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a Norman Rockwell illustration of the infamous Count von Count, we love silly fine art
Loss of a Good Guy
We lost a good guy.
Today it was learned that Huell Howser died at the age of 67. Huell hosted a couple PBS series that showed interesting parts of California and at first blush his folksy style left me wondering if he was genuine or not. It didn't take long to reach the conclusion that he catch phrase "That's amazing!" was not an act.
A look at PBS Kids' "Jelly, Ben & Pogo," a series of animated shorts about two Filipino-American siblings and their sea monster pal.
New trailer!
Who's the person he didn't think mattered? There's an argument for Mycroft, but I think it's Molly.
MASTERPIECE | Sherlock Returns Preview | PBS - YouTube
True story: I was working the pledge drive for a PBS station (because I'm a viewer, like you) during the local art auction last year and had to field calls from old women demanding to know why the Hell (direct quote) Lawrence Welk wasn't on. Because it was something they waited all week for. My takeaway from this was a new appreciation for "hope I die before I get old."
On the other hand, if Welk had been the star of a Hanna-Barbara mystery show, I would watch the crap out of it just for the accent.
Via Jeffrey Jon Pidgeon
Lawrence Welk comics. Let me repeat that: Lawrence. Welk. Comics.
“Mutants. Flesh of our flesh, blood of our blood, yet possessing powers and abilities which set them apart from — some might say above — humanity." http://www.thebentbullet.com/
Marvel Entertainment and X-Men Films take on the JFK assassination with a viral meme mutant variant, appropriating 50 years of American corruption as another super-fly in their radioactive corporate entertainment ointment. Substitute Magneto for George Herbert Walker Bush, the CIA for the Mutant Superiors, and advanced covert weaponry for bent bullets, and you apprach what actually has unfolded as USA Global War Inc. But that's another story...
Mutant Makeup Turns Models in to Classic Artworks
Ray Bradbury began writing every day at age 12, after a carnival magician called Mr. Electrico tapped him w/his sword and said "Live Forever!"
Midnight Juggernauts: Systematic on Nowness.com Ray Bradbury wrote his novel Fahrenheit 451 at UCLA Library on typewriters he rented for 20¢ per hour. Took him 9 days and $9.80 in change.
Shawn Heinrichs est passionné de photographie mais aussi de plongée. Ce dernier a décidé donc de collaborer avec la mannequin et plongeuse « Hannah Fraser » pour cette superbe série d’images réalisée dans l’océan Pacifique en présence de baleines. Un rendu exceptionnel à découvrir dans la suite de l’article. Underwater Superhumans and Whales http://www.livescience.com/41475-wow-the-most-amazing-images-in-science-this-week
The #GhostDeer is completely white due to a lack of melanin http://to.pbs.org/11OGkhy @PBS “The Private Life of Deer”
A look back on Gwen Ifill’s life and remarkable career in journalism.
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
