In Search of the Hodag June 11, 2015
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
The Hodag is one of the most interesting mythical creatures from the great American wilderness. It is associated above all with Wisconsin and particularly with a hoax that dates to 1893 when newspapers reported the capture of a Hodag, apparently a small horned lizard. Full points to those who organized this brilliant photograph above, surely […]
Osama Bin Laden in the White House?! September 18, 2014
Author: Beach Combing | in : Actualite, Contemporary
This is a very improbable story that has just come out of the Italian gossip industry. It is unbelievable, incredible… but as its cast includes the world’s most famous building, an American president, Osama Bin Laden and an Italian singer with bizarre dress sense, Beach couldn’t resist flagging it up here. First, enter, from left […]
The Venkov Lenin: the Bizarre Fate of a Communist Era Statue January 9, 2014
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
Picture borrowed from Vacilando, a useful source for information on Lewis Carpenter There are some great stories about Lenin statues and busts, including Lenin in Antarctica, a post featured on this blog a couple of years ago. For now though let’s turn to one of the most travelled of all the statues of the man […]
Feline Paws through History March 3, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Ancient, Contemporary, Medieval, Modern
***Dedicated to Larry, Why Evolution is True and Andy the Mad Monk*** Feline lovers will curse us for saying this but the cat has not played a huge role in history. True, we have observed here in the past some its few runs across the stage of the past including the notorious cat organ, cat […]
