Cultural Titbits

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The NYT finally figured out that the "Hamilton" on Broadway only bears a vague resemblance to the actual man:



www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/opinion/what-hamilton-forgets-about-alexander-hamilton.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

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The Iron Hand of Goetz von Berlichingen:


www.thevintagenews.com/2016/06/16/the-iron-hand-of-a-mercenary-made-for-a-16th-century-german-knight-2/


Some of the primitive "cyborgs" Conan fought in the comics don't look so far-fetched now.

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The Pirate Graveyard of Madagascar:


www.thevintagenews.com/2016/06/22/pirate-cemetery-madagascar-worlds-%D0%BEnly-pirate-graveyard/


No headstone bearing the name "Terence Vulmea" has been found...yet.

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Minna, the creator of the "SSSS" comic, has apparently violated some taboo of the Regressives:


sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=550


As she says (scroll down), Minna does not want to walk around on eggshells worrying that she violated some obscure point of order in this Brave New World of ours.

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A cool look at Xignals, a sci-fi/fantasy newsletter published back in the '80s:



www.blackgate.com/2016/07/06/noise-about-xignals/

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This is pretty cool. An ancient Egyptian chant set to music:

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The error message says it is no longer available.

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A good tour of the Hagia Sofia, the colossal Byzatine church converted into a mosque after the fall of Constantinople (Istanbul):

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Jul 19, 2016 17:02:15 GMT -5 deuce said:

A good tour of the Hagia Sofia, the colossal Byzatine church converted into a mosque after the fall of Constantinople (Istanbul):

Thanks Deuce,

Looks very interesting. I hope they continue with the restoration work, and Hagia Sofia remains a museum.

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Jul 16, 2016 1:31:01 GMT -5 ironhand said:

The error message says it is no longer available.

The youtuber that posted it is a Coptic Egyptian who disagrees with certain Afrocentric fantasies. Complaints about his use of factual data (ie, "hate facts") got his channel shut down recently.  To my knowledge, out of all Afrocentrist youtube channels (even those who make the wildest claims or insults), none have been shut down.  Hmmm... 

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Tamazight is one of the Berber languages, all of whom are cousin languages to Ancient Egyptian/Coptic. Berbers have been in North Africa since at least the Neolithic, with populations stretching from Libya to the Canary Islands. Berber language and culture has been suppressed in North Africa since the conquests of the 7th century. Under Gaddafi, Berber culture was outlawed. Now, there has been a resurgence.

www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/amazigh-libya-revive-their-previously-banned-language-1206307999

www.sundaytimes.lk/110717/Timestwo/t2_02.html

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Kirk Douglas is turning 100 this year:



www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-kirk-douglas-celebration-20160713-snap-htmlstory.html

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New stash of tales from Dashiell Hammett (the REH of detective fiction) has been discovered:


www.theguardian.com/books/2011/feb/04/dashiell-hammett-unpublished-works-found

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Did Stalin use tularemia as a bioweapon in WWII?




westhunt.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/war-in-the-east/

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A 700yr old tattoo shop:



www.atlasobscura.com/articles/inside-the-worlds-only-surviving-tattoo-shop-for-medieval-pilgrims