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Daily Archives: May 20, 2010
White Explorers Scared of Smiles
The threatening “devil grimace” symbols that European explorers discovered upon first setting foot in the Caribbean 500 years ago were actually depicting smiles, researchers claim.
Thor’s Hammer Discovered in 1964
In 1964, archaeologist Thomas E. Lee discovered a 10.8-foot tall, 4,000 pound stone cross on the Arnaud River in far northern Quebec. Lee dubbed this sculpture “Thor’s Hammer,” as he assumed the monolith was of Viking origin.
Although modern scholars are unsure of the sculpture’s true purpose (it appears to point to stone remains nearby) or origin (it could likely be an Inuit inuksuk, or guiding stone), we know this much – it’s big, hammer-shaped, and ridiculously remote. I’d hate to see its prior owner come back to retrieve it.
VIA: -i09-
Tilt Shift Toy Soldiers
“Toy Soldiers is our favorite use of tilt shift thus far: it shows a military parade and was filmed atop a building overlooking the Champs Elysees with two Canon 5D Mark IIs at 3.9 fps.”
VIA: -THE AWESOMER-
Woody Allen Thinks Obama Should be Dictator
Seriously, is Woody Allen like the most over-rated director of all time or what?
Woody Allen, the Oscar-winning, controversial American film director, is apparently not a big fan of democracy.
In a recent interview with the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, which was translated by Fox 411 on Monday, Allen had this to say about Barack Obama’s presidency: “I am pleased with Obama. I think he’s brilliant. The Republican Party should get out of his way and stop trying to hurt him. It would be good…if he could be a dictator for a few years because he could do a lot of good things quickly.”
CONSPIRAPORN! 