The summer’s most popular history-related film is Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Oppenheimer, about the theoretical physicist and atomic bomb mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer. The movie comes 78 years after the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, respectively, killing an estimated more than 200,000 people. On August 15, 1945, Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender, and the document was formally signed on September 2, 1945.
Bashorun Gaa cautionary tale about power
In the Adebayo Faleti film, Bashorun Gaa, the deceased monarch had ordered his own father-in-law's beheading in retaliation for his wife joking about his small physical frame. In Gaa's narrative-setting review of Majeogbe's reign, the king was bad for the empire and had to go for the common good. It's a page ripped right out of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, as the scene plays out in the same manner Brutus explains to the plebeians that he killed Caesar to preserve the future of Rome.
Beautiful photos of female nether regions
As a tribute to mothers, this female photographer photographs the vaginas of women, depicting different themes with this art form.
Alexandra Sophie, inspired by her own body and that of other women, started this photography project to pay homage to women. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7scHLrJxnppdkuaqyxKyrsqSVZLOwu8Nmq6uZppq5cLrUnaCsrF2Wv7V5wZ6YrqyZm8Ktec%2Bhpq2no2K8p3nFnqSapJViu6bAx56pZqqVnLawutJob7CkaZi7cQ%3D%3D
BUSINESS ABROAD: A Lucky Strike
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February 1, 1960 12:00 AM GMT-5
A German looked incredulously at the assortment of popular-priced cigarettes in a store in Bonn last week. “Are these real Luckies?” he asked, pointing to the familiar white pack with the red bull’s-eye. They were, and the price was only 24¢ for a pack of twelve, cheaper than some German brands. For years Germans had to pay as much as 6 marks ($1.50) for a pack of 20 imported U.
Calendar of Musicians Birthdays - On This Day
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Christina Ricci (Actress) - On This Day
Profession: Actress
Biography: Christina Ricci is an American actress best known for her breakout role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel, Addams Family Values (1993). She was a child star after these roles, as well as in Casper (1995).
Since her childhood career, Ricci has continued to act in film and television roles. An early role in The Ice Storm (1997) led through to roles in films such as Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Monster (2003).
Daniel Etim Effiong, others to star in Cooking with Gamechangers
These exciting four will be revealed on Cooking with GameChangers, a brand new TV show that is a spinoff of the popular TV show Binging with GameChangers hosted and created by Seyi Banigbe. Jude Abaga, professionally known as MI Pulse Nigeria The show follows the day-to-day lives of successful entrepreneurs and corporate executives who have excelled in their respective fields. They end up in a cook-off for the "
Natalia Shustova remembers cutting the sleeves off her school uniforms. She’s never been a conformer. “I always wanted to stand out,” Shustova says. Now the 44-year-old Belarusian lawyer is part of a creative revolution in the high-gloss city of Dubai.
Dubai has a reputation for luxury business, but not exactly the kind of quirky risk-taking that comes with more artistic endeavors. Many of the high-end businesses in the region expanded to Dubai only once they’d proved lucrative.
Digital Star LaurDIY on Building a Business on YouTube, Avoiding Burnout and Protecting Her Pr
Like many YouTubers, Lauren Riihimaki — better known to millions of fans as LaurDIY — began her creator career unintentionally: She started posting crafty, do-it-yourself videos as a hobby in 2011.
EU to toughen stance on 'gangster' Britain
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit coordinator, said EU leaders meeting for a summit this week would now insist on the divorce terms being legally binding. He condemned "unacceptable" comments by Britain's Brexit Minister David Davis in which Davis said a deal struck to seal separation arrangements and open talks on future relations was a "statement of intent" rather than "legally enforceable." "I have seen a hardening of the position of the council (EU leaders), and there will be a hardening position of the parliament,"