Also, besides the utterly assholish behaviour of Universal, why the feck is Odysseus sailing a viking ship of all things? There are sailing replicas of Greek vessels, but maybe their owners had the good sense to tell Universal to go fuck themselves?
Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ sparked unexpected controversy when one of the Viking ships used during production, an authentic, hand‑built replica owned by a small maritime heritage non‑profit, was returned with significant structural damage. The vessel, normally maintained through volunteer labor and modest donations, had been loaned out under the assumption that a major studio would treat it with care and cover any repairs. Instead, the organization found cracked planks, warped ribs, and a ruined sail system that would cost more than their annual operating budget to fix.
The non‑profit reached out to the production team repeatedly, hoping for a straightforward reimbursement or at least a conversation. What they encountered instead was silence. Emails went unanswered, calls were redirected, and the studio’s representatives insisted the damage was “pre‑existing,” despite photographic documentation taken before filming. For a group dedicated to preserving Viking‑age craftsmanship, the dismissal felt not just financially devastating but deeply disrespectful.
As the story spread among local historians and maritime enthusiasts, frustration grew. Volunteers who had spent years restoring the ship felt betrayed, watching a Hollywood epic profit from their work while leaving them with a broken artifact they could no longer sail or display. The incident became a symbol of the imbalance between massive film productions and the small cultural institutions they rely on, raising uncomfortable questions about responsibility, preservation, and the true cost of cinematic authenticity.
The damaged Viking ship had actually been restored using traditional clinker‑building techniques, meaning every plank was hand‑shaped and overlapped the next, so repairing even a “small” crack requires a specialist craftsman and days of labor. That’s why the non‑profit wasn’t just upset about the cost; the damage erased work done with skills that only a handful of artisans still practice today.
#archaeohistories
Who said AI is all bad? 🤣
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Karoline Leavitt, you brainless cum-dumpster Trump whore, "whether or not Russia feeds Iran intel to slaughter our troops, it doesn't fucking matter"? Eat a bag of dicks, you empty-headed bimbo. Your only skill is deepthroating MAGA cock and parroting whatever the orange retard whispers while real threats fuck America sideways. Go choke on Putin's balls, you worthless national security cumrag.
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Anyone else who shuts down videos the second you recognise one of those AI narrators? They annoy the crap out of me.
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As a swede, I have never really considered Sabaton to be a real band, rather just some war-glorifying bunch of hillbillies doing quite pretentious crap. Coming across this track rocked me a bit, their music is still not my goto genre, but this IS powerful. youtu.be/HgGhhnQB1gw?si=WgRn…
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To balance this off, here's some *really* good Swedish music. Imperiet's awesome interpretation of Bellman's "Märk hur vår skugga". This song was composed sometime between 1780-1790... youtu.be/ssqmu-MYwBQ?si=15QU…
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As sad Wednesday Boozeday today. Monday afternoon a colleague and friend died in a motorcycle accident, and I'm having problems just getting to grips with us not gonna be arguing over stupid work shit ever again. So tonight I am getting drunk for him. Cheers buddy. 🍻♥️
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Heh, just saw a hawk strike a pigeon right outside my driveway. It looked up and met my eyes (those stark yellow bird of prey eyes, so beautiful!) and then took off with the pigeon in his claws. Grade A Attenborough moment from my own front porch!
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I saw this funny game on another corner of x last night. So @grok , who is the most famous person or profile who has visited my profile?
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