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Ken · May 22, 2018

Mr. Serotonin said:

On this day in 2004, Michael Moore’s documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 beats out 18 other films to win the coveted Palme d’Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It became the first documentary to triumph at Cannes since The Silent World, co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle, won the Palme d’Or in 1956.

The director Quentin Tarantino, president of the Cannes jury, announced the winner in front of an appreciative crowd at the Grand Theatre Lumiere. The previous week, an audience in that same theater gave the film a standing ovation after its screening. It was a surprise win, not least because the Cannes festival had historically shunned documentaries. Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Silent World were two of only three nonfiction films to be allowed in competition in more than five decades.

Moore’s film was a fierce critique of the foreign policy decisions made by the presidential administration of George W. Bush, principally its response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and its decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld came under the harshest fire from Moore, who had caused a stir the previous year for his anti-war comments during his acceptance of the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for Bowling for Columbine.

Miramax Films, the production company that financed Fahrenheit 9/11, was originally set to distribute the film, until its parent company, Walt Disney, blocked it from doing so. The ensuing controversy reportedly led to the 2005 split between Disney and Miramax founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein. When it was eventually distributed by Lion’s Gate, Fahrenheit 9/11 earned some $119 million at the U.S. box office.

Dog with a Blog · May 22, 2018

EmmanuelSCastle said:

I'm a terrible person that lashes out when hungry and it's easily one of my worst traits as a human being otherwise I'd love to do a juice cleanse type thing

No offense, but I’ve always felt like this is as much a bullshit excuse for being an asshole as the people who are douche bags and blame it on not having coffee. It’s a choice imo

Mr. Serotonin · May 22, 2018

Ken said:

On this day in 2004, Michael Moore’s documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11 beats out 18 other films to win the coveted Palme d’Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It became the first documentary to triumph at Cannes since The Silent World, co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle, won the Palme d’Or in 1956.

The director Quentin Tarantino, president of the Cannes jury, announced the winner in front of an appreciative crowd at the Grand Theatre Lumiere. The previous week, an audience in that same theater gave the film a standing ovation after its screening. It was a surprise win, not least because the Cannes festival had historically shunned documentaries. Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Silent World were two of only three nonfiction films to be allowed in competition in more than five decades.

Moore’s film was a fierce critique of the foreign policy decisions made by the presidential administration of George W. Bush, principally its response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and its decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld came under the harshest fire from Moore, who had caused a stir the previous year for his anti-war comments during his acceptance of the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for Bowling for Columbine.

Miramax Films, the production company that financed Fahrenheit 9/11, was originally set to distribute the film, until its parent company, Walt Disney, blocked it from doing so. The ensuing controversy reportedly led to the 2005 split between Disney and Miramax founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein. When it was eventually distributed by Lion’s Gate, Fahrenheit 9/11 earned some $119 million at the U.S. box office.

Rob Hughes · May 22, 2018

Ken said:

On this day in 1455, the Yorkists defeated King Henry VI’s Lancastrian forces at St. Albans, 20 miles northwest of London. Many Lancastrian nobles perished, including Edmund Beaufort, the duke of Somerset, and the king was forced to submit to the rule of his cousin, Richard of York. The dynastic struggle between the House of York, whose badge was a white rose, and the House of Lancaster, later associated with a red rose, would stretch on for 30 years.

Both families, closely related, claimed the throne through descent from the sons of Edward III, the king of England from 1327 to 1377. The first Lancastrian king was Henry IV in 1399, and rebellion and lawlessness were rife during his reign. His son, Henry V, was more successful and won major victories in the Hundred Years War against France. His son and successor, Henry VI, had few kingly qualities and lost most of the French land his father had conquered. At home, chaos prevailed and lords with private armies challenged Henry VI’s authority. At times, his ambitious queen, Margaret of Anjou, effectively controlled the crown.

In 1453, Henry lapsed into insanity, and in 1454 Parliament appointed Richard, duke of York, as protector of the realm. Henry and York’s grandfathers were the fourth and third sons of Edward III, respectively. When Henry recovered in late 1454, he dismissed York and restored the authority of Margaret, who saw York as a threat to the succession of their son, Prince Edward. York raised an army of 3,000 men, and in May the Yorkists marched to London. On May 22, 1455, York met Henry’s forces at St. Albans while on the northern road to the capital. The bloody encounter lasted less than an hour, and the Yorkists carried the day. The duke of Somerset, Margaret’s great ally, was killed, and Henry was captured by the Yorkists.

