Guy Fawkes, for the uninitiated, was an English Catholic who attempted to assassinate King James I by blowing up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. This “Gunpowder Plot” is commemorated in the U.K each ...
NEW YORK — Look at a photo or news clip from around the world of Occupy protesters and you’ll likely spot a handful of people wearing masks of a cartoon-like man with a pointy beard, closed-mouth ...
Remember, remember the 5th November, that's when Anonymous are attempting their latest Million Mask March, in which anywhere up to a million people will descend on government institutions wearing the ...
The Guy Fawkes mask was a traditional British item, often used to create Guy Fawkes effigies for kids to beg for money with, and to be burnt on bonfires. They faded from use, so that when David Lloyd ...
As Hong Kong raged with the worst political violence so far this summer, many of those hitting the streets adopted a new symbol -- smiling Guy Fawkes masks. The face coverings, made popular by the ...
This week in Slate, Rob Walker writes about the surprisingly recognizable branding of hacker group Anonymous. As Walker notes, the 4chan-based group’s public face has become the Guy Fawkes mask from V ...
V For Vendetta director James McTeigue has applauded hacker group Anonymous's use of the distinctive masks from the comic book movie. McTeigue, whose John Cusack-led movie The Raven opens in the UK on ...
In 2006, the world saw Natalie Portman step into the role of Evey Hammond, the unsuspecting trainee of “V” in V for Vendetta. More than a cult classic, the film is an adaptation of the DC Comics ...
NEW YORK (AP) – Look at photos or videos from around the world of Occupy protesters and you’ll likely spot a handful of people wearing masks of a cartoon-like man with a pointy beard, closed-mouth ...