memorials
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How Volunteers Built A Memorial To One Of The Worst Mass Shootings Ever
Today marks four years since a gunman killed 77 people in Norway, 69 of them on the small island of Utøya. In time for the anniversary, the island has unveiled the finished memorial to the victims. But it’s not the memorial officials had originally planned, and the reason why illustrates how difficult memorialising can be.
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What’s The Coolest, Weirdest Or Most Overlooked Monument In Your City?
Last week, the New York Times produced a beautiful feature that serves as a monument to monuments, of sorts, highlighting the often-forgotten statues, plaques, pillars and benches that mark Important Sports and Important People across New York City.
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Can Mexico’s Drug War Memorial Honour Both Victims And Criminals?
Since 2006, there have been 60,000 people killed in drug-related violence in Mexico. That’s actually a conservative estimate. Some think it’s closer to 70,000. And that may not include the missing, up to 10,000 more Mexicans who have simply vanished. In fact, if the new Memorial of the Victims of the Violence in Mexico listed…
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A Stormtrooper Falls
I don’t know what hellish battlefield took their comrade, nor do I know if it falls into official Star Wars canon. I don’t care. Stormtroopers may be clones, but they ache just like any of us! [Flickr via Brothers Brick]