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more about #alternatehistory Chryse87: If Christoph Waltz doesn't get the Best Supporting Oscar (or at least a nom) there is truly no justice in the world. I can't recall a film that had a ... more » Briareosdx: My theory on the movie is that it was mis-marketed. I went into it expecting something like a psycho-Tarantino-style Dirty Dozen, which is how the fil... more » ghelary: Ok, lets starts with the beginning, I'm French and I live in Paris. As a consequence, my perception of it is very different from what Americans may ha... more » TheHacker: It's "Stolz der Nation", not Stoltz. Just FYI. more » gorehound: I have a large library of scifi and WW2 books all of them paper and many are 1st editions.I also am jewish and my father was a partisan who ended up ... more » redpiller: One thing no one mentioned is how awesome and tension-filled every scene with the Jew Hunter was. The opening scene alone was worth admission. Waltz... more » korybing: Can someone explain to me how this movie could be considered anti-Semetic? Other than it shows Jews being violent? The Jews were the badass heroes of ... more » Fortunateson1969: Beware us Stealth Jews. We Jews of red and blonde hair...Some might call us "wannabes" or "halfsies"...but I think of us as sleeper cells... more » Byronotron: yeah, this film was great. and being a german jew it was great to watch those natzees buuuuurrrrn. more » jaredgibbs: Don't understand the hate for this film. I thought it was in the top ten of 2009. Thoroughly enjoyed it... AND I'm a hard bastard to please.. more » Mike White: Roth with that outfit and cigarette looks like such a douche. more » acrobatic rabbit: I was incredibly disappointed in this movie. The dialogue was total crap. And the Basterds themselves were just a sidenote, IMO. I wanted more of that... more » Jonny_eh: How could anyone criticize this movie as anti-semetic? Speaking as a Jew, I don't hesitate to classify it as Jewish revenge fantasy porn. It was awesome! more » Pessimippöpötåmus: I can't believe how superfluous and unnecessary the Americans were in the movie. more » ManchuCandidate: Killing Hitler in 1944 probably would have been the worst thing for the Allies in WW2 as most of Nazi Germany's strategic mistakes were caused in larg... more » Loserface: I thought Aldo Raine was part Jewish and Native American -- not white. more » ceti: Ted Rall detailed a far more likely scenario of Gore winning a disputed election given the corporate forces arrayed against him from the start: [www.c... more » Klebert L. Hall: "and Hurricane Katrina has a less disastrous outcome" Absurdly unlikely. -Kle. more » NotChoinski: Scarier Alternate Alternate: Gore dies in the Pentagon on 9/11 and Lieberman becomes President. more » Batmanuel: For most of this decade, I've had a sneaking suspicion that we're living in the evil Mirror Universe timeline where everything went horribly wrong, so... more » -
#dvdreview
Tarantino Explores His Alternate World War II For "Inglourious Basterds" DVD
If you saw Inglourious Basterds in theaters, you may have missed a lot of the sly references in this weird alternate history of World War II. The DVD is packed with cool trivia, plus a very strange interview with Tarantino. More » -
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An Alternate History of the Decade, Starring President Al Gore
As part of its reflection on the last ten years, Newsweek wonders how American politics might have been different different if Al Gore had won Bush v. Gore and been sworn in as president of the United States. More » -
#conceptart
Maps of Zombie Outbreaks Throughout History
The overwhelming popularity of zombies may be a relatively recent phenomenon, but in alternate timelines, zombie attacks have been a problem for centuries. These alternate history maps outline the geography these undead epidemics and the measures taken to combat them. More » -
#books
Pavane Is Alternate History's Lost Masterpiece
Looking for a stocking stuffer this holiday season that's a bit off the beaten path? Want to discover a forgotten classic of alternate history? Then you might want to give the 1968 novel Pavane by Keith Roberts a try. More » -
#dinodday
The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
After Nazi scientists bring dinosaurs back from the dead, Hitler's occupation of France is bolstered by the might of Tyrannosaurs and Triceratops. It's then up to the US forces to make dinosaurs extinct once again. More » -
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"Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
Most people first heard of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie after their robot-overlord song "The Humans Are Dead" became an internet sensation. And their HBO show "Flight of the Conchords" was almost a scifi epic - with dinosaurs and astronauts! More » -
#afternoonreading
What If the Beatles Never Broke Up?
