https://freerepublic.com/tag/bradpittismalcolmx/ en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 17:28:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379839/posts There are a number of questions regarding the whole Odyssey saga. One is how somebody as smart as Christopher Nolan got entangled with woke nonsense in the first place. (And yes, Nolan is smart – anybody who could take a storyline as convoluted as that of Memento and make it not only comprehensible but enthralling to the average audience is no slouch when it comes to intellect.) Another is why he felt compelled to pick up wokism just as it’s collapsing in the culture at large. It’s May 1945 in the Wachenbunker and everybody else is fleeing – but here... American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379839/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2026 17:28:10 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379652/posts Alec Baldwin didn't take kindly to Elon Musk disparaging Lupita Nyong'o's looks over her casting as Helen of Troy in the upcoming film The Odyssey based on Homer's epic poem. The Tesla CEO grumbled that Nyong'o couldn't play Zeus's daughter, whose exceptional beauty sparked the 10-year Trojan War after she was taken to Troy by the Trojan prince Paris, according to Greek mythology. Nyong'o will also be playing the role of Helen's sister Clytemnestra, who was beautiful but not enough to launch a thousand ships. Baldwin defended Nyong'o via Instagram: 'Dear Elon… but she IS the most beautiful woman in... UK Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379652/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2026 11:55:50 GMT