The last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire - Dustin Tahmahkera 06:25 The last banana_ A thought experiment in probability - Leonardo Barichello 04:10 The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang 06:04 The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal 05...
the first feudal military government in Japan was established by Minamotono Yoritomo in 1192, samurai started to be treated as a loyal retainer who officially served Shogun, the military commander
The Samurai Class enjoyed unrivalled power during the Ashikaga Shogunate, which only increased during the Sengoku Jidei (Era of Warring States); the Daimyo, or Samurai Lords, had absolute power in their own domains. This was all brought to an end with the unification of Japan, a process ...
Then there was the pacifist postwar Showa. This era was dominated by economic recovery, followed by a hegemonic economic bubble powered by new technology, and pop culture. It was the era of Sony, Nintendo, and Honda; but also Godzilla, Hello Kitty, and anime. In other words, Japan first ...
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The 1970s were perhaps the grossest chapter of recorded time, an era wherein the previous decade’s flower power rotted on the vine and a politically engaged, protest-minded youth culture dissolved into an atmosphere of distinctly hostile decadence. By the time The Joy of Sex, with its ...
“I was a Male War Bride” (1949) – One of the better examples of a love-hate relationship I’ve seen in Hollywood movies, where both partners (played by Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan) constantly try to one-up each other in the most showoff-y way possible, which gets on the other’...
A heart wrenching, emotional journey, End of the Road remains a favourite of karaoke singers, anybody doing a musical salute to the end of an era, and people who love performing rumbling, deep bass spoken interludes. Stats: Number 1 in the US, UK, and Australia. Penalty Points: Ten ...
Admittedly, I’m a big old comic book nerd and grew up in an era where the X-Men were the coolest super heroes out there, but I think this would still be my fave brawler beyond the marketing due to its unique set up. The original X-Men arcade beat-em-up was massive and featured...
While Yamamoto routinely crossed the 170-inning mark in Japan, Sasaki has never thrown even 130 innings in a season. Arm issues this year limited him to 111 innings and likely contributed to slightly diminished velocity and overall stuff. He was still plenty productive, but his 2.35 ERA, 1...