Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 1929 – 1968.
January 18, 2016 § Leave a comment
” This is the dawn of a new hope.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
St. Augustine, Fla., after learning that the senate passsed the civil rights bill, June 19, 1964.
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Shoe Shaped Church | Taiwan.
January 17, 2016 § 2 Comments
I couldn’t resist posting. Making the rounds on social media this morning is a Giant, Shiny, Shoe – Shaped Church in Taiwan that was designed to attract female worshipers and tourists.
“In our planning, we want to make it a blissful, romantic avenue,” Pan Tsuei-ping, the administration’s recreation section manager, told the BBC.
But the inspiration behind the design — and, no, it’s not gender-normative commercialism — is anything but blissful. The BBC reports:
“The shoe was inspired by a local story. According to officials in the 1960s, a 24-year-old girl surnamed Wang from the impoverished region suffered from Blackfoot disease. Both of her legs had to be amputated, leading to the cancellation of her wedding. She remained unmarried and spent the rest of her life at a church.
“The high heel is intended to honour her memory.”
Just in case a giant high heel with a tragic back story isn’t enough to lure women to the new church, another local government official said the interior of the church, too, will cater to women’s apparently delicate inclinations. Quoted from — Taiwan Now Has A Giant, Shiny, Shoe-Shaped Church – NPR
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Alphabet | The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge.
January 17, 2016 § 1 Comment
Unreal | RIP David Bowie.
January 11, 2016 § Leave a comment
Another unreal passing this week. End of an era. Rest in Peace David Bowie.
David Bowie, Hunky Dory.
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Circle | The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge.
January 2, 2016 § Leave a comment
Bunny Boots, Apocalypse Now, 1979.
January 2, 2016 § Leave a comment
Costume sketches for Bunny #2, Apocalypse Now (1979), c 1976 at The Museum of the Moving Image, New York.
Apocalypse Now Trivia IMDB
The visit by the Playboy Playmates was based on an actual visit by 1965 Playmate of the Year Jo Collins. She was so popular with the troops that she was made an honorary GI. The Playmate of the Year character in the movie was played by Cynthia Wood, who was herself Playmate of the Year in 1974.
Women's Footwear in America 