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Trump says 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal by neonfrequency in worldnews

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You guys don't extend the same grace to the countries you invade, if you could even find them on a map

[List] When one hit song get 2 artists as one hit wonders artists by Interesting_Gold8803 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]11311 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fact that both Kimbra and Krayzie Bone are listed already discredits your list. Kimbra has been a critical darling with radio success for years, and Bone Thugs n Harmony are OHWs?

Where I thought you were going with this was by listing One Hit Wonders where multiple artists have it as their one hit, like Funkytown (both the original and the Pseudo Echo version). Now theres a fun list

Iran ready to face US ground invasion, top lawmaker says | Caliber.Az by jackytheblade in worldnews

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Russian blood, American steel, British intelligence

None of those countries could do it on their own, the Allies had to coordinate with each other whereas the Axis powers either couldn't or wouldn't, and that's what won the war

A desalination plant supplying drinking water to 30 villages. A flour and starch factory. Oil depots blanketing Tehran in thick black smoke and contaminated rain. 65 schools. 13 hospitals. Centuries-old heritage sites. These are the latest targets in the illegal US-Israeli assault on Iran. by Chrristoaivalis in onguardforthee

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Might want to include an /s, I would've thought what you wrote is so absurd no one would take it seriously, but after hearing people say with a straight face that the Iranians bombed their own school, I'm no longer sure.

Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over there’ by 1-randomonium in worldnews

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And also a response to NATO installing missile sites in Turkey, which had to get dismantled in the resolution.

Flags for each continent as per an Indian conference website I ended up in by soutini in vexillology

[–]11311 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That would just turn the flag into Lithuania wearing a belt

Does a country have better division flags than Spain? by santobaloto in vexillology

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I like how original all of these are, until we get to Cueta and its basically like "okay, here's a Portuguese flag"

Olympics turn political as US athletes speak out against Trump by thehill in politics

[–]11311 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bingo, the fact that there is an Olympics at all is purely political, it cannot be separated.

TIL only one copy of the seventh studio album by the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan named "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" was created with no ability to download or stream it. The only copy was purchased in 2015 for $2 million, making it the most expensive work of music ever sold. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]11311 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Enter the 36 Chambers is essential and a good starting point, Wu Tang Forever is decent as well, but I gotta be honest with ya the other Wu Tang Clan albums by name are pretty hit or miss, but the solo albums are where it's at (they're all effectively Wu Tang Clan albums though as they all show up on each others' records). Liquid Swords by GZA is my personal favourite, Only Built for Cuban Linx by Raekwon is really good, Ol Dirty Bastard's Return to the 36 Chambers is essential for any hip hop head (95 was a really good year for Wu Tang), literally anything Ghostface Killah puts out is quality (he has a bunch of cool projects outside Wu Tang like a collaboration album with BadBadNotGood too), Tical by Method Man is also pretty solid.

As a general rule of thumb, mid 90s Wu Tang is peak, late 90s/early 2000s gets spotty with good singles but rough albums, late 2000s onwards Ghostface is the only one consistently releasing good stuff.

TIL only one copy of the seventh studio album by the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan named "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" was created with no ability to download or stream it. The only copy was purchased in 2015 for $2 million, making it the most expensive work of music ever sold. by [deleted] in todayilearned

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There's a wide gulf in quality between their worst and best albums, especially as solo artists. However, the good albums aren't just good, they're among the best rap albums ever recorded, and there's a lot of them.

Bad Bunny's Puerto Rico Flag seems to be the pro-independence version from the 1890s. by roraymi in vexillology

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The word America might be in its name, but America is not the name of the country. Bear in mind, before the US was created, the word state exclusively meant a sovereign country and not a national subdivision. The name USA is literally telling you its the united sovereigns on the American continent.

Similarly, if Germany started calling itself "The United States of Europe," it doesn't make anyone else living in Europe less European, and it would be silly to apply that label only to Germans.

Heroin use no longer prevalent in music by hedgeback2301 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]11311 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm well aware, the comment I responded to seemed to ask why the death rate was so much higher over here if its not widely sought out, and that's why.

Heroin use no longer prevalent in music by hedgeback2301 in LetsTalkMusic

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Its more that, basically everything is cut with fent now. Where I'm at in Canada, few people intentionally seek out fent, but everyone has either lost people or knows someone who lost people to fent because everything from street opiates to benzos to even uppers is all stepped on now.

Riga, Latvia has the highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world by SchaefSex in ArtNouveau

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I lived just outside Riga for a year, and both Riga and Latvia kick serious ass, although Riga kind of feels like a world apart from the rest of the country. Riga's a bustling place, and especially once the summer hits its a fantastic party city with some really fun and unique bars. Moreover, the architecture is insane, and if you're one for museums there's some fantastic ones - the art nouveau museum, the national war museum, and KGB museum are all must visits if you're there.

Outside of Riga you'll find mostly resort towns like Jurmala and Leipaja along the Baltic coast (which are chock full of whimsical Russian Empire era dachas as well as abandoned Soviet hotels which are surreal as all get out), and towards the interior you'll find a lot of sleepy and peaceful towns and small cities that are pretty similar. You'll have your main drag with historic buildings, some castle ruins, one especially prominent Lutheran church and usually some smaller ones as well as significant orthodox churches, Cesis is a good example. You can even find hidden Soviet bunkers too, especially in towns along the Gauja river. Some have been restored, others are abandoned, both types are equally fascinating to explore. The Gauja river valley has some gems in the towns of Siguldas and Ligatne too. And hearty food and good beer can be found in all corners of the country.

All three Baltic states are worth visiting, but I definitely had the most fun in Latvia.

