Love and Death

  • Crucifixion of Jesus (History)
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    Crucifixion of Jesus (History)

    Jesus of Nazareth sacrifices himself to atone for humanity's sins
  • Eleanor Crosses (Architecture)
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    Eleanor Crosses (Architecture)

    King Edward I erects a total of 12 monuments in memory of his deceased wife, Queen Eleanor of Castile, across England
  • Ilya Repin- Ivan the Terrible and His Son (Art History)

    Ilya Repin- Ivan the Terrible and His Son (Art History)

    A depiction of Ivan the Terrible's immediate horror and regret following the striking and killing of his son (perhaps mythologized)
  • The fake obituary of Alfred Nobel (History)

    The fake obituary of Alfred Nobel (History)

    A news article serves as the juxtaposition between the weapons of war and the celebration of humanity
  • Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman (Theater)

    Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman (Theater)

    In the backdrop of 1940s Brooklyn, the memory plays depicts the suicide of protagonist Willy Loman as the summation of betraying his family and the tragic failure of pursuing his (flawed) dreams
  • Robert Doisneau - The Kiss by the Hotel de Ville (Photography)

    Robert Doisneau - The Kiss by the Hotel de Ville (Photography)

    Simple fleeting love is anything but
  • Charles Laughton - The Night of the Hunter

    Charles Laughton - The Night of the Hunter

    A charlatan preacher weaponizes religion
  • Yukio Mishima - Patriotism (Literature)

    Yukio Mishima - Patriotism (Literature)

    Based on a real life coup failure in 1936
  • Nagisha Oshima - Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (Film)

    Nagisha Oshima - Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (Film)

    Nagisha Oshima's film follows a nymphomaniac woman who fails at every turn to gain the attention of the men around her who are obsessed with the violence of an impending gang war as a reflection of Japan's "death drive" in the postwar years. https://youtu.be/n1J9Migw-zQ?si=GL37Mg3xZFX3_mB3
  • The Doors - The End (Music)

    The Doors - The End (Music)

    Morrison's dynamic meanings of the song goes from identity rebirth to killing his father https://youtu.be/BXqPNlng6uI?si=uHdlJdleK1x8Fdtb
  • Jean Baudrillard - Symbolic Exchange and Death (Philosophy)

    Jean Baudrillard - Symbolic Exchange and Death (Philosophy)

    Jean Baudrillard explores how modern capitalism has killed everything, including death
  • Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver (Film)

    Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver (Film)

    The best movie ever is a neo-noir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5IligQP7Fo
  • Mick Jackson - Threads

    Mick Jackson - Threads

    One of two of the most anti-war films depicts the immediate and short-and-long-term horrors of nuclear war
  • Elem Klimov - Come and See

    Elem Klimov - Come and See

    One of two of the most anti-war films takes place during the Nazi occupation of Belarus
  • Jeff Buckley - Grace (Music)

    Jeff Buckley - Grace (Music)

    A masterpiece album evocative of a nuance, haunting, and mystical love