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Pu Yi, the last emperor of Qing Dynasty and the former head of Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo during World War II
Puyi was only two years old when his uncle, the Guangxu Emperor, died of arsenic poisoning on November 14, 1908, and the Empress Dowager selected the little boy as the new emperor before she died the very next day.
On December 2, 1908, Puyi was formally enthroned as the Xuantong Emperor, but the toddler did not like the ceremony and reportedly cried and struggled as he was named the Son of Heaven.
The child emperor spent the next four years in the Forbidden City, cut off from his birth family and surrounded by a host of eunuchs who had to obey his every childish whim. When the little boy discovered that he had that power, he would order the eunuchs caned if they displeased him in any way.
Busy Doesn’t Equal Productive
In the age of “always on,” the pressure to be constantly busy is immense. We wear our crammed schedules like trophies, boasting about overflowing inboxes and late-night work sessions. But here’s the inconvenient truth: busyness is not a badge of honor, it’s a productivity killer.
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10 Movies That Predicted the Future (For Better or Worse)
Sometimes a movie or show gives a depiction or joke about the future that people watching it at the time of air just laugh off. Sometimes the film predicts the future in some way though, whether it just be a small Easter egg in the background or even a central part of the plot. With our world changing every day through technology and nature, which films can we look back on and pinpoint as prophets of our time?
Do Yourself a Favor and Take Mixed Signals as a No
(photo: @qimmanifester)
If a person is interested in you romantically, they will MAKE TIME to reply to your texts (as if that’s so hard to do). If they can’t meet you on a certain day for a date, they will tell you the soonest possible alternative date and confirm it with you. They will call you back that day if they miss your call.
The Ending of Full Metal Jacket, Explained
Stanley Kubrick’s searing 1987 Vietnam War epic Full Metal Jacket remains one of the most visceral depictions of the dehumanizing nature of armed combat.
Nowhere does Kubrick’s unique directorial perspective come through more vividly than in the film’s haunting finale.