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March 7th, 2008
by Miss Cellania - March 7, 2008 - 2:00 AM

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The Collected Controversies of William F. Buckley. The famous conservative smoked marijuana, hated the Beatles, and worked for the CIA.
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Silhouette Masterpiece Theater. Wilhelm Staehle created Victorian scenes by superimposing silhouettes over paintings, and gave them subversive captions.
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The legend of Hermaphroditus doesn’t quite explain why some people are born intersexual, but it’s a gripping tale anyway. Bonus: historical art slideshow included.
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Figuring out just how old the Grand Canyon is has challenged geologists for 150 years. New information from the canyon’s caves puts the figure at 17 million years.
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Can animals create art? It’s art only if they intend to create art. You’ll still be impressed by the elephant that paints pictures of elephants.
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Animator Simon Tofield has a sequel to Cat Man Do. The same cunning cat now stars in Let Me In.
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A newsreel from the 1930s predicts the clothing of the year 2000. I’m still waiting for a belt that adapts the body to climate conditions.
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Destination Cemeteries. Yes, some people plan their vacations around famous boneyards.

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Comments (4)

  1. yay destination cemetaries!
    In college we took a road trip to Sleepy Hollow in Mass from Michigan. It’s one of my best memories of the time.

    posted by bohemepoet on 3-7-2008 at 8:52 am

  2. Simon Tofield is a genius.

    posted by Jenny on 3-7-2008 at 9:59 am

  3. Some of the predictions were scarily close to what I have seen some celebraties actually wearing. The “net” dress looks like something I remember seeing on some red carpet event. And even though skirts haven’t gone out of fashion entirely, the shoes they paired with the pantsuit also resemble some of the shoes I have seen recently.

    posted by GoddessofHugs on 3-7-2008 at 10:50 am

  4. Oooh Swish!

    I’d like one of those head lights. And the climate belt will be handy in a few years when the hot flashes start.

    Is that really from the 30’s? Lots of the things shown seem to be around in some form now. Men (and women) all come equipped with phones, radios and of course “candy for the cuties”.

    posted by Lynne on 3-7-2008 at 6:01 pm

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