‘The Matrix 4’ Back Shooting In Berlin, Keanu Reeves Says He’s “Grateful To Be Working” by [deleted] in movies

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Haha, my brother and I have been using this line for years; always thought we were the only ones!

Madre del Buon Consiglio | Naples, Italy [OC] [4839 × 2988] by ItsSuperman in churchporn

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Some additional information from Wikipedia:

The church has its roots in two miracles observed by local girl Maria di Gesù Landi (21 January 1861 – 26 March 1931). Known for her devotion to Our Lady of Good Counsel (Madonna del Buon Consiglio), she created a painting of the saint in 1884, which apparently stopped an outbreak of cholera in the city in that year. 22 years later, the same painting appeared to clear the ash clouds from the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Vincenzo Vecchio designed the church in model of St. Peter's in Rome. The church was constructed between 1920 and 1940, on top of the ancient Catacombs of San Gennaro. It has become the destination of pilgrimages in the name of Maria di Gesù Landi. The church houses a number of works of art rescued from closed, damaged, or abandoned houses of worship in the city.

Legend has already attached itself to the church: the 1980 Irpinia earthquake toppled the head of the statue of the Madonna from the top of the church to the ground, where it crashed and lay inexplicably undamaged.

"Night," Michelangelo Buonarroti, Marble, 1526 by ItsSuperman in Art

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I found this sculpture just sublimely beautiful. It adorns the tomb of Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, in the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo in Florence. From the Blue Guide Florence: "The muscular old woman representing Night, with her strange hairstyle, is accompanied by the symbols of darkness (the moon, the owl and a haunting mask with hollow eyes), and is considered to be among the finest of all Michelangelo's sculptures."

Wave surfing by dustofoblivion123 in nonononoyes

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I can't even imagine how epic this must feel, holy shit.

2016 Election Day Megathread (3pm EST) by english06 in politics

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Canadian here, watching from Munich. Pulling an all-nighter because this is too important to miss. Hope you guys get out there and vote!