Some people wanted to see Italia slides, so here they are, badly compressed. Music is "Citta del' Sole (Long Version)" and "Canal Grande," both by Q-Mex. The first song cuts out, sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it now :(
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The story behind Michelangelo's Pieta: He was originally going to make it for his own tomb (the face of Joseph of Arimathea, holding Christ, is his own). During the carving, he suddenly freaked out, exclaimed that the marble was "too hard" and wasn't obeying him, and tried to smash the thing to pieces. His students stopped him, but you can still see the cracks (and one of Christ's legs is missing). Personally, I think it had to be more than just the quality of the marble. It's a very psychologically heavy thing to do, especially because Michelangelo was nearing the end of his life at this point.
Oh, video games? I'll try to do a solo LP soon because I won't be able to see DC for a while due to scheduling concerns. I-I can be entertaining without him, I swear! I've done it before! Just not on Youtube.
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