In 1952, fashion designers were asked what women would be wearing in the year 2000. I like this one: Marcel Rochas envisions a spiral antenna headdress for thought transference; sunglass-shaped eye make-up; costume reminiscent of ancient armor; floating veils, and sandals of panther skin. I miss the days when you could walk into any store and buy panther skin clothes. Now all we have are free-range panthers, and they’re harder to catch. ...
When I run across interesting things to link from my blog, I usually send them to my Gmail account with the best intentions of blogging about them “when I get some time.” Well, that doesn’t happen as often as it should, so I’ll clear out a few items now: 5 Lamest Charlie Brown Cartoons - 10 Zen Monkeys covers the five worst Peanuts animated specials. I can’t agree with the inclusion of Snoopy, Come Home, though. Link courtesy of TV Squad. ...
No, it’s not anime, despite the title. It is, however, a ghost city on a small Japanese island, abandoned in 1974. A photographer took some amazing pictures. Link courtesy of Metafilter.
Archaeologists in Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina, believe they have uncovered the first pyramid ever found in Europe. They think it may be a step pyramid higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza. Link courtesy of EdCone.com