Even today modern wonders of engineering like the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge inspire awe (and songs and works of art). A quick look at their origins, however, can turn awe to amazement and astonishment. picked by JDRucker 7 months ago tags BLOG |
| quote edit #1 |
|
An ordinary guy (not an artist) who signs as ‘G’, worried because art it’s since many decades ago a big fraud, has decided to put an end to Modern Art by creating the Ultimate Art Fraud: a Post-it that he is selling in eBay for a million dollars (or more!). G thinks that Modern Art is nowadays like a comatose patient kept alive artificially by a bunch of speculators and thefts... read full post picked by tribulete 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Filmmaker Eric Steel has released a documentary called "The Bridge" that shows some of the jumps, all filmed in 2004. The film is, understandably, controversial. "The strange part about that is, almost everyone who made [negative] comments made them before they'd seen a single frame of footage," Steel said. "I think the film is incredibly sensitive. And I think people wer... read full post picked by hypnotode 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Three protesters climbed suspension cables of the Golden Gate Bridge and unfurled two large banners that said "One World One Dream. Free Tibet." picked by unzercharlie 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
I've often read that if you jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, you will accelerate to the point where hitting the water will be like hitting concrete. But my little brain keeps saying, "Yeah, but it's WATER!" Could you jump off a bridge like the Golden Gate and contort your body in such a way that you'd survive? picked by super 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Modern Art 6 comments edit related share artsSee how artists from all around the world imagine modern designed dish. picked by cp6uja3 2 months ago |
![]() | syndication |
A very compelling and detailed account of the Golden Gate Bridge suicide phenomenon. picked by drStrangelove 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
A woman married the Eiffel Tower last year in Paris, at which she promised eternal love to the iron monument and changed her name legally to reflect the bond. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share weird |
What do these and more have in common? 0 comments edit related share entertainmentThey are all younger than John McCain picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago |
A collection of weird, wacky blogs that have one post. 1 comments edit related share plime.comEspecially crap is the "I Know My Chicken" blog picked by doggylives 5 months ago |