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too bad there's no chtulhu comic :(
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Hi fist of all love your blog I've checking it for years. Second thing, my wife makes notepads and stationary with lots of these prints you can see them at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5858020 keep up the great posts
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Thanks for the very interesting selection. Speaking of italian sci-fi covers... be sure to check out the work of Karel Thole! His eerie covers got me interested in sci-fi literature when I was a little boy!
http://www.mondourania.com/urania/u301-320/urania301-320.htm
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Wow, gorgeous, amazing stuff. Artist buddy of mine, Jason Chalker, does a lot of pulp inspired paintings - well worth checking out http://www.manlyart.com/
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Man, I need to go to space, that's where all the lusty, well-endowed woman have been hiding themselves all these years!
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FREDRIC BROWN
not
FREDRICK
the typo is on the cover too
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WOW, incredible stuff!!
THX & best wishes
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What, no Ed Emshwiller? No Edd Cartier? No Jack Gaughan?
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Son geniales las ilustraciones de las revistas de ciencia ficción futurista, sobretodo las que continenen tentáculos y robots.
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Great art & artist...
But... no Richard M. Powers!
http://home.earthlink.net/~cjk5/
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Have you guys heard about Alex Ross? Check this link:
http://www.wildsvillegallery.com/catalog/index.php/artist/alex-ross
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Richard Powers... Ed Emshwiller... Edd Cartier... Jack Gaughan - wow, we definitely need part two!
Mind you most of these artists were famous for their paperback covers.
Wildman, thank you, Alex Ross is one the best artists for comic heroes.
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Absolutely impressive precis of a long neglected field of art.
Would be rendered more perfecter if only the awful neologism 'scifi' was replaced by the true shorthand phrase, SF or if you prefer sf.
Scifi is a ghastly term.
SF is soooooooooooooooooooooo much more sophisticated
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Badger42 - I would agree with you, but there is a very respectable site
Sci-Fi.com, so the tide of using this word is turning...
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Really very nice space..on day i have to show you my vision's of future... huts, and confratulations for the work!!
Do you know Mas Yendo? Search for it, you will be happy
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I believe that there is only one golden age of every art form. Perhaps visit me sometime at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/silverghost1951/ThePerilsOfKarenMorrow#
SG51
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Thank you Silverghost, this link has made my day... what a treasure trove of cool pulp art, fantastic.
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Did anyone else catch this press release? Very gruesome and very real. FORMER BOND GIRL DEVOURED BY MASSIVE SHARK
see exclusive video: http://www.stevealten.com/bond_girl_eaten.htm
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Hello sci-fi buffs I would like to say if anyone is interested in buying an original sighned hand sketch by Frank R Paul let me know.
contact me at cycle750@sbcglobal.net
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The pic of the baby deer is from www.cuteoverload.com.
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I think that the mystery pic is something from WarHammer 40000 or Warhammer online...
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The mystery pic is indeed something to do with that gaming stuff...
It's the exterior of the Games Workshop building in Lenton, Nottingham. More pics and info here:
http://www.lentontimes.co.uk/streets/willow_road.htm
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The clouds looks like the logo of Hi3G "3".
http://www.three.co.uk/personal/index.omp
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That tank is an American Stuart. Not a Soviet tank
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The clouds could likely be conical residue from a missile launch. Seen fairly commonly in Los Angeles from Vandenberg AFB launches.
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The mystery plant is Hydnora africana, a parasitic plant from Africa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnora_africana
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The jumping tank is an American Stuart model, showing a white star typical of the USA army camo scheme of the time.
The mistery place is Games Workshop's central office, makers of the Warhammer 40.000 strategic game (that's a Space Marine statue).
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I'm pretty sure the Warhammer stuff is out in front of their main offices in Memphis TN
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Thank you guys - post updated.
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The "Nortilucent clouds" appear to be instead the after affect of an early morning launch at the White Sands Missile Range, as seen from the Phoenix Metro area. The residue rocket fuel in the atmosphere is "lit up" by the rising sun. I at least THINK that is Superstition Mountain on the horizon.
