Best known as the man who sentenced Jesus to death, Pontius Pilate remains a controversial figure in both biblical and historical texts.Public DomainEcce Homo (Behold the Man) by Antonio Ciseri, c. 1860-1880.
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judaea, now modern-day Palestine and Israel, for roughly 10 years. Best remembered by history for his role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Pilate is a historical figure otherwise shrouded in mystery.
The SeaPod, built by Panama-based technology company Ocean Builders, is meant to be a self-sustaining, eco-restorative home that floats above the waves.CheapPontoon/TwitterA still from a Twitter video of the SeaPod’s collapse.
At its grand unveiling on September 22, a futuristic luxury model home meant to float on the water toppled over in front of an audience that included Panama’s president, Laurentino Cortizo. The SeaPod, developed by the ocean-innovation technology company Ocean Builders, was meant to be the first of many pieces of “revolutionary blue technology,” the company’s mission statement says, meant to make “the 72% of the world that is covered in water into an eco-sustainable paradise.
She once said, "I am living proof that a picture speaks a thousand words." And these vintage Raquel Welch pictures show exactly what she meant.Born Jo-Raquel Tejada in 1940 to a Bolivian father and an American mother in Chicago, actress Raquel Welch didn’t initially aspire to the movie stardom and sex symbol status she ultimately achieved. Her first love was actually ballet.
From age seven to 17, she gave her all to ballet lessons only to be heartbroken when her instructor insisted that she didn’t have the figure for it.
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Bad news, monotheists: you’re not even close to having a monopoly over the world’s narratives on purpose and morality. At present, it’s estimated that over 4,000 religions exist across the world, ranging from the well-established to the cult-like. Whatever your divine quest, it seems there’s a spiritual niche just for you. Here are six lesser known groups that have larger followings from around the world. Interesting Religions: Falun Gong Source: Minghui
The Shelby Family In Peaky Blinders Didn’t Actually Exist — And The Show Arguably Took Place A Few Decades Too Late Robert Viglasky/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd. & Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd. 2016/BBCThe real-life Peaky Blinders were far less powerful than their television counterparts.
The popular BBC drama Peaky Blinders stars Cillian Murphy as a man named Thomas Shelby and chronicles his time in a street gang called Peaky Blinders. It follows the character and his family members as they rise through the ranks, with Shelby eventually becoming a Member of Parliament.