya with an iron first for over 40 years, seizing power in a military coup in 1969 and finally being...]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/post/pay-to-play-the-football-career-of-gaddafi-s-son</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6883b96c24b9ed0d8c62da44</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/28b3ed_f6f873fbcf9148af832b1490c74d9206~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_826,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jack Curson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soul, Style and Speed at the Wigan Casino]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Curson The Grand Arcade in Wigan’s town centre is to all intents and purposes no different than any of the other run-of-the-mill...]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/post/turnin-my-heartbeat-up-soul-style-and-speed-at-the-wigan-casino</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68274fb29fbe9de8f04c83d5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 16:04:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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fixture in towns and cities across the world, but when arriving in Bogotá you can’t help but be struck...]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/post/graffiti-and-politics-collide-in-bogot%C3%A1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67741b9713958fe2831e8102</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:20:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/28b3ed_ed5ae6d7fa534addac62c76874c15725~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jack Curson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Hundred Years of Breaking in: The Wembley Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Curson The 11th of July 2021 saw the England men’s football team play its first major final for over half a century, in a hugely...]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/post/one-hundred-years-of-breaking-in-the-wembley-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6689272444b54751bc1994e0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 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Curson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The King of Afrobeat and his 27 Queens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Curson Fela Kuti, the iconic Nigerian musician-cum-political activist, is renowned in his homeland of Nigeria, his beloved-continent...]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/post/the-king-of-afrobeat-and-his-27-queens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65734494ac9c79984a4b1b88</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/28b3ed_4f2e7b353c3041f1a6a623f48390c47e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_925,h_617,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jack Curson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Monkey’s History of the Soviet Union]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Curson From its birth in the aftermath of the Russian revolution through to its collapse following the Revolutions of 1989, 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Sitting in a canyon formed by Choqueyapu River...]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/post/urban-art-in-la-paz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">640cb7255fa3dff9c3f58b3c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 18:04:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/28b3ed_40ea55feacff4ff78d6123dbe93ba6e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jack Curson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Truly Grim German Horror Story: The Kentler Experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Curson This article explores the dark story of how the legacy of Nazism, and some of the misguided reactions against it, facilitated...]]></description><link>https://jackcurson99.wixsite.com/jcsjournal/post/a-truly-grim-german-horror-story-the-kentler-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f3b52daf08226245c22399</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:54:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/28b3ed_d2fbf4963a7c4b84b59c1a7a62fbcc10~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_986,h_493,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jack Curson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Doha to Buenos Aires: A Short History of Alternative World Cup Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Curson From a footballing perspective, the 2022 FIFA World Cup had everything. 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