RIP Thread

His work in Reilly, Ace of Spies got me through a very rough part of my life. RIP.
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He was such a great actor. Sad to see him go, but at least he lived a long and fruitful life. Jurassic Park wouldn't be such a beloved film if it weren’t for his (and the rest of the cast's) performance. Now he and Richard Attenborough can reunite in heaven.
Sam Neil was also in The Hunt for Red October. He's one of the few non-Russians that could pull off a really convincing Russian accent.
Definitely one of his more underrated roles.
 
RIP

But at the same time, why do New Zealanders keep invoking Maori bullshit at every opportunity they possibly can???
Treaty of Waitangi. Unlike many other colonized countries such as Australia or the USA, Māori retain rights to their ancestral lands etc and were not a ‘defeated people’. Just like Canada with the Québécois, Māori culture and language has equal legal status in NZ.

Māori war chief Hongi Hika even went to Britain and came back with the bible and crates of muskets, then used them to annihilate rival tribes, much to Britain’s delight. The Māori wars and their resolution are a fascinating topic if you’re interested in nineteenth-century colonial military history (as I am because I’m a sperg).

A lot of ‘white’ New Zealanders have a case of ‘one sixty-fourth Cherokee’ and/or are happy to give visible consideration to their status as co-inhabitors of NZ. Sam Neill, being part of the mainstream entertainment industry in NZ, and his estate, are just complying with legal and moral obligations by acknowledging indigenous New Zealanders.
 
RIP to Pi a female orange tabby I cat sat for, she was a bitch to humans and other animals, here's to you:


Dying on Monday the 13th is irony. Go abstraction to the great beyond!
 

Richard Wood Jr., CEO of the gas station fast food chain Wawa, died at the age of 88.


Wai Ching Ho, actress known for staring in Netflix's version of Daredevil, died at the age of 82.


Pat Oliphant, political cartoonist, died at the age of 90.
 
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