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Why is the fan on the Lego V8 going backwards?
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Love this site.
"Rocket trails"
"Atmospheric Optics" is another good site that has some great stuff on atmospheric phenomena. Looks like they have another shot of the very same cloud:
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/highsky/rktr1j.htm
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...by the way those rocket trails look a lot more like nacreous clouds.
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/highsky/nacr1.htm
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Here are some pix from Switzerland. This is a private park dubbed the "car graveyard" :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32819147@N00/tags/carcemetery/
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Julie, what an interesting article. they're all look beautiful.
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I think we really feel the soul of the abandonned place in her photography.
She had a good sense of composition and light too : )
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Check out
www.opacity.usits the best collection of urban decay photos I've found
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I really love these. Julie, you do AMAZING work, I am really drawn to the staircases and the dryad image particularly! :) All of your artwork is so textural and really brings out the interestingly beautiful features of these abandoned places. Great interview, I enjoyed reading it!!
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great profile of a great photographer! Wonderful work, Julie!
-- flashframe
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Julie's work is amazing, so glad you featured it here - it deserves to be noticed by the world. Way to go, Julie.
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Check out Tarkovskiy's "Stalker". It's full of this.
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That church reminds me of the chapel at which I used to dump all my gold in the original Diablo. Weird!
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Wonderful pictures...I fell in love with the orange house =)
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These are just incredible. What's even more unbelievable is that you found them and take such exquisite photos and capture their energy and tragic beauty.
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Check out these pics from abandoned Detroit including the Heidelberg Project
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkytreetown/sets/72157604938972817/
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Hmmm looking on the internet there appear to be hundreds of images of abandoned trains, ships, amusement parks, morgues, buildings etc, and I'm wondering where all these places are? I saw ships half sunk on the coastline etc and I'm wondering with all this abandoned stuff doesn't it take up a lot of room? What happens ewhen they want to build something new?. And all these abandoned factories must leave behind a lot of toxic chemichals plus be a safty hazard. Which brings me to a question about your work. Old abandoned buildings are very beutiful but when taking the photographs how do you avoid safety hazards, such as old asbestos and cave ins? Also, have you cosidered how your work could be used for a "horror movie" type setting?
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www.thetimechamber.co.uk
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i do a little UE myself, my favorite part is knowing that the last people in there were from a long time ago and worked the place when it was in tip top condition then looking around, seeing what a lost generation saw, trying to figure out what things are. I cant stand seeing disrespect to these places.
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Ouch @ 7:50 ramp guy landing on his face...
But man, that must've been such a fascinating age.
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>> "maybe we're just out of touch
>> with Japanese school girl culture."
If you turn your back for 5 minutes, you'll get out of touch with Japanese school girl culture!
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Avi, it would be great if you did a piece on Yorkshire's beauty it's self, it would go quite nicely with the other beautiful parts of the world you've covered.
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I actually got to see some of Yayoi's work at the Phoenix Art Museum. It was absolutely stunning. You walk into the room and, well, it lives up to it's name "You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies” I could have stayed in there for hours.
A short blog about it can be found here: http://www.theelementsite.com/blog/?p=66
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The singing-while-smoking guy is some indian actor, not Sultan Rahi. BTW, IIRC Sultan Rahi (dead now) once held the world record for making the most killings in movies.
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What are those buildings behind "Train your cat to watch LOL-cats"?
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Hmm.. my understanding is that the bathing machines weren't for
nude bathing. (See the wikipedia article that was linked, as well as
this page.) The 'naked bathing' quote seems to be talking about the time
before the bathing machines on the National Maritime Museum description on the image.
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Tometheus - "...enabled the bather to enter the water, sometimes naked, without being seen"
sourceNot everybody used this possibility, though.
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Absolutely beautiful! I'd love to travel there someday, as well as Turkey and Jordan... if only the political atmosphere was a little more confidence-inspiring.
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Avi, your posts on the beauty of Middle Eastern countries has been very inspirational, I am all ready to do a full tour.
