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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

These fragments from a Roman villa in Spain are not from a mosaic but from a fresco. If you look closely you’ll see a grid of lines, many following the contour of the figures, much as tesserae do on mosaics. This trompe-l’oeil technique simulates mosaics. 1/ 🏺 1st-2nd c. Museo de Málaga 📸 me

Fragment of a fresco depicting part of a human face, mostly the eyes. Thin lines form a grid pattern, simulating the edges of tesserae.

Fresco fragment showing a naked torso of a woman, her legs and pubic area covered in a red himation (cloak). Her right hand carries a basket laden with fruit, which look like giant globes of grapes. Grapevine leaves appear in the background. A Dionysian scene. The faux tesserae grid lines follow the curves of the body.

Fresco fragment depicting some sort of half-human creature with wild hair and bare torso, gesturing upwards with his right hand and holding a branched stick with his left. The faux tesserae grid lines follow the curves of his garment and body.

Fresco fragment with the torso of perhaps a god with golden skin, a red himation flowing outwards and partially covering his or her legs. Perhaps Dionysos?

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Cover by Harry Anderson.

Journey into Unknown Worlds #27 (1954). On the cover, a man in a suit is walking through a cemetery at night. We can see that a vampire is in hiding, waiting for him to get close. The vampire is partially transformed, still the size of a man, but with wings and gray skin. He is also hairy, and there is drool coming off his fangs. "Somewhere waits the vampire!"

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Will Eisner's The Spirit from September 28, 1952. Art by Wally Wood & letters by Ben Oda.

The cover shows a rocket ship heading towards Earth, above the title "Return from the Moon." The Spirit's face, partially in shadow, is in the background.

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

THanks #HATM family. It was a good rewatching and I learned a lot from the comments and the exchanges. Always a great way to put an end to one week, before starting the next. We won't be joining you all next weekend, in LA to do a few museums and sites. All the best to you all.

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Gotta say that the close of this is really well done. The whole movie, and especially the music, was really well done. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We have had a few extra commercials so we are lagging a few minutes. NICE SHOT! Better than daggers by the senate! #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The fight scene being all in the dark, reemphasizes the undercover nature of this entire thing. PLUS this score...truly well-executed scene. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Another pickup from Baltimore Comic-Con. Stuffed with so much fantastic art art by @eric-powell-comics.bsky.social.

Eric Powell: Drawings, Sketches, & Such 2026. The cover features an image of the Goon, and Powell's signature.

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Mike 🚀🌕 @fumikechu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Love that he was one of them #HATM www.imdb.com/title/tt5177...

n real life, one of the lesser-known members of the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was Sir Christopher Lee. Lee was a step-cousin of Ian Fleming, and Fleming first suggested him for the title role in Dr. No (1962) while golfing together. The part went to Joseph Wiseman instead, but Lee ended up playing another Bond villain - Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). Also, Lee famously used his experience in the Ministry operations to educate Sir Peter Jackson, when filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy, on the "sound a man makes when he is stabbed in the back."

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now, this is a great way to cover the mess that is being made about the harbor, with her rendition of Mack the Knife. BUT - we get another commercial. or two...one for a horror flick. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM .

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"P.F.O." Love it. And to have the enlisted man go traitor on them is not cool. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now for Party Three - the boys in the boat, but different boys in the boat. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That's it cricket - not polo - dang it. FRIG I should have remembered that better. Seen this about five times now. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fortunately, the Prince is a much better polo player than shot. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Love this exchange as it captures the debate within Parliament and Churchill's challenge. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok, that slip into a commercial for male incontenance pads, was extremely abrupt. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now the creepy villain is going to find himself ensnared by the truth...that she changed on him. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The constant banter between the team is what helps make this movie. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes, this is the creepy Nazi bad guy that is hated even more as he continues to talk. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For more on Lindbergh see the Smithsonian Channel clip: #HATM youtu.be/ycHvBT6op5Q?...

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Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of 1940s Nazi Sympathizers

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Need to add, Grandfather was a WWII veteran. He had TB, so was not allowed overseas. Spent the war ferrying planes and shooting for the Army Air Corps competitive team #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So, one of the times I remember my grandfather laughing, was a Victor Borge record with a skit about a veteran who got his purple heart for being shot with an arrow. I think about that when I see this guy using his bow and arrow to take care of things. #MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The group within Westminster who wanted to sign some appeasement with the Nazi government had to have been absolutely exhausting for Churchill. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok, that was a beautiful car "That was FGC 360 - a dark blue 1938 Lagonda V12, also seen in green with white body sides." Per this forum: www.imcdb.org/v001931182.h...

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Lagonda LG 45 in The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok, wait, why did he say 'gentleman' when words exist for that in German? #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a pretty powerful set of teammates, and they have to go rescue one of those to make it all work. Nice Western-like music theme that adds a level of suspense to everything. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Major, That is enough cigars for any event. Then he swipes the lighter. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A cup of tea will set everything on the right. Especially when you go for the spirits. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not sure that this is the best interpretation of Churchill. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also, this is the way that I grew up believing was the way to take care of fascists. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

have to say that the opening tells you the tone of this movie. While based upon real events, there is great liberties taken with the storylines of this group. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1. Dthat on't have one for WWII; 2. Churchill; 3. A terrific roast, veggies, Yorkshire puddings that @fabugramma.bsky.social put together.

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An action packed #WWII movie, join us for this weekend's #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NICE! Haven't watched this in 40 years....gotta say, it has its problems, but still a film worth watching. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@herberthistory.bsky.social For best basketball movies, I would argue it has to be Full Court Miracle! #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Stiles - what about me. That was a different version of a song that would have fit here - What About Me? by Moving Pictures - a 1980s classic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzQK...

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Moving Pictures - What About Me (1982)

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ok, a great song by one of the top bands ever. #HATM

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Ritterton here and elsewhere! @ritterton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Finally, Scott, you asked the right person, and she is 100% valid in her condition for the dance. #HATM

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