Friday, February 7, 2003

Fantastic. Gorgeous. Tasty. Delicious. I'm happy. An Online Anthology of Early Comics, from medieval ages to 1929. "This is a collection of old comics, from the beginning to 1929. On this long page they are listed chronologically. If you are looking for particular artists, go to the text-only Alphabetical Listing." "link" 7:50:41 PM     |

Dreams of Space. Space Art in Children's Books 1950's to 1970's is worth browsing. "With the discoveries by Robert Goddard and Hermann Oberth of liquid-fueled rockets in the 1930's and the use of V-2 rockets in the 1940's, rocket travel went from science fiction to science fact in the public's mind. In post-World War II America anything seemed possible, even going to the Moon! There appeared in 1949, a book The Conquest of Space , which led to a new trend in children's books. These books outlined the future the children of the "baby boom" would grow up in, the world of space ( example ). The illustrations in these books show facts (as they were known) mixed in with the fantasy of space flight and led many of the readers of these books to 'dream of space'." Via das kollektiv 2:21:29 PM     |

Booohooo. Real Pictures of Ghosts. Impressive double exposures, I must say. All done without the help of Photoshop, but 'in camera'! "link" 9:15:46 AM     |

Paper. Ladies and Gentlemen, here's the Toilet Paper Museum. "This is where you'll find the interesting stuff: history of toilet paper; samples (including Madonna's); links; funny stories; and odd commentaries ." "link" 9:06:36 AM     |