...a Christmas Story By The Author Of Pippi Longstocking.

Vixen by Henrik Nilsson

re: chromophobia... of course these chromophobes idolized a Greek/Roman past full of cool white marble.... which we've since discovered was actually a gaudily painted riot of color!

OMG!!! I FORGET PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS!

Yes, all those aloof, “pure” white statues from Ancient Greece?

They actually looked like this:

Vinzenz Brinkmann, much to the apparent chagrin of Westerners everywhere, used ultraviolet light to reveal the original paint schemes of these statues that the millennia had washed away.

And to underscore the Chromophobia?

Check out this graphic that i09 made for their leading image for this story:

You can check out a video here to learn more about the methods used to discover the original paint schemes of these statues and reliefs.

Ruralbot! <3

Widebeard the Pirate and Ruralbot 

RSS: I need it.

This post is not about the day to day operations of The Old Reader or anything of that nature. It’s about how our team came to get involved with RSS and how we see the future of this application and technology that we value so highly.

As a long time user of RSS and Google Reader, I’ve...

::waves!::

Just October.  I think you should go hear UKL!

Bookherd is staying with us for the month (wave hello to bookherd!), 

Also, here’s a video version with sound.

#bookherd #the joan watson show #will she read this post? #or will she scroll past it REAL FAST because she doesn't want to be spoiled? #heheh #can we discuss her with impunity?? #PERHAPS WE CAN

no

yeah, sure, blah blah blah Clyde and bikinis and nude beaches, but handstand pushups? I fall over just trying to imagine doing one of those.

His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour - Replica by Craig Jewell Photography on Flickr.