Has anyone had any experience traveling to these parts? Would it be a very bad idea at the moment? I really want to go! Stupid wars...
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Fantastic pictures. Thanks
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I love it. I have been to the cedars. Absolutely Amazing
http://www.bucketbeats.com
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Thank you, I'm from Lebanon and these pictures brought tears to my eyes. The people of Lebanon are Beautiful as well. It's a tragedy what that the world has decided to use it as a battleground for Israel and Syria related conflicts.
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Just stunning. What a magnificent place.
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Wow, those are some absolutely stunning photos! Amazing!
Jlff
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By far the most beautiful place in the middle east. Great People and Food as well.
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Thanks for sharing! Gorgeous! I've been there before the war (70's) and I always wanted to go back. Amazing, fun, open-minded people.
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Marvelous! I been to Lebanon, and I think it's even more magical when you're there!!
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I was just in Lebanon this past August, and I spent a year there from 2004-2005. I figured it was time to get the hell out when the ex-prime minister was assassinated. During the summer, Lebanon seemed stable enough to visit. I don't think it would be bad at this very moment to visit, but because it's so unstable, there's no way of really knowing. Ugh... indeed, stupid wards.
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Thank you all - glad you like the article.
Leila, these are "wards" (creatures like goblins) who wage wars, correct.
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Thank you. It is refreshing to find a positive article and photos from Lebanon. As usually, people in the Media are always covering and portraying the negative aspect of the country.Please keep up the good honest work.
We look forward to seeing more good coverage from you on this beautiful country. Thanks again.
Gladys M. Wehbe
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I am from Turkey and I had the luxury of seeing most of these beautiful countries, the security is not an issue, the government takes care of security unlike USA military is very active which is not scary but comforting so don't let ifs and buts stand in your way of seeing these beautiful places.
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A truly awesome place, a damn shame it been used as a pawn in whatever geo-political, religious struggle that might be going on that day, week, month, or year.
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Gracias por esas preciosas fotos del paraiso terrenal destruido por el odio , las guerras injustas y el fanatismo.
ya era hora de hacer justicia y enseñar el verdadero Líbano, antigua Fenicia, cuna de la civilizacion, inventora del alfabeto, la moneda, la purpura y transmisora de las culturas de oriente para el mundo entero. allí se encuentran las ciudades de Biblos, Baalbeck, Sidon y Tiro. fundaron Cartago (actual Tunez), Cadiz, Cartagena y Sagunto entre otras muchas ciudades a las orillas del Mediterraneo. de Tiro viene el nombre de Europa ( hija del rey Ahiram. Carece de petroleo pero por su suelo fluyen 14 rios principales ademas de sus afluentes y regatos.
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thanks for sharing. it was a piece of heaven...
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Thanks for these pictures. They are very beautiful and only make me dream of being in Lebanon all the more. :)
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Thank you for these pictures, my late father was of lebanese ascendence and told me stories about the land, it saddens me to see how the wars are affecting such a beautiful country
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I really want to travel there, and Syria too. I'm a little daunted by the language barrier, and how a Brit would be seen in the region. I wonder if we're seen as supporters of Israel, or aggressors in Iraq. Both are totally understandable, thanks to Tony Blair!
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thx 4 these amazing pic. im lebanese i adore lebanon itis a peace of paradise god bless lebanon and keep it always beautiful
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Thank you for posting some of my images.
A.Saleh
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So in all these pictures, not one mosque ? You show the church in Beirut which is less then 30 meters away from the blue mosque.
You had to choose the angle to make sure that the mosque does not show !!!!!
67% muslims who live there, are they slave?
Or they have underground pagan temple where they worship !!!!!
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I have never had the desire to visit Switzerland, but I look forward to travelling to Lebanon sometime soon.
All those amazing pictures have opened my eyes to the many wonders of Lebanon.
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really anonymous, you want to make this a ´there are no mosques so the muslims are being ignored slaves´ thing?
That´s just sad...
Anyway, I looked up pictures of the mosque and it is very great too, thanks for pointing that out. Would´ve been better without the strange fingerpointig though.
