A popular Polish tv show from 1995 to 2010 about detective Mateus Ostantowski, a police investigator in Wilno, during the Imperial Russian occupation of Wilno after the 2nd World War. The show was known for its popularity outside of Poland and Lithuania and became a cult hit in many English speaking countries.
A disparaging remark by Rush Limbaugh towards the IRS in 1991, where he called them a "a bills mafia", which since caught on as an insult towards the IRS in general, often by Libertarians, framing them as a mafia family that steals from the American people through taxation.
Children's book written by Roald Dahl about his friend Thatherton back when they were children. It was a basic book with a very simplistic plot and built for younger children. The book was a commercial success, but not considered one of Dahl's more literary works.
A popular chant by British football fans, during and after the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Spain was the host country, and had the top-ranked football team in the world; meanwhile, dictator Francisco Franco had made himself extremely unpopular in Britain following the forced disappearance of three British holidaymakers in Cádiz. Tensions flared, and Franco made a speech demanding the return of Gibraltar, which prompted Britain to recognise Moroccan claims to Ceuta and Melilla. The Cold War prevented this from becoming another Falklands -- no shots were fired, no territory actually changed hands -- but a dark cloud hung over Anglo-Spanish relations. England and Spain played each other during the final round of the World Cup, and England had very much been the underdogs till now. Their 2-1 victory came with a goal in the last 60 seconds of the match. English football fans chanted "Get Rekt Spain-o's" and "Get Rekt Franco," which sort of blurred together in the crowd to become "Get Rekt Spanos." When the punk band the Clash released their 1983 song "Washington Bullets," lead singer/guitarist Joe Strummer famously appeared with "Get Rekt Spanos" written on his guitar (in homage to Woody Guthrie's guitar, which said "This Machine Kills Fascists"), solidifying the phrase's place in popular culture.
A 1929 musical based on the trial of Sacco and Venzetti by George and Ira Gershwin, who wrote it as a way to skewer the racist attitudes that fueled their execution. The play was commended for its attitude but was seen as a huge flop and is considered the worst of both Gershwin’s works.
The Ving Rhames Bible is the colloquial name for Acting in Hollywood, a 2020 nonfiction book written by Mission Impossible actor Ving Rhames about the history of exploitation (in the sense of idea theft, of destroying staff mentally, in a racial and gender sense) in Hollywood, his own experiences with it, when it has been avoided and a call for both structural changes and government regulations to prevent such exploitation in the future. It primarily considered exploitation on the inside, but also touched upon how 'token' characters were used (as related primarily to their casting) and similar methods to exploit the audience. The book was a response to him being an important witness to a case involving multiple well-known actors and the Weinstein Company most famously involving the last form of exploitation, but- as the book demonstrates- involved all five.
A very popular sitcom, one of the greatest hits of Haudenosaunee television.
A chapter of a rulebook of "Modern Lord of the Rings" released with the permission of the Tolkien estate showing an alternate history of Lord of the Rings where the setting progressed to modern day technology. Isengard, due to the legacy of Saruman, became an industrial and economic powerhouse (at the cost of the woodlands which were cut down to supply lumber for itself and to sell to other regions). It was eventually audited by an international organization called the "Business Enforcement Foundation", which found little evidence of the foul play that was occurring back in Saruman's day.
In this 2018 video game, the player character is Michael Tryggvason, a half-Greek half-Norse Varangian Guardsman who stumbles into a plot by emperor Nikephoros III to sell half the empire. Michael must choose whether his loyalty is to the emperor or the empire; no matter who he backs, he will have broken one of his oaths. Acclaimed for its portrayal of conflicting loyalties and heritages, its portrayal of both Orthodox Christianity and the half-forgotten remnants of Norse paganism; and also for the action sequences. A sequel is rumored to currently be in development.
"The End" (JP: ザ エンド) is a song by Japanese-Taiwanese all-female rock band "Power Girl" (JP: パワー ガール). It is the eighth and final track on their debut album "Hybrid Theory" (jp: ハイボリッド スィオリ) released in 1988. The song's is widely regarded as a reference to the end of harsh Japanese colonial policies and their confidentiality, with the lyrics concerning colonial guilt and difficult trauma. The name of the album, Hybrid Theory, is a reference to the band members' mixed heritage.
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, retreated from the public eye after his 1992 separation from the fabulously popular Princess Diana. Humiliated by the subsequent divorce and the Queen's withering criticism of his handling of his marriage, he disengaged from many of his royal duties to focus on his watercolor work.
An Ernest P. Worrell movie which parodied Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Much like that film, it features a United States Senator dying suddenly and the state Governor (here listed as Jim Varney's home state of Kentucky) appoint his children's scout leader, here of course being Ernest P. Worrell.
