The name of a place that Fred Flintstone visited in the 1979 "The Flintstones Do Rockamerica" movie.
All That's Well, Ends Well.
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The name of a place that Fred Flintstone visited in the 1979 "The Flintstones Do Rockamerica" movie.
All That's Well, Ends Well.
A musical composition written by an anonymous citizen of Paris on his deathbed in 1958, he apparently had a plain life, no regrets and found his eminent end untroubling. He claims in a footnote that one's life determines the circumstances of his death; just as Napoleon's proud life ended proudly in the Battle of St. Petersburg (which rallied the troops to take the city and avenge him), his plain life would end plain.
Our City Burnt (우리의 도시 번트)
Fictionalized, semi-autobiographical account of the Japanese atomic bombing of San Francisco in 1945, written by author Dashiell Hammett in 1947, but not published until shortly before his death in 1961, and then only in a limited edition published by Boston University Press and not distributed outside the Commonwealth of the Northeast. The book was forbidden in all areas under Japanese control from the end of the Pacific War until the colapse of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere in 1981. The first publication of the book in former GEACS territory was a Korean translation produced by Pyongyang Free University Publishing in 1982.
Doctor Who and the Jobless Ones
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Banned
The story of a woman sent by the World Health Organization to oversee the response in the fictional African country of Mbembanya to a heretofore unknown plague. Unable to pronounce her Ukranian family correctly, the locals just call her Doctor Who. In the course of her assignment, she uncovers staggering human rights abuses, not on the part of the country's fruit and vegetable companies, but on the part of the government itself, which has been manipulating the economy to keep the populace dependent on them for food and shelter, thus preventing rebellion. Over the course of the novel, she becomes a sort of "post office" for the local jobless, forced off their (or the companies') farms and orchards and left vulnerable to abuse by officials, gang bosses, and most relevantly to the good doctor, diseases and infestation. The novel is decried in the developed world for its supposed "mighty whitey" stance, yet opinions in tropical Africa are much more positive, praising the presentation of the local characters as characters rather than caricatures, with the doctor being merely a facilitator, not a saviour.
My Little Pony: Escape from Midnight Castle
The fifth installment in the wildly popular 'My Little Pony' books. The series as a whole follows the adventures and misadventures of the all female Vernon Creek Pony Club as they encounter a bevvy of local mysteries, bullies, and creeps. 'Escape from Castle Midnight' is arguably both the most popular and the most controversial of the books, dealing as it does with class relations, slavery, environmental issues, and corruption in the coal mining industry. The entire series was banned in the Virginian Commonwealth in 2002, officially on the grounds of 'corrupting the youth'.
Black Lung Betty
Black Lung Betty
A 1956 painting of a West Virginia coal miner and mother of three, Betty Morgan, who died in 1979, by John Edison, himself a W.V. native.
The Dominion of Northern America: It's Rise, Fall, and Rebirth.
An alternate history novel written by Charles Woodville in 1925, imagining a nightmare scenario in which the genocidal religious dictatorship known as the North American Dominion is resurrected twenty-five years after its defeat in the Sixteen Years War, and successfully completes its bid for domination of the Atlantic seaboard.
Awash In Blue Blood
A famous novel by the classic French author Charles St. Denis Dublois, about the English Revolution of 1789.
After the loss of the American Colonies and the British dominions in the Caribbean, the British government were charged with massive monetary war debts that could not be paid, and so raised taxes to pay them. The average citizens of London were soon caught between for taxes or paying for bread, and so rose up in a protest march on Parliament. When the march was met with the musket fire of an armed force of Redcoats, the protest turned to revolution, and nearly all members of Parliament seized by the Revolution were executed. The Revolution initially sought to create a more representative parliament, but was taken over by the vengeful, but charismatic Mathias Roberts, who lead a campaign of terror against the upper classes of Great Britain, executing thousands of members of the aristocracy, including King George III, before finally being put down by a military junta led by up and coming military officer Arthur Wesley.
The novel itself is concerned with the lives of those affected by the revolution, told from the perspectives of a young, idealistic nobleman who believes in the ideals of the Revolution before he is targeted by it, and is most famous for its oddly hopeful ending line, said by the main character right before his execution. "In the best of times, the winds of the coming winter yet blow. But in the worst of times, we must hold out for the dawn, for the hope that spring will come again. It must, for as good gives way to ill, so too must ill give way to well. Though I die, hope remains."
Too Many Cooks
(And for all of you who don't yet get the joke : http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzdRQCnDBlw watch all the way to the end)
A novel by French chef Ken DeLozier on the difficulties of making a stew.
Atlantik'in Diğer Yanında (The Other Side of the Atlantic)
A mockumentary detailing the failure of the Ottoman Expedition, the only Ottoman colony in the New World. It received rave reviews from both critics and the public. It was barred by the Sultan after only one viewing on Ottoman One. You can find it on the internet but only after some searching.
