The Finnish WWII soldier who used a truckload of meth to escape capture
I wouldn’t recommend it today.
War
Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart: The unkillable soldier
Incredibly lucky? Or incredibly unlucky? You decide.
‘A Short Vision’: how to make a cartoon about nuclear war
A concept that everyone needs to understand.
‘Threads’ (1984): the most horrifying, terrifying and realistic depiction of the end of the world
Turns out the end of the world can be even more bleak than you think.
‘Undercover’ with John Ford: the instructional film that gives tips for WWII spies behind enemy lines
Deception, disguise, and survival.
Omega: the Cold War-era prog band that blew minds behind the Iron Curtain
Equal parts Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, and East Bloc paranoia.
Red Meanies, Blue Meanies: The Cold War roots of The Beatles movie ‘Yellow Submarine’
The man in charge was a Czechoslovak-born German named Heinz Edelmann.
Cold War delirium and nuclear hysteria: Cheerfully insane KFC adverts from the 1960s
KFC once leaned into fear and surrealism.