“Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me.” -Pete Conrad, Third Man on the Moon. Spoke these words as he stepped foot on the lunar surface.
“Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me.” -Pete Conrad, Third Man on the Moon. Spoke these words as he stepped foot on the lunar surface.
Pyramids are all over the world. Built by numerous civilizations. Join us as we explore what exactly classifies a structure as a pyramid, the who and why of their construction and did Egyptians travel to South America? Perhaps the Mongoose Equation can help us answer that one…
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This week we look at one of history’s most taboo topics: Cannibalism and Human Sacrifice. WARNING: EPISODE CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS. Listen, subscribe, and follow us on Facebook, or Twitter @Nerdonomy!
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Last week, my NoF cohost Bryan and I went to see Amour. If you’re not already aware (for shame, reader), this is one of the big nominees for this year’s Academy Awards. It’s going up for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture. It already won Best Foreign Language Film for the Golden Globes this year. That in itself is reason to consider seeing this movie, even if you aren’t a fan of foreign film.
American Slavery Was Not A Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It Was A Holocaust. My Ancestors Are Slaves. Stolen From Africa. I Will Honor Them.
-Spike Lee via Twitter, 12/22/12 10:18pm
Those were the words that Spike Lee used to disparage Quentin Tarantino’s new epic film Django Unchained. The plot centers around a slave who is freed and becomes a bounty hunter. He then embarks on a mission to rescue his wife from a sadistic plantation owner. That’s about all that Spike Lee knows about the movie since he has not seen it and will not see it.