Christopher Bird imagines an alternate reality where the Beatles stage an impromptu concert on SNL in 1976 and continue to make beautiful music. How might the face of music, television, and politics have changed if the Beatles had stuck around? More » -
#conceptart
The Nazi UFO-Fighting Soviet Megaplane That Never Was
During an early voyage of the experimental Kalinin K-7, the aircraft crashed, killing fourteen passengers and forcing Stalin to scrap the project. But an artist has reimagined an alternate history where the Soviet flying fortress takes on Nazi flying saucers. More » -
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#poll
Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
There's nothing scarier than deja vu: that feeling that everything we've seen before will keep coming back over and over again, until your head dissolves. Which overused trope are you most sick of: zombies, vampires, alt-universes, post-apocalyptic worlds or steampunk? More » -
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Airship Greets a Time-Traveling Mayflower in New York Harbor
What if the pilgrims arrived in America to discover a more advanced civilization than they ever imagined? This striking image of the Mayflower II, escorted by a Navy airship, suggests an alternate history of the pilgrims' landing. [Thanks, Marilyn!] -
#maps
How the Victorians Imagined An Ideal London
In 1865, an antiquarian named John Leighton proposed a surefire way to eliminate expensive cab fares in London: Convert the entire city to a hexagon grid, eliminating the twisty streets cab drivers used to extend rides and drive up costs. More » -
#bookreview
Steampunk Zombies of the Seattle Apocalypse
Confederate airships! Mad scientists! Zombies! Goggles! Cherie Priest's Boneshaker is a veritable grab bag of subgenre tropes. But, fortunately, it's far less about clockwork and brass than it is about human adaptability and the shifting nature of the American Dream.
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#ralphnader
Did Ralph Nader Write The Weirdest Science Fiction Story Of The Year?
Today sees the publication of Ralph Nader's utopian future/alternate history, Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us! The 736-page epic ends with third parties winning elections, corporations being neutered, and America being saved. Oh, and Yoko Ono creates a mind-expanding logo. More » -
#foundfootage
Rewriting History Always Leads To Serial Killer Rampages — It's The Law
Call it the Butterfly Radio: in Frequency, a guy discovers his old ham radio can talk to his dead father, 30 years ago. And this causes endless time-paradoxes, including a serial killer. Good thing the 1960s dad is Dennis Quaid. More » -
#interview
Templar, Arizona's Spike Talks Alt History and Extreme Subcultures
In Templar, Arizona, Spike Trotman fills a fictional city with bizarre subcultures, TV shows, and tourists attractions from another universe. We talk to her about Templar's real and fictional inspirations, and why you won't see cell phones in her Arizona.
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#foundfootage
Rutger Hauer Dies In The Rain Once More. Only This Time, He's A Righteous Nazi
Another great moment in Rutger Hauer history is Fatherland, the TV movie version of the novel about an alternate history where Germany won World War II. Yep, Tarantino's not the first to create a cinematic alternate World War II. More » -
#inglouriousbasterds
Quentin Tarantino's Spin Through Alternate History
This week sees the release of Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's gory World War II revenge flick. But audiences won't just see Nazi-scalping action; they'll also watch Tarantino dip his toes into the waters of alternate history. Spoilers below... More » -
#alternatehistory
See The Maps Hitler Liked To Dream Of
Wondering what the world would have looked like if Germany had won the Second World War? These maps of a world that could have been offer two glimpses of the united fascist Europe we fought to avoid. More » -
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An "Alternate History For Newbies" Primer Makes A Stab At Creating An Allohistory Canon
Interested in diving into alternate history fiction? The Onion AV Club has an unusual recommendation: steer clear of both Philip Roth and Harry Turtledove, and start with a Pulitzer-nominated but seldom-discussed 1972 novel instead. More » -
#webcomicreview
"Templar, Arizona" Feeds Us Cavy Burgers and Survival Cultists in an Alternate Universe
In Templar, Arizona, Charlie "Spike" Troutman takes on a tour through her alternate Arizona, a world slightly and bizarrely askew from our own. It's a tumultuous universe, stocked with extreme subcultures, terrifying public artwork, and the legal consumption of panda. More »
