All articles tagged with #cold war
BuzzFeed’s Screen Time highlights Ponies on Peacock as the must-watch this weekend, praising Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson for their chemistry as two 1977 embassy secretaries who become CIA operatives amid a Moscow conspiracy; the piece also references other current TV picks like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Tell Me Lies.
Emilia Clarke stars in Peacock’s Ponies, a 1977 Moscow-set spy caper about Bea and Twila, two Americans drawn into undercover work after their CIA husbands’ deaths. The series blends witty capers with an evolving friendship and emotional depth, anchored by Clarke in her first leading TV role since Game of Thrones, with a cliffhanger hinting at a Season 2 continuation.
NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa's sleigh, a tradition that began in 1955 as a playful way to promote air defense awareness during the Cold War, and has since become a beloved holiday event involving thousands of volunteers answering children's calls worldwide.
The article discusses Putin's annual political spectacle, highlighting Yulia Navalnaya's hopes for her husband's political legacy, recent security concerns over Google tracking in Dutch intelligence recruitment, and geopolitical tensions involving Russia's war in Ukraine and the potential for a new Cold War, with insights from figures like Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky warns that Russia will take decades to move past its imperialist-military narrative, as tensions in Ukraine and Europe suggest a potential Cold War II, with warnings from Putin's adversaries about ongoing conflicts and geopolitical risks.
The series 'It: Welcome to Derry' introduces a military subplot set in 1962, involving secret projects to retrieve a fear-generating entity, Pennywise, to potentially use it as a weapon against the Soviets, but the plan is highly dangerous and likely to backfire.
The article commemorates the 15th anniversary of Call of Duty: Black Ops, highlighting how Treyarch's bold departure from traditional WWII themes to a complex Cold War espionage narrative redefined the franchise, establishing Black Ops as a pivotal series with innovative storytelling, multiplayer modes, and Zombies mode, despite mixed critical reception and a shift in franchise dynamics.
Jane Fonda has revived the Committee for the First Amendment, a Cold War-era activist group originally backed by her father Henry Fonda, to defend free speech amid current political tensions, with notable signers including Florence Pugh and Billie Eilish.
President Putin views the Ukraine conflict through a lens of grievance over Russia's diminished status since the Cold War, emphasizing a desire to restore Russia's regional and global influence, while Western nations and NATO have responded by strengthening their alliances and military presence in Eastern Europe.
Tom Lehrer, a renowned satirist known for his humorous and subversive musical routines during the Cold War era, has died at the age of 97 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975 marked a pivotal moment in space history, demonstrating that Cold War rivals the US and USSR could collaborate in orbit, paving the way for future international cooperation like the ISS, despite ongoing political tensions.
The Apollo-Soyuz mission, 50 years ago, marked a historic Cold War-era collaboration between the US and Soviet space programs, featuring the first docking of American and Soviet spacecraft, which symbolized a step toward international cooperation in space despite political tensions. The mission faced near-disasters, including a docking mishap and toxic gas leak, but ultimately demonstrated successful collaboration and paved the way for future joint space endeavors.
The article explores Canada's Cold War-era radar networks, such as the Pinetree, Mid-Canada, and DEW Lines, which were built to detect Soviet bombers and now stand as rusting relics amid a new era of Arctic militarization driven by geopolitical tensions and U.S. defense initiatives like the Golden Dome shield. It highlights the historical significance of these outposts, their impact on local communities like Chibougamau, and the current strategic shifts in the region.
Lea Michele is set to star in a Broadway revival of the 1980s musical 'Chess' this fall, joining Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, in a show about Cold War-era love triangles with music by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by Tim Rice.
A US spy satellite launched in 1974, considered lost since the 1990s, has unexpectedly reappeared on American space defense radars after 25 years, amidst thousands of orbiting objects, highlighting ongoing challenges in tracking space debris.