December 2014 - Page 4 of 5

Manga Poirot Is A Real Thing

On December 12, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Whilst “researching” a recent article about Star Wars manga comics, I happened to stumble across a manga version of Poirot. I must admit, I was fairly surprised to find it. I can fully understand...

Star Wars Manga Version

On December 12, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Japan has a rich tradition of taking Western ideas, giving them a little twist and a liberal portion of extra weird. They say “well… OK Westerners, you’ve done a pretty good job, but we...

Rare Giant Squid Fossil

On December 12, 2014 by Tim Newman

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The fact that we have any fossils at all is pretty miraculous. The normal state of affairs in nature is for an animal to die, get colonised by insects and microorganisms and be...

Creatonotos Gangis: Another Weird Insect

On December 9, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Everyone knows that our great green and blue planet is rammed full of weird critters. However, I am still impressed with the extent of strangeness that mother nature throws at us. Recently, I came across...

Incredible 3D Anamorphic Graffiti By Odeith

On December 9, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Odeith is a Portugal born graffiti master with a penchant for anamorphic and 3D art. He first picked up a spray can in the 80’s and, by the 90’s, he was spraying his artistic...

Venus Figurines: Widely Distributed & Strangely Similar

On December 8, 2014 by Tim Newman

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So-called Venus figurines are small carved items portraying exaggerated female forms; they have been found widely distributed throughout Europe and across into Siberia. These smallish ancient items often share the same kinds of features: big boobs, hips and...

VIDEO: Owl Doing Breaststroke

On December 7, 2014 by Tim Newman

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If a large raptor swoops down to catch itself a water based morsel, it faces the prospect of a soaking. Birds that aren’t used to getting their wings wet won’t particularly like this, but...

Lyon’s Festival Of Lights

On December 7, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Each December the people of Lyon bung up a load of lights as a way of thanking Jesus’ mother Mary for saving them from the plague. Every resident puts candles in their windows and...

The Global Selfie Project #8

On December 7, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Here’s your eighth installment of the Global Selfie Project where we stare apologetically at people from across the earth. My premise is simple, I wanted to collect a selfie taken in every country, I’ve almost...

Baroque Painting At Its Best & Most Sinister

On December 6, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Baroque painting first appeared on the scene around 1600 and continued until the early 18th century. Unlike the much more subdued Renaissance movement, Baroque is designed to scream at you from the canvas....

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