In a glorious example of swift justice, a 65-year-old man has been hospitalized after a botched attempt to topple a monument of Yugoslav anti-fascist martyr Rade Končar caused the statue to fall on him and break his leg. The shattered limb isn’t the only punishment the man will receive for the act of “savage vandalism,” […]
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Daily Podcast: Which Directors Would You Want To See As Funko Pops? Monument Valley, Doom Patrol, James Gunn & More
On the August 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk the latest film and tv news, including a Monument Valley movie, Doom Patrol casting, James Gunn’s next movie, Duffer Brothers get Funko Pop figures, Jacob’s Ladder remake, Crazy Rich Asians sequel […]
$1bn glass box: A monument to the UK-US special relationship
Published time: 13 Dec, 2017 18:20 The special relationship may have taken a battering lately, but Washington is investing in London. It’s opening a new $ 1 billion glass box next to the River Thames, otherwise known as the city’s new US embassy. Pictures released on Twitter on Wednesday show that the US is pretty […]
Patagonia goes to war against Trump over national monument plans: ‘The President Stole Your Land’
Patagonia.com Clothing company Patagonia has has attacked President Donald Trump’s decision to drastically reduce the size of two national monuments. It says it plans to sue, and is telling visitors to its website: “The President Stole Your Land.” Visitors to Patagonia’s website are being greeted with a stark message: “The President Stole Your Land.” The […]
Minecraft-style Lenin monument unveiled in Siberian city (VIDEO)
Published time: 26 Nov, 2017 12:22 Edited time: 26 Nov, 2017 12:24 Monuments to the 1917 Revolution’s leader Vladimir Lenin can be found in most Russian cities, but Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk may now have the most unusual one. Unlike the original, the pixelated Lenin won’t live forever, as it is made of cardboard. The cardboard Lenin […]
Giant Nazi-era monument unearthed during building work (VIDEO)
Published time: 21 Nov, 2017 17:13 A dark past has been unearthed at a Hamburg sports club, where builders have discovered a giant stone swastika buried near the site of a new locker room facility. Construction work is underway at Billstedt-Horn football and athletics club, which predates World War I. But a forgotten symbol of […]
‘Monument Valley 2’ comes to Android on November 6th
Monument Valley 2, the follow-up to UsTwo’s beautiful and head-turning puzzler from 2014, is almost ready for Android phones and tablets. The London studio announced today that the game will arrive in the Play Store on November 6th, five months after its debut on iOS. The title, if you need a refresher, follows a mother […]
Ukraine opens monument to nationalist icon Petliura blamed for anti-Jewish pogroms
Published time: 15 Oct, 2017 22:57 A monument to Symon Petliura, who fought for Ukrainian independence after the 1917 Russian Revolution, and under whose leadership thousands of Jews were killed in pogroms, has been opened in the city of Vinnitsa in western Ukraine. The sculpture was erected in the courtyard of the building that formerly […]
An economist explains why a national monument with free admission is way more valuable than the uranium ore beneath it
Bureau of Land Management/Flickr The United States has an extensive system of amazing parks. From the Shenandoah National Park, close to where I grew up, to Sequoia National Park, where I am a trustee for Lost Soldier’s Cave, our national parks connect Americans to our remarkable landscapes and wilderness areas. I have annual passes to […]
Scandal erupts after blueprint of Nazi rifle found on newest Kalashnikov monument
Published time: 22 Sep, 2017 20:50 A blueprint of what was supposed to be the iconic AK-47 assault rifle, engraved in the monument to its inventor, Mikhail Kalashnikov, appeared to feature a German firearm. The monument commissioners agreed to fix the error following public uproar. With just three days after its opening, the monument will […]