The Great Turtle Awakens
Famous Japanese Bukaki documentary about Kobiashi after winning the Nathans hot dog eating contest in 2013. Sherbertium 297
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Banned
A whimsical tale from the early 1970s of the first Martian colony and the first Christmas held on the red planet, which was also the first Terran celebration to be shared between the colonists and the native inhabitants. Though many details of the colony were either altered for practical reasons, such as the native clothing and jewellery, or just plain wrong as with the layout of the colony, both natives and colonists have praised the filmmakers for successfully capturing the feelings and moods of the occasion. The errors in fact are considered forgivable since the film was started less than six months after the colony was founded.
Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines
An American novel from 2024 condemning the "exercise movement" of that period by an author who would only disclose their pseudonym, "Yeti Adams". Those who bought into the new craze of exercising and being in peak physical condition were described as "bigfoots", essentially witless people placing brawn over brain. The book received very mixed reviews, and one 2043 critic stated "The message was extreme, but not 100% wrong in the notion that academic achievement was undervalued in favor of physical strength at that time. We shouldn't condemn either, of course."
Where Were You When the Dragon Broke?
The primary question that's asked in the 1983 documentary "The Claybound Giant", which details the collapse of Qing China during the 1970's due to Republican sentiments. This in particular refers to the slow and agonizing death of the Emperor, who was badly poisoned by an assassin. The Emperor was unfortunately the sole thing keeping the nation stable at the time, being capable and willing to reform when others were not. Answers came from a variety of sources, like the British legate from Hong Kong, several Chinese citizens from a variety of backgrounds. The most notable response came from the emperor of Japan, who was there on a good will visit and offering one of the rare TV appearances that the notoriously camera shy individual had. Most of these responses indicate the sadness of a lost opportunity, as China went into a twenty year period of malaise and factionalism that only began to reverse itself in the late 1990's.
The Demon Core Experiment
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Banned
A formidable-sounding title for a rather pointless and stupid experiment performed in the late 1960s at Georgetown University. With the Russians ahead of the US in every field of paranormal research except the so-called "raising of Satan," a large Satanic ritual was conducted in a repurposed warehouse. After many hours, the experiment produced visions, voices, loss of inhibitions, and the next day, monumental hangovers. The cameras recorded nothing, and the "results" were attributed to the various mind-altering substances used in the experiment. The entire field of psychic research was eventually relegated to permanent back-burner status when no team could produce useful results with any sort of consistency.
Hades' Ladies
Nickname given by rightists to the Cydonian Club. One of the more radical clubs of the 1st Century, the Cydonian Club was founded on the 10th Prairial, An. LXII and quickly became the talk of Paris. While the club mainly focused on discussing equal rights for women, certain members were also accused of advocating for Free Love. The club was a powerful force in politics for several decades, before being crushed following the Coup of 2 Germinal, as it and other radical clubs were banned by the Directory. The term was recently revived by modern, self-styled Cydonians, who wear it proudly.
The Tide is High
Title of the the 1955 nautical adventure film that pioneered several film techniques earned multiple Goldstien Awards for Best Film, Best Screeplay, Best Score and Best Leading Actor.
The Tide is High follows the event known as the "Last Hurrah of the British Empire," the famous Battle of Trafalgar. The Franco-Spanish fleet lures Nelson's armada into an ambush and destroys it, crippling the British Navy and setting the stage for the eventual invasion of Britain. The film is centered around Nelson as a tragically failed hero, and the title is drawn from his last words as he lies wounded on the deck of his flagship, bleeding out from a splinter of wood embeded in his chest. The ending scene of the film closes as he speaks his final words, "The Tide is high, boys, and rises still."
Welcome to Nightvale
A 1995 movie, considered a landmark not for its quality but because it was the first successful American movie based off of a video game. Although the massive South Korean gaming industry had had several successful movies during the '80s and early '90s, the nascent American business never saw the same success until the release of Welcome to Nightvale.
The film was based off of the 1991 ChanPark Corporation game Night's Landing. ChanPark, as is widely known, was founded by two Korean-American cousins, Edward Chan and Jung-so Park. Together, they built and released Night's Landing, which mainstreamed the until then largely Korean pastime of video gaming. In 1999, a Japanese version of the film was released, helping spark the beginnings of a gaming culture there, in a country previously unknown to gaming.
Number 3, Slower
Cheers,
Ganesha
A documentary about the No 3 car in the 1978 NASCAR Daytona 500 which won by going slow and steady, avoiding the Crash of '78, which almost put NASCAR out of business.
Mechanical Menagerie: A Story of the first Robot Zoo