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TikTok pawnbroker claims to have found unseen ‘Rape of Nanking’ photos—but doubts raised (updated)

He said the pictures were too disturbing to show, but released some on Twitter

On Sep 1, 2022 by Camryn Garza

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‘Babylon Berlin’ is a big-budget cautionary tale against bigotry and excess

Germany's hottest TV show just arrived on Netflix.

On Feb 2, 2018 by Tess Cagle

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WWII pilot calls out Charlottesville neo-Nazis: ‘It reminded me of who I fought’

The 94-year-old former RAF pilot was not having it.

On Aug 13, 2017 by Chris Tognotti

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Germany to annul thousands of homosexuality convictions

The law will financially compensate the 5,000 remaining living men who were convicted.

On Mar 22, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

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New meme accuses the Cat in the Hat of history’s greatest assassinations

And you thought the movie was bad.

On Feb 16, 2017 by David Covucci

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That’s-a spicy meme-ball: Why pictures of Italy in World War 2 are taking over

Italy didn't do much in World War 2, and now we know why?

On Jan 25, 2017 by David Covucci

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Captain America fans protest new comic’s controversial twist by donating to Holocaust Museum

Some readers think Marvel crossed a bright line.

On May 30, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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New ‘Captain America’ comic throws Steve Rogers’s life as we knew it out the window

Marvel just upended Captain America's entire backstory.

On May 25, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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News station uses the worst possible stock photo for Yom Kippur

Oh no.

On Sep 23, 2015 by Miles Klee

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The Donald Trump homeless attack proves America needs better hate speech laws

Here's the disturbing reason two men attacked a homeless person in Trump's name—and what we can do about it.

On Aug 27, 2015 by Jayson Flores

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Disney accidentally insulted Japan on the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing

Someone really should have told Disney to check their calendar before wishing Japan an "unspecial" day.

On Aug 10, 2015 by Aja Romano

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Mike Huckabee thinks the Iran deal is like the Holocaust

As it turns out, he says this sort of thing a lot.

On Jul 27, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Confederate flag dead at 154 after long battle with common sense

A rich, stupid life.

On Jun 23, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Man uses more than 1 million Lego to recreate the ‘USS Missouri’

And he's not even done yet.

On Jun 21, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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Russia censors Pulitzer-winning graphic novel because of an anti-Nazi propaganda law

New law doesn't allow for context in portrayals of symbols of 'Nazi propaganda.'

On Apr 29, 2015 by Aja Romano