Bart Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television seriesThe Simpsons who is part of theSimpson family. Described as one of the100 most important people of the 20th century byTime, Bart was created and designed byMatt Groening inJames L. Brooks's office. Bart, alongside the rest of the family, debuted in theshort "Good Night" onThe Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. Two years later, the family received their own series, which premiered onFox on December 17, 1989. Born onApril Fools' Day according to Groening, Bart is ten years old; he is the eldest child and only son ofHomer andMarge Simpson, and has two sisters,Lisa andMaggie. Voiced byNancy Cartwright(pictured), Bart is known for his mischievousness, rebelliousness, and disrespect for authority, as well as his prank calls toMoe,chalkboard gags in the opening sequence, and catchphrases. Bart is considered an iconic fictional television character of the 1990s and has been called an Americancultural icon. (Full article...)
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 | Aghillie suit is a type ofcamouflage clothing designed to resemble the background environment, such as foliage. Typically, it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of burlap (hessian), cloth,twine, or jute sometimes made to look like leaves and twigs, and optionally augmented with foliage from the area.Military personnel,police,hunters, andnature photographers may wear a ghillie suit to blend into their surroundings and to conceal themselves from enemies or targets. The suit gives the wearer's outline a three-dimensional breakup, rather than a linear one. When manufactured correctly, the suit will move in the wind in the same way as surrounding foliage. Some ghillie suits are made with light and breathable material that allows a person to wear a shirt underneath. This photograph of a wildlife photographer in a ghillie suit, standing and holding a camera, was taken in a forest in theJura Mountains nearMarchissy, Switzerland. Photograph credit:Giles Laurent Recently featured: |
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