Fantasy
A History of Mechanical Horses
Read the piece here.
There should be a separate article on mechanical horses in literature. My favorite one occurs in these two novels by Roger Zelazny.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 30, 2021 -
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Category: Animals, Inventions, Literature, Fantasy, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Italian Hobbit Village
Their home page.
Video below in Italian only.
Super Hobbit from simone zuccarini on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 08, 2021 -
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Category: Domestic, Real Estate, Fantasy, Europe
The Bear Facts
Anti-communist fable presented as a kid's book.More pictures and discussion here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 02, 2021 -
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Category: Propaganda, Thought Control and Brainwashing, Children, Books, Fantasy, 1940s, Russia
Double King
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 09, 2021 -
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Category: Royalty, Surrealism, Fantasy, Cartoons, Fictional Monsters
Mary & Gretel
Motto: existence is short and capricious, leavened only by booze.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 16, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Games, Fantasy, Stop-motion Animation, 1910s, Alcohol
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 29, 2020 -
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Category: Movies, Stop-motion Animation, Special Effects, Fantasy, 1970s
Vincent Price’s WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 24, 2019 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Horror, Fantasy, Myths and Fairytales, 1960s, Actors
Happy Easter 2019!
Not sure if Jesus sanctions fairies and gnomes as part of His holiday.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 21, 2019 -
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Category: Holidays, Religion, Fantasy, Fictional Monsters
Russian Version of Mary Poppins
Why rush to a crowded theater and pay fifteen dollars to see the new MARY POPPINS, when you can sit at home and watch the Russian version for free?Unfortunately, embedding not permitted, so you must make the far journey to YouTube.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 12, 2018 -
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Category: Movies, Fantasy, 1980s, Russia
The Land of Oz Playground
Alas, for human failure:The Land of Oz playground was located within the Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks War Memorial Park located at 14201 Huston Street in Sherman Oaks. Planning for the playground, which broke ground on November 27, 1964, began as a joint venture between the Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, the Van Nuys Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Valley Children's Play Park Association. However, lack of funding for the 'Wizard of Oz' themed playground caused construction to drag on for more than a decade. In the end, the city withdrew further support for the failed project which was left incomplete and with only a few structures standing, the 'Over the Rainbow' bridge and 'Munchkinland' castle. Over the years, with no funding for maintenance or security, the play area and its structures fell victim to gang and drug activity, vandalism, and decay and were demolished in the late 1980's.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 25, 2017 -
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Category: Disasters, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Government, Fantasy, 1960s
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