The word grotesque comes from the same Latin root as “grotto”, meaning a small cave or hollow. The expression comes from the unearthing and rediscovery of ancient Roman decorations in caves and buried sites in the 15th century. These “caves” were in fact rooms and corridors of the Domus Aurea, the unfinished palace complex started by Nero after the great fire from 64 AD.
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The comedy called A Thief Catcher was made in 1914 and was missing for so many years that Chaplin’s appearance in it as a buffoon policeman had been forgotten.
The 10-minute movie was discovered by the American cinema historian, Paul Gierucki, who bought a can of old film marked “Keystone” at an antiques sale in Michigan.
The 22 statistics detailed here prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in America.
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at a staggering rate. Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most prosperous middle class in the history of the world, but now that is changing at a blinding pace.
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Have absolutely no idea why, as I haven’t heard her music or seen her face in months (or at least weeks), but every dream I had last night involved sexual situations with Christina Aguilera. And I’m not complaining, that girl is freaky! I think she gave me the deepest and sexiest dream kisses I’ve ever experienced before, and sweet whispering promises in my ear that made me wake up feeling a little “stiff”, if you know what I’m sayin’?!
CONSPIRAPORN! 