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In Desperate Times, Roller Derby Jams OnBy Peter Jamison from SFweeklyOne of the classical world's entertainment staples was gladiatorial combat, a blood sport that allowed mud-caked plebes to forget, however briefly, the squalor of their day-to-day lives. In modern times, as we noted in a news story last month, the blood sport known as roller derby -- it's amazing, in retrospect, that those resourceful Romans never thought about taking gladiatorial matches co-ed and putting contestants on wheels -- has filled a similar role.Born during the Great Depression, ... Read more
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