WW2 Bunkers on the Beach — Atlantic Wall Remnants
Mariza Joana: ‘I grew up with these WW2 bunkers chaotically facing the sea.’ Atlantic Wall fortifications, 80 years later. Concrete memories of the war that...
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Ubisoft Censors 18th Century Pirate Statue With Modern Bra
Ubisoft put a modern bra on an 18th-century pirate ship statue. Left: original — natural, historical. Right: censored — modern bra added to a wooden...
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Spanish Civil War — Republican Militia Beach Training
be communists, abolish gender norms put women in combat roles they spend time taking sexy beach photos with guns lose war Barcelona, August 1936. A...
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Vampire Sensitivity Training — Don’t Commit Genocide
Connie: ‘Vampires don’t live in castles. Dracula lived in a castle because he was a count, not a vampire.’ iamnmb3: ‘This feels like sensitivity training...
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Doge Bomber — Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Navigator Doge: ‘Captain, it’s gonna be Nagasaki & Hiroshima.’ Captain Doge: ‘The 2 most populated Christian cities in Japan? Hmm…’ Nagasaki was the center of...
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Angelina Jolie as Colin Farrell’s Mother — Still Better Than the Odyssey
Angelina Jolie playing Colin Farrell’s mother in Alexander (2004). She was 29. He was 28. Comment: ‘Still better casting than anything in The Odyssey.’ A...
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The Evolution of Ethics — A Simpsons Meme
Ancient Ethics: struggling alone in a sleeping bag. Christianity: people pulling together, helping each other up. Modern Ethics: the rope is cut. Secular Ethics: falling....
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HBO’s Rome vs Nolan’s Rome — The Desaturation Effect
HBO’s Rome: vibrant reds, golds, rich colors, warm lighting. HBO’s Rome by Christopher Nolan: brown, gray, desaturated, muddy. Nolan’s color grading reduces everything to the...
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Haakon Jarl — Netflix Turned a Viking Warrior Into a Black Woman
Haakon Jarl was a Viking warrior who ruled Norway from 975-995. He earned the title Hakon the Powerful. So naturally, Netflix made him a black...
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Golden-Haired Helen — Homer vs Hollywood
Homer’s description of Helen: ‘Golden-haired Helen.’ Hollywood: ‘We’ve got our own interpretation.’ Top: Queen Gorgo from 300 — golden-haired, stoic, Spartan. Bottom: Hollywood’s modern interpretation...
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Nolan Says Odyssey Backlash Is Irrelevant — Greeks Disagree
Gazz: ‘Nolan says the backlash is irrelevant because nobody has seen the movie yet.’ ‘We’ve seen the cast. We’ve seen the race-swapping. We’ve seen your...
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HBO’s Rome Was Colorful — Modern Hollywood Forgot
DAKKADAKKKA: ‘Rome literally annexed countries just to get their hands on new dyes.’ Templarpilled: ‘Just 20 years ago, HBO’s Rome was able to portray the...