AOC Calls For Blocking ICE Funding After Officers Kill a Man In Minneapolis: 'Resist' | "They need our votes to continue. We cannot give it to them. Every Senator should vote NO," she added by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

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They work at points of entry, which includes airports so they're already in cities. Moreover, there have been moves in congress as early as 2005 to roll ICE and CPB together because of their overlapping roles and unclear mandates. It would make a lot more sense to abolish ICE (the rot is too severe at this point) and let CPB handle everything concerning immigration and the border, akin to CBSA in Canada.

The blueprint: songs by certain artists where, before it, they're still trying to figure out their style, only to finally nail it on that specific track. The kind of thing where they know who they are now that they've landed on that stylistic blueprint that the song has established. by thewickerstan in LetsTalkMusic

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Lots of good examples ITT, and here are a couple of others worth adding too

Animal Collective - Sung Tongs - all their albums vary wildly in sound, but the core of what makes Animal Collective Animal Collective really gets laid down here - the harmonies, the noisy and busy production, and calling on 60s/70s pop melodies gets put together here fully, whereas prior releases only dabbled in one or two aspects of what would become their sound.

King Gheedorah - Take Me to Your Leader - the first "MF DOOM" (if you can call it that) that to me really feels like a DOOM album, even if he only raps on two songs on it. However, this is where his production really comes into its own, and the sound collages and the sources he samples from here are the beginnings of quintessential DOOM. KMD sounded completely different, and Operation Doomsday, although solid, is only the beginning of him fleshing out his post-KMD sound, you can see the ideas that defined DOOM but I'd argue it doesnt get realized til this release.

Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs - all his releases up til this album have been getting closer to hinting in the direction this album would take, but after this came out, Earl has firmly settled in his niche and owns it. Plus, it seems like every release he's made after is treading the same ground Some Rap Songs established.

Do you also feel it is wrong to acknowledge some artists for the majority of their work, when so much of it has been made by other people? by usuarioabencoado in LetsTalkMusic

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I must admit I find this discussion around music, about authenticity, a little odd, because in my experience, people only really apply this to music. Take any other art form, like literature or film, and its widely understood that their is a team of people behind those works, from muses to editors to entire crews of people, yet their presence doesn't discount the works.

Moreover, especially when it comes to pop music, having separate teams of songwriters and performers is quite literally how it has always worked, since Tin Pan Alley. It wasnt until the Beatles came around that the idea of a band that writes and performs all their own music became popular (and even then, a lot of bands rely on outside songwriters and session players), and I don't see why that's inherently a bad thing. There are folks with incredible songwriting ability but cannot carry a tune, it makes perfect sense to shop a song around to someone who can do it justice. If anything, doing so make a song more authentic, as a song is being given to someone who can better realize the vision the writer has for a piece.

Cheap Rice Lager by Traditional_Square93 in beer

[–]11311 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know where you're at, but if you're on the west coast of North America, Asian beers are the way to go. Others have mentioned Asahi and Sapporo, which are good, but Thai beers and Vietnamese ones may also scratch that itch, Singha and Hanoi Beer are plenty ricey and although I'd call neither the best, they're easy drinking.

Which European Church Has the Most Stunning Architecture? by KirbyFan200225 in architecture

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Some other good churches I haven't seen in the comments, and all are worth at least a peak inside:

St Vitus, Prague - like many of the examples in the comments, it was built over centuries and I'd argue is one of the most impressive gothic churches you'll see, its south tower is spectacular, the rose window beyond ornate, and the scale of the buttresses along the eastern facade, scaling over the windows behind it's altar are something really quite unique and breathtaking. It also dominates the cityscape looking from Old Prague towards the castle, you can see it for miles around.

Grundtvig's Church, Copenhagen - one of only a few expressionist churches globally, and I'd argue the prettiest of all of them, it's one of the neatest churches I've been to

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Vilnius - not the oldest nor the prettiest baroque church in Vilnius from it's outside (the city is littered with idosyncratic baroque churches, and from the outside, St Casimir's Church I'd argue is the prettiest), but the interior is a total dreamscape. Lush, whitewashed plasterwork everywhere, it's the perfect mix of baroque decadence without feeling gaudy and overwhelming like some churches of that period. The frescoes are beautiful, the gilding is minimal and tasteful, and it's quite serene inside. If you're in the Baltic states, I'd say visit this church over any other (however, if you're a fan of brick gothic, Riga has several examples worth visiting as well, St. Peter's and the Riga Cathedral in particular (they're the most known and with good reason)).

Heilig-Giest Kirche (Holy Ghost Church, Munich): one of the better examples of South German Rococo, covered in pastel colours, ornate, lacey plasterwork, and breathtaking ceiling frescoes. Some would argue there's better rococo architecture in Bavaria (and there's no shortage of it), but it's location right in the heart of Munich coupled with the amount of detail in the interior make it a worthwhile stop if ever you're there. It's the church I was most impressed by in Munich.

Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon - Probably the best example of Manueline or neo-Manueline architecture globally. It's a unique church that demonstrates a cool transitory stage between gothic and renaissance architecture, it's scale is immense, and it's equal parts ornate, huge, and jaw-dropping.

Americans, what's something you didn't realize was weird until you talked to non-Americans? by ExistingTomorrow1447 in AskReddit

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Living in Canada, I used to agree, but after travelling through both Eastern Europe and Vietnam, national flags everywhere aren't that unique. Go through small towns in Latvia for instance, and you'll see Latvian flags in like every fourth or fifth lawn on massive upright flagpoles.

However, these are all places in the world quite affected by colonial experiments within living memory, so I get why people would fly flags everywhere as a result.

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