Dr. Strangelove vs. Roger Corman

Eightball vs. Willie Mays Animal Mother vs. Mickey Mantle "Now you might not believe it, but under fire, Animal Mother is one of the... finest human beings in the world. All he needs is somebody to throw hand grenades at him the rest of his life." Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl

Above ground nuclear testing Below ground nuclear testing Underwater nuclear testing Trinity (nuclear test) Trinity was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time[a] (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, or "gadget" – the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. Concerns about whether

18 Rabbit (Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil) was the 13th and most celebrated ruler of the ancient Maya city of Copán (in modern-day Honduras), ruling from 695 to 738 AD. He is most famous for transforming Copán into an artistic and cultural masterpiece before his beheading by the rival city of Quiriguá.Key Monuments During his reign, 18 Rabbit oversaw the creation of Copán's most iconic monuments, which are highly regarded for their three-dimensional, high-relief carvings.The Grea

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Jack Torrance vs. FDR President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he signs the Gold Bill on his 52nd birthday, surrounded by members of the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board. (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) In 1933, President Roosevelt took the U.S. off the gold standard when he signed an executive order making it illegal for individuals and firms to possess most forms of monetary gold. People were required to exchange their gold coins, gold bullion and gold c

Wendy Torrance vs. Elizabeth Barrett Browning English poet Jack Torrance vs. Robert Browning English poet and playwright Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian poets. He was noted for irony, characterisation, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings and challenging vocabulary and syntax. His early long poems Pauline (1833) and Paracelsus (1835) were acclaimed, b

Autumn’s Origins: Evelyn De Morgan’s Demeter and Persephone Alice Harford vs. Evelyn De Morgan English painter The Angel of Death (1881) Evelyn de Morgan Evelyn De Morgan (30 August 1855 – 2 May 1919) was an English painter associated early in her career with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement, and working in a range of styles including Aestheticism and Symbolism. Her paintings are figural, foregrounding the female body through the use of spiritual, mythological,

"Wendy Brandishes Her Sabre Sword" Wendy Torrance vs. Jacqueline Cochran American pilot and business professional May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) was an American pilot and business executive. She pioneered women's aviation and was the first woman to break the sound barrier on 18 May 1953. Cochran (along with Nancy Love) was the wartime head of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (1943–1944), which employed about 1,000 civilian American women in a non-combat role to ferry

Rudolf Nureyev & Erik Bruhn Danish ballet dancer and choreographer Jack Torrance vs. Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Nureyev was known for his vanity regarding his physique, specifically choosing costumes that highlighted his buttocks, often rejecting, or altering outfits that covered too much. He favored short, tight garments to emphasize his form and athleticism, defying traditional male dancer attire constraints.

Humbert Humbert vs. William Burroughs Junkie (1953) is William S. Burroughs' first published novel, a semi-autobiographical account of drug addiction, following the protagonist "William Lee" through his struggles with morphine and heroin, based on Burroughs' own experiences and published under the pseudonym William Lee. It's a key work of the Beat Generation, known for its raw, unflinching look at addiction, and was initially published as an Ace Double paperback.

"Sibling Rivalries" Gunner Sargeant Hartman vs. Sigmund Freud Joker vs. The Super Ego Cowboy vs. The Ego Privaye Pyle vs. The ID Sigmund Freud largely viewed sibling relationships through the lens of rivalry, jealousy, and the extension of the Oedipus complex. He argued that siblings act as competitors for parental affection and resources, often viewing them as intruders, which intensifies early childhood hostility and shapes the development of personality and neuroses.

"Your House North Of Sign" H-Y-N-O-S vs. Headquarters - Yours - North - Of - Sign Map of Burbank & Hollywood Hills showing both The Hollywood Sign and North of the sign....Disney Studios, Burbank The Hollywood Sign Disney Studios. Burbank, CA