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I agree that there was a strong demand, I just wonder whether any of LotR's contemporaries would have had the same broad appeal and accessibility to really tap into that demand and launch fantasy into the mainstream in the same way. Out of the ones you named, I would give LeGuin and Alexander...

Thanks for the input. Based on that, I'm envisioning a world where Ray Harryhausen-esque adventure films underwent a creative renaissance (maybe even merged with Sword and Sorcery) and remained popular through the 90s.

This is not the first time that this question has been brought up on these forums. Using google search, I found several threads that discussed the implications for pop culture and specifically the fantasy genre if Tolkien had died? The general consensus seemed to be that there would have been no...

After Reagan passed him over as Vice, his political career was dead in the water anyways. But I get what you're saying, I agree, I don't think he would feel altogether secure challenging a strong incumbent. However, he did have his own principles, and Bush's rejection of neoliberal economic...

I don't really mind whatever way this collab goes, or who ultimately receives the nomination, but I do feel that I have to defend my suggestion. The reason I suggested it goes far beyond Rumsfeld and Bush Sr's rivalry, though that would have to play into it. From the beginning of his political...

November 6, 1981: At the invitation of Jean Giraud, Hiyao Miyazaki visits France where the two meet for the first time in person. After a series of fruitful discussions, the two decide to form an animation studio together. March 3, 1981: Jean Giraud, Isao Takahata, and Hiyao Miyazaki officially...

Maybe this guy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andries_Treurnicht If the climate was right, he could ascend to the Presidency.

Cool, sounds like a plan.

I really like this idea. I think it would take South Africa in a direction that isn't seen as often. It'd be interesting to see how the US gets involved there. Who wants to work on this?

Cuba launched its intervention into Angola without Soviet foreknowledge or approval, so I there is a precedent for them to take the lead in these things.

That'd be interesting. What sort of incident do you think would provoke the US to ponder an invasion? Or are you envisioning a serious bout of overconfidence on their part?

I guess I'm a little skeptical for two reasons, the first being that Cuba was sort of a lost cause. Serious plans to invade it had pretty much died since the Bay of Pigs and it was firmly in the Soviet fold. Heck, it was actively participating in proxy wars in Africa alongside Warsaw Pact...

Was this seriously considered? I could see operations like that being bandied around in the cabinet during the height of the Castro scare, but it seems out of place here.

There's a lot of good stuff here. Hopefully we can get a draft compiling everything written so far soon. I will try and get some more pop culture stuff posted later today after I am done with work.

Here's the conclusion to the war in Iraq, with a few other tidbits thrown in: June 13 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat fires off a few words of harsh criticism against Israel, intensely angered by what he sees as unprovoked Israeli aggression. He even threatens to mobilize troops on the...

I like that idea.

Very nice. One recurring thing I have noticed with Moore's work is taking the major themes of classic characters and then upending them (ie Miracle/Marvelman's previous adventures being a computer similuation, Swamp Thing not actually being human, Supreme's existence being a constantly occurring...

Also: May 6 1981: Months after his initial frenzied attack on Ambassaor Nixon, Hunter S Thompson pens a more restrained piece in which he snidely suggests that Nixon's time spent in Moscow meeting with the USSR's leadership is a golden opportunity for the former President to finally make some...