I am definately putting Lebanon on my list of places to visit!
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"67% muslims who live there, are they slave?
Or they have underground pagan temple where they worship !!!!!"
actually.. there are a lot of beautiful mosques, and in most areas, Mosques are right next to Churches :)
and no.. they don't have an underground pagan temple Mr. Anonymous, they're quite "out there" for your information, and have an effect on Christians as well. So stop making them look inferior cause they're not, neither are Christians, Lebanon is full of sects and variety, and they're all respected equally... The coexistence gives the country more charm , this is a very nice article which u should appreciate, for if you are a Lebanese person saying this, it's despicable to do so, cause FIRST AND FOREMOST, you're Lebanese, and secondly you're a member of your sect.
Thank you for the amazing pictures and article, highly appreciated :)
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Anonymous said...
"67% Muslims who live there, are they slave?
Or they have underground pagan temple where they worship!!!!
for that who is arguing about the religion, churches and mosques you and the people of your kind are the reason of all the problems in Lebanon and if you should have learned anything from all of the misery that we passed through and still suffering is how to live together hand by hand one for all and all for one, he is one god we worship no matter what way we pray and in what direction we knee, nevertheless it is this site you should cherish and thank while all people pointing at us (Lebanese) as terrorists and uncivilized barbarians this site is pointing at the glorious true beauty that no one sees anymore blinded by all the poisoning lies that media is spreading everywhere.
SHAME ON YOU anonymous SHAME ON YOU
You should raise your head and say am Lebanese and I am from Lebanon. Not am Muslim and why you avoided showing mosques!!! You are being so silly Islam is about being good to other people against discrimination and we Lebanese supposed to be much brighter and open minded I’m Muslim by the way and am ashamed of people like you I hope you read my comment.
GREAT THANKS FOR THE PUBLISHER YOU MADE MY EYES TEAR…
FINALLY SOMONE SEES THE TRUE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY.
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wow amazing photography, so inspiring for any photographer, Jen
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Why do you call yourself "Switzerland of Middle East", a copy of the best, but not quiet the best. YOU ARE THE BEST. You are LEBANON
ThirdWorldCharlie
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From: Nancy SHAIA. My grandmother and grandfather were both from Lebanon. Immigrated to USA in 1900 to escape religious persecution. My grandmother was Maronite, fathers name was Medsie Khier. Grandfather was from coast, Frank Elias Shaia. I remember the stories about the Cedars of Lebanon, the beautiful coastline, and wonderful people and food. I'm 62 and have NEVER FORGOTTEN these stories...and still cook Lebanese food. My grandmother taught me when I was 5 years old !! I LOVE these pictures, as I never got to go to Lebanon...but my HEART and SPIRIT lives there. It brings my grandmother & grandfather back to life ! Thank You. Nancy (Shaia) Windancin@aol.com
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Thank you Nancy, this was most touching story and comment.
All the best,
Avi
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from my house in beyrouth, overlooking the sea i sent u kisses and hugs ...
lebanon is indeed blessed with astonishing beauty that taught us lebanese to be grateful and thankful ...
never miserable, our blessing comes with big burden that we learned to live with, in order to conquer one day, always hoping for the best ...
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from my house in beyrouth, overlooking the sea i sent u kisses and hugs ...
lebanon is indeed blessed with astonishing beauty that taught us lebanese to be grateful and thankful ...
never miserable, our blessing comes with big burden that we learned to live with, in order to conquer one day, always hoping for the best ...
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Who cares about seeing mosques anyway?!? Glad that Ari chose the proper angled photos
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@Baboon: I really hope you read this: You are most welcomed anytime you may wish to visit. And don't refrain from asking for any help we could give you on your trip. We learned to differ between political views of some country leaders and the actual views of the people.
As for Anonymous, I am a Christian - Maronite and I'm really proud we have churches next to mosques. Cut down on the negativity of Lebanese Politicians and you will see that we live perfectly well without their views, just like the people of the west would do.
