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The George Washington Bridge's flag, the world's largest, is hung on special occasions. Since 1947 or 1948, [a] the bridge has flown the world's largest free-flying American flag on special occasions. Hung inside the arch of the New Jersey tower, it measures 90 feet (27 m) long, 60 feet (18 m) wide, and 450 pounds (200 kg).
"The Fappening" is a jocular portmanteau coined by combining the words "fap", an internet slang term for masturbation, and the title of the 2008 film The Happening.Though the term is a vulgarism originating either with the imageboards where the pictures were initially posted or Reddit, mainstream media outlets soon adopted the term themselves, such as the BBC.
Horizon: An American Saga is a film series that consists of four planned American epic westerns directed, co-written, and produced by, as well as starring Kevin Costner, from a script he co-wrote with Jon Baird and based on an original story co-authored by Costner, Baird, and Mark Kasdan.
Emma Cline is an American writer and novelist from California. [3] She published her first novel, The Girls, in 2016, to positive reviews.The book was shortlisted for the John Leonard Prize from the National Book Critics Circle [4] and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. [5]
Anonymous is a decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective and movement primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations and the Church of Scientology.
James David "JD" Vance [a] (né Bowman; formerly Hamel; [b] born August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, and Marine veteran who has served since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he is its nominee for vice president in the 2024 presidential election.
Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino [1] (born 1988) [2] is an American writer and editor. [3] [4] A staff writer for The New Yorker, [5] she previously worked as deputy editor of Jezebel and a contributing editor at The Hairpin. [6] Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine [7] and Pitchfork. [8]
The "Serapis" or "John Paul Jones" flag. Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis.. At the September 23, 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head, U.S. Navy Captain John Paul Jones captured the Serapis, but his own ship, the Bonhomme Richard, sank, and her ensign had been blown from the mast into the sea during the battle.