The BBC used Palestinian reporters on the ground for reports, unfortunately there are 200+ fewer of them than there were 2 years ago. If the BBC used Iranian stringers for similar, they would end up … (View Post)

Just watching the last episode of Stranger Things, very Lord of the Ringsy. Our valiant little heroes in a quest to Mordor, a dark Lord, even a big fecking spider. (View Post)

I had to give it a second thought. Sir Ian.. (View Post)

I’m sure I read somewhere that the French one man turret policy was down to perceived manpower shortages after WWI. Obviously Germany suffered as great or greater slaughter but seemed to have had dif… (View Post)

Yes, but Beardsley did a famous series of illustrations based on it. Nsfw probably, but just tell them you're an aesthete. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aubrey_Beardsley_-_Lysistra… (View Post)