Kubrick was more right than he knew. Wired has a disturbing
article
about the Russian doomsday machine intended to retaliate against a
first strike from the US. Officially called Perimeter, it was
unofficially called “Mertvaya Ruka”, the Dead Hand. Once activated,
the system could launch a retaliatory strike against the US nearly
automatically. It could be set off by a single [...]
Categories: History
- Published:
- September 24, 2009 – 13:25
- Author:
- By Carl Flippin
In his capacity as the Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and
Propaganda,
Joseph Goebbels
produced some of the most horrifyingly anti-Semitic films ever
made. To the modern viewer, they seem almost like parodies of
racism. The films portray Jews as scheming parasites feeding on the
hard work of the Aryan people through trickery and fraud. It seems
like it would take a [...]
Categories: History
- Published:
- September 4, 2009 – 17:59
- Author:
- By Carl Flippin
Life magazine has a fascinating (http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/27932/wwii-intense-propaganda-posters) of WWII propaganda posters. Some from both the Axis and the
Allies. Very compelling viewing.
Categories: Art, History
- Published:
- September 3, 2009 – 10:07
- Author:
- By Carl Flippin