Ephemera: Are you a Tiki fan?
If you are - like the eminent MrBaliHai of Eye of the Goof - a Tiki* fan, you will surely love Arkiva Tropika which is loaded with great Tiki ephemera like beautiful menus, place mats, postcards and match covers from different Tiki restaurants, bars, hotels and clubs...
Aloha!
* "Tiki culture in the United States began in 1934 with the opening of Don the Beachcomber, a Polynesian-themed bar and restaurant in Hollywood. The proprietor was Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt, a young man from Louisiana who had sailed throughout the South Pacific; later he legally changed his name to Donn Beach..." (continue reading the Wikipedia article)
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Album Covers: Vinyl acquisitions
Take a look at The In Crowd's recent vinyl acquisitions at I'm Learning To Share!.
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Vintage photos: Cushman's day at the circus
"Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. The photographs in this collection bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries.
Indiana University's Digital Library Program and the Indiana University Archives invite you to explore what Cushman saw. Here you can view his photographs as well as read contextual information about Cushman's life and work."
Robotics: Big Dog
Uploaded by olinerd
You might have seen this before - I did. But I came across it once more today and it blew me away even more this time. See how this monster of a robot - It kind of reminds me of two thin-legged guys with large backpacks stuck to each others heads - makes its way across snowy hills, ice, rocky ground and it even jumps over stuff...
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Travel: Through the Panama canal
Go on a time-lapse journey through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean onboard a cruise ship.
Uploaded by radiofreebc
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Cartoon: There is no internet!!
South Park episode 1206 Uncensored.
"We've updated last night's episode, "Over Logging" to the uncensored version ! Check it out!"
Via Bibi
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