Great Article, Great pictures! Thank you Very much!
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Beautiful words Jen.. you have described our feelings well...
The word Lebanon is mentioned 77 times in the old and new testaments; Holly it was created yet Holly it shall remain; the Lebanese have went through hundreds and maybe tousands of wars through history, yet the Cedars and Lebanon are still standing.. why ? coz it's Holly ... even the 1st miracle by Jesus Himself was in Qana at south Lebanon; turning water into wine... St. John Paul II said: Lebanon is a message for the east and the west... Contemplate on these words my friends; what can war do.. we are Lebanese, we are far stronger than wars and tragedies.. we have faith.
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Lovely pictures... thanks for posting them.
To Baboon I say: don't worry about the language barrier, for most Lebanese speak French and English alongside Arabic. Plus, you shouldn't worry about your British nationality and your being secure in Lebanon... We are a warm, hospitable and peaceful people (except when we are killing each other... lol)
To Nancy: I hope you can, some day, visit your ancestors' homeland to have a first-hand experience of the beauty of this country. The beauty is not only in the landscape, which is destroyed in many places due to a haphazard way of building, but to the people themselves (even with all our shortcomings, which are many)and their warm and amicable character...
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Your definition of "Cool Retro" must be different from mine.
I'd swear they tore that stuff from the pages of "Interior Desecrations".
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Hi,
AFAIK, loads of other people know batman's identity, not just the 8 people you listed.
For example, Wonder Woman, J'onn J'onzz , Aquaman, Green Arrow, Zatanna, Black Canary, The Atom, Hawkman, Green Lantern, Flash are just the JLA members who know.
There are villans who know it as well, like The Riddler, Ra's Al Ghul, Catwoman etc.
And, there are more people in the "bat-clan" who know, as well. The Oracle (Barbara Gordon), the new Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), all the Robins, Dr Leslie Thompkins.In fact, even Lois Lane knows!
Anyway, great post as usual. Just ignore the rabid comic fan :)
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If I'm not mistaken, the Brooklyn Superhero Supply store is a front for a writing workshop for kids set up by Dave Eggers. There are several, located in major cities across the U.S. and they typically have some insane amazing fake front to them (pirate store, spy supplies, etc.)
Just in case anyone was interested...
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Love your blog!
I want to make a contribution to this posting by giving you the link to that atrocious Bollywood movie (not all Bollywood is atrocious, you know?). Here's the absolutely horrible clip of Superman and "Mary" (apparently that's how Superman called her in private):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXUmGm38zV4&feature=related
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Awesome post!
Do we know who will be playing the Green Lantern in the upcoming movie?
I didn't know so much about his background before seeing
this sometime last year.
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haha at the photoshop of the crooked man!!
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This was my first visit to your blog, thanks to a friends referral, but definitely not my last. I loved this blog today! I thought I knew something about the JLA members, but not very much apparently. Enlightening and enjoyable.
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cathikin - welcome to DRB! Glad you like it :)
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The shop in Brooklyn is a writing workshop. You can here Dave Eggers speak about it on TED. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html
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"Trust Japanese to bring schoolgirls into everything".
And that's a bad thing because...???
Regards & all,
Thomas L. Nielsen
Denmark
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Hi. umm. Batman in pink looks like my little brother when I was little and I put him in my Sleeping Beauty nightgown. I also dressed him as Supergirl.
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Great!
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See more strange superhero action figures and costumes at
http://www.batmanactionfigures.us/blog
and
http://www.ohzeldacostumes.com/blog/
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There's nothing "cool" about an underage kid in that kind of pose.
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those monkey waiters are cute but you better tip them good or they might throw their sh*t at you.
The pic of the nuclear explosion reminds me of the metamorph from the movie Lightyears
Rain which does each the ground is called verga.
Sorry. Rain which evaporates before it reaches the ground is verga. We have a lot of it in the Colorado mountains.
BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THE WORD VERGA IN SPANISH IS A REALLY BAD WORD.
D.I.C.K.
It's actually called virga.
REALLY BAD WORD.
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