Another contender for the most wisdom in the fewest words

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Happy Flag Day!

“So strong is tradition that later generations will dream of what they have never seen.” G.K. Chesterton, 29th May 1874 – 14th June 1936

"A Pictorial History of the U.S. Army" or "To Make Men Free" by Norman Rockwell, 1943 How far back do you trace your family history in the U.S. Army?

"On second thought, I guess I do like to brag. 'Cause I'm mighty proud of that Ragged Old Flag." Happy Flag Day my fellow Americans 🇺🇸

The conversation around the World Cup has done more to dispel the "America Bad" narrative that plagues online leftist spaces than any amount of charity ever could.

One of the most haunting scenes in Apocalypse Now — Captain Willard alone in his hotel room — was entirely unscripted. Martin Sheen, genuinely drunk, told the crew to just let the cameras roll. What followed was real: he punched an actual mirror, cutting his thumb, then broke down sobbing and attempted to attack director Francis Ford Coppola. The crew wanted to stop filming but Sheen insisted they keep going, later revealing he was battling a drinking problem and used the scene to confront his own inner demons. The moment was disclosed years later in a conversation between Sheen and Coppola, and is visible in the Redux version of the film

AKIRA (1988) might be the ultimate example of a movie where the title character isn’t the lead. Akira’s name is on the poster, but Kaneda and Tetsuo carry the story while Akira remains an almost mythical presence hanging over the entire film.

The final line of SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) was originally a placeholder. Billy Wilder & writer planned to replace it with something better, but never found anything they liked more. It ended up becoming one of the most famous closing lines in cinema.

Today is SUPERMAN DAY so a good time to revisit Max Fleischer's 1940s cartoon. The animation is decades ahead of its time.

THE SIMPSONS parodying THE SHINING (1980) in Treehouse of Horror V remains one of the show’s greatest spoofs. Somehow it manages to be a loving tribute to Stanley Kubrick’s classic while also packing in some of the funniest jokes in Simpsons history.

“And so, goodbye, from Mr. Good Guy.” RIP Gene Shalit, who did not do a guest voice on The Simpsons, but did appear as himself 3 times on The Critic, including in the pilot episode. @AlJean @MikeReissWriter

“If all movies were as thrilling [as Alien] I would happily spend all of my life in the movies.” Rest in peace, Gene Shalit 1926-2026

Franz Joseph, the quintessential Habsburg, and Theodore Roosevelt, the epitome of New York, met when TR came to Vienna in 1905. The former president asked KFJ what his role was as modern Monarch. “Protecting my people from their politicians,” he said.

“In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.” - C.S. Lewis in The Abolition of Man

Learn about the 1662 BCP readings for this Sunday--and about the vision of following Jesus in the historic Anglican eucharistic lectionary.