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FILMS in 2026: 23 | The Accused (1988) — dir. Jonathan Kaplan

Fred, you had a part people loved. I mean, my TV Guide interview was six paragraphs about my BOOBS and how they fit into my suit. No one bothered to ask me what I do on the show.

On July 19th, 1940, the world’s tallest man, Robert Wadlow, was laid to rest in a steel casket that was ten feet long and required 18 pallbearers to carry it.

This page from one of my history books looks like a lesbian utopia.

Young Richard Nixon basically looking alright and good looking is a shocker.

Pedestrian traffic lights

Starting off with the difference between formerly Eastern German traffic lights (upper images) and formerly Western German traffic lights (lower images):

The city of Erfurt had some additions, like an umbrella or a heart:

Same sex love in Marburg (upper image) and Frankfurt (lower image):

Traffic light lady in Bremen:

Karl Marx light in Trier:

Face of Friedrich Engels in Wuppertal:

Elvis in Friedberg (Hessen):

A sparrow (for the Golden Sparrow film awards) in Gera:

Winemaker in Bad Dürkenheim:

Mainzelmännchen (mascot of the public broadcasting service ZDF) in Mainz:

Otto Waalkes (German Comedian) in Emden:

Town musicians of Bremen in Bremen:

A miner in Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz:

Bishop in Fulda:

Source: Saarbrücker Zeitung

NAIROBI, KENYA

I couldn't figure out why I couldn't find a still image of the green light. Wanna know why? (It's adorable.) THE GREEN LIGHT ACTUALLY WALKS. It has a full walk cycle. I found a video of it on YouTube.

LAGOS, NIGERIA

Doesn't seem to have them. Instead they have raised pedestrian bridges to go over traffic.

LUBUMBASHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Lubumbashi has us all beat, everybody. We can go home. First of all, it's another animated signal. Second of all, it's a giant robot:

STOP:

WAIT:

And then the whole top turns at the waist and you can GO: