In a twist so good it can’t be made up, cartoonist Don Trachte, owner of “Breaking Home Ties”, stuck it to his ex-wife during a messy divorce by hiding the real painting behind wood paneling in his Arlington home. He made a copy of the painting, and fought for rights to keep it during the divorce, ready to give the fake up if needed, knowing the real one was safe at home. A year after his death, his sons uncovered the real painting in his home, and everyone finally realized why the painting hanging in the museum looked a little different than the tear sheets from the Saturday Evening Post, where it was originally published… Here is the link.
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Gallery: 30 Years of Apple Gear
Gallery: 30 Years of Apple Gear: “Over the past three decades, the company has cranked out a boatload of breakthrough products, from the first PDA to the iPod — and lots of computers besides. Get lost in a monster gallery of almost everything Apple’s ever made. PLUS: Wired News’ full coverage of Apple’s 30th anniversary.”
The Henri Chamoux Archeophone
It is because of Mr. Chamoux’s creation that we can preserve musical history, come down to us in the form of cylinders from the good old days. I just had a listen to a few MP3 files published by the good folks at the UCSB Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project, and I am truly thankful to Mr. Chamoux for building the machine. I am also grateful to UCSB for taking the time to preserve an important part of our heritage. There’s a Wired article on this as well, written by Rachel Metz, which is where I found out about all this wonderful stuff. (Photo courtesy of the Phonograph Makers’ Pages)
Who is the most famous Christian of the 20th century?
The answer will surprise you, and the background information given in the article will shock you. This is definitely recommended reading. The parallelisms between this “most famous Christian” and what’s going on today in the States may make you utter a nervous chuckle.
Google publishes National Archives videos
Remember all of the old newsreels people used to see at the theater, before movies? Okay, so you don’t… but if you saw any old movies, you might have seen it there… Well, Google is working with the National Archives to put all of those old videos on Google Video. They already have about 120 of them up. Here they are. This is cool! They’re bringing back a part of our history that was simply not accessible to the majority of the population until now. It’s a wonderful thing. Here’s the article where I found out about it.
Raoul Pop 