After the battle, Richard again was made English protector, but in 1456 Margaret regained the upper hand. An uneasy peace was broken in 1459, and in 1460 the Lancastrians were defeated, and York was granted the right to ascend to the throne upon Henry’s death. The Lancastrians then gathered forces in northern England and in December 1460 surprised and killed York outside his castle near Wakefield.

York’s son Edward reached London before Margaret and was proclaimed King Edward IV. In March 1461, Edward won a decisive victory against the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton, the bloodiest of the war. Henry, Margaret, and their son fled to Scotland, and the first phase of the war was over.

Yorkist rivalry would later lead to the overthrow of Edward in 1470 and the restoration of Henry VI. The next year, Edward returned from exile in the Netherlands, defeated Margaret’s forces, killed her son, and imprisoned Henry in the Tower of London, where he was murdered. Edward IV then ruled uninterrupted until his death in 1483. His eldest son was proclaimed Edward V, but Edward IV’s brother, Richard III, seized the crown and imprisoned Edward and his younger brother in the Tower of London, where they disappeared, probably murdered. In 1485, Richard III was defeated and killed by Lancastrians led by Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

Henry Tudor was proclaimed King Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Henry was the grandson of Catherine of Valois, the widow of Henry V, and Owen Tudor. In 1486, he married Edward IV’s daughter Elizabeth of York, thereby uniting the Yorkist and Lancastrian claims. This event is seen as marking the end of the War of Roses; although some Yorkists supported in 1487 an unsuccessful rebellion against Henry, led by Lambert Simnel. The War of Roses left little mark on the common English people but severely thinned the ranks of the English nobility.

Great great great great great great uncle henry was a loser, my mum told me

Your Milkshake · May 22, 2018

CarpetElf said:

fuck the olds

theyre all donald trumps

Ken · May 22, 2018

Mr. Serotonin said:

ComedownMachine · May 22, 2018

Dirty Sanchez said:

You are old at age 63.
Before then STFU

@Dog with a Blog is old as fuck though. No debating that.

angrycandy · May 22, 2018

today is both Morrissey's and Naomi Campbells' birthday

fuck those people!

SlappinCups · May 22, 2018

Dog with a Blog said:

Not according to this guy

what does slam dunks mean here

Rob Hughes · May 22, 2018

ComedownMachine said:

@Dog with a Blog is old as fuck though. No debating that.

How old is he in human years and how does that equate to dog years

Dirty Sanchez · May 22, 2018

ComedownMachine said:

@Dog with a Blog is old as fuck though. No debating that.

E***** *** ages you 40 years

Mr. Serotonin · May 22, 2018

Dog with a Blog · May 22, 2018

SlappinCups said:

what does slam dunks mean here

Well it don’t have to do with basketball

ComedownMachine said:

@Dog with a Blog is old as fuck though. No debating that.

Yeah, I’m your daddy

Dog with a Blog · May 22, 2018

Dirty Sanchez said:

E***** *** ages you 40 years

Bruh dat da fountain of youth

Dog with a Blog · May 22, 2018

Mr. Serotonin said:

lmao this is awful

Rob Hughes · May 22, 2018

Mr. Serotonin said:

Foreplay be like

SlappinCups · May 22, 2018

what did naomi campbell do?

angrycandy · May 22, 2018

Mr. Serotonin said:

why am I laughing so hard

Mr. Serotonin · May 22, 2018

Dog with a Blog said:

Bruh dat da fountain of youth

angrycandy · May 22, 2018

SlappinCups said:

what did naomi campbell do?

she's just awful

Dirty Sanchez · May 22, 2018

Did he just do a gif from family guy

angrycandy · May 22, 2018

he doesn't even care

you knew what you were getting into grandma

Mr. Serotonin · May 22, 2018

Dirty Sanchez said:

Did he just do a gif from family guy

Don't talk about me like i'm not here.

ChaseTx · May 22, 2018

I last worked out on Saturday and I just realized I'm probably not going today or tomorrow either :( And then Friday I'm going to @dadbolt 's so it's looking like I'll only get to work out Thursday this week

angrycandy · May 22, 2018

Dirty Sanchez said:

Did he just do a gif from family guy

yeah that new cool show on FOX

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