Germany Every 20-50 Years — Time to War With France
Germany every 20 to 50 years: ‘Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure to inform you that it’s time to war with France.’ 1870, 1914, 1939,...
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Julius Caesar Death Simplified — Knitting Edition
Julius Caesar death simplified. The assassination of the Roman dictator in 44 BCE, reimagined as a knitting circle featuring the Queen Mother. History is so...
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Indiana Jones — Do Archaeologists Kill This Many People?
Django Gold: ‘Watching Indiana Jones for the first time. Do archaeologists typically kill this many people?’ Val: ‘Well, he has tenure.’ The classic Indiana Jones...
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Why Can’t You Just Be Normal — The Odyssey Edition
Why can’t you just be normal? THE ODYSSEY — A Film by Christopher Nolan Nothing about this adaptation is normal.
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What We Want vs What Hollywood Gives Us — Odyssey vs Rome
What Hollywood thinks I want: Nolan’s The Odyssey — dark, gritty, desaturated Spartan. What I actually want: HBO’s Rome — colorful, vivid, historically grounded epic...
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Civilization 7 — Black Mongols Controversy
Civilization 7 releases an expansion trailer with Black Mongols. Reply: ‘Some dev was told they’re a barbarian horde known for absurd levels of violence so...
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So Much Nervous, So Little System — The Anxiety Origin Story
thisoneOverhere: ‘So much nervous, so little system’ God: ‘Make the nervous system a Ferrari. Runs like a dream. Full tilt. Nervous all the time.’ Angel:...
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French Revolution Meme — Nobility to Napoleon
Pre-Revolutionary France: Nobility parties while peasants work. Then the Revolution came for everyone.
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Cat at the Alhambra — Lion Fountain Guardian
Alhambra Castle, Granada, Spain. A cat sits on the lion fountain in the Palace of the Lions. Even the cats know where the best spots...
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Fascinating Comes From Roman Phallic Charms
Gareth Harney: ‘Fascinating implies being enchanted by a fascinus — the embodiment of the divine phallus. The word fascinate comes from Latin fascinare, to bewitch,...
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Nolan’s Fall From Grace — 2023 vs 2026
2023: Woke movies (empty) vs Christopher Nolan’s movies (packed). 2026: Christopher Nolan’s movies (empty) vs Memes about the Odyssey casting (packed, but closed). The shift...
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Crusader Reaction Meme — Medieval Edition
Crusader ready for action. The ultimate medieval reaction meme.