If we’re talking about something actually classified as popular culture, as opposed to “high” art, that would have to be the sci fi illustrations of Albert Robida.

You can still see his influence in film and comics.  A classic example of how you can be a great artist and still be a terrible human being.

And for his next trick, he is ordering the tide not to come in.

The last RX-7 was beautiful. Sure, it was a 60's vintage Lotus clone, but you know what, there’s not a single thing wrong with that.

If it is a useless money pit to the Danes, why wouldn’t it be a useless money pit for any other owner?

As they say, hindsight is 20/20, but it means, if anything, the current crop of Neo-Nazis are worse that the originals, because they know how it all went down and they still go, “Yep, let’s try that again!”

Name a religion (or anything, for that matter) that isn’t chock full of hypocrisy?

They also kill a lot of people in war, but it’s generally accepted that you shouldn’t go around killing people either.

Because when wealthy people die, then it’s a serious problem.

They seem opposed to any government interference in people’s lives, unless it makes someone else’s life miserable.

Because people love a good freak show.

Make no mistake, I’m not trying to justify slavery in any way, shape, or form.  Just pointing out a tendency to think that if you aren’t one of those wicked Americans, you’re off the hook (Canadian here).  You are absolutely right that we should clean up our own laundry.

Make no mistake, I’m not trying to justify slavery in any way, shape, or form.  Just pointing out a tendency to think that if you aren’t one of those wicked Americans, you’re off the hook (Canadian here).  You are absolutely right that we should clean up our own laundry.

Her ancestors probably had a hand in ridding her country of all those “undesireables.”

As I see it, if you want to take credit for the good things in your ancestry, you’ve better be prepared to responsibility for the bad stuff.

A lot of people seem to have fooled themselves into thinking that slavery is a purely American evil. I used to work for an English woman who swore up and down that the English never kept slaves, which of course, they did. Just about every civilization has had slaves at some point. The American South just took a little…

For black & white Lego, you could probably do a whole series based on The Twilight Zone.

I kind of want one too now.

Eh, it’s been done...

I think a little reality check is in order. Sure, Pinninfarina has designed some of the sexiest sports cars on the planet, but they are first and foremost a design company. They have applied their talents to everything from garbage trucks to toasters.    There is no purity to defend.