The Real Peaky Blinders
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The Peaky Blinders Are Coming Back to Life
Good-hearted clergymen and women are setting up what we might now call youth clubs, attached to churches and chapels. But then just as the gangs are disappearing, a new former leisure entrances young boys and girls: cinema. It's a relatively inexpensive pastime, meaning young people can visit the cinema several times a week, keeping them off the streets. The peaky blinders rapidly descend into obscurity and myth. Their on-screen comeback in the 21st century unexpectedly rockets them back into pop culture relevance. Today they inspire everything from clothing and haircuts to escape rooms and cocktail bars.
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