Miscellanea

Century of Scouting

Zoy Clem — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:28 +0000

The Boy Scouts of America, incorporated by newspaperman William D. Boyce, celebrates its 100th year today. Founded in 1910 "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values", the scouting organization has seen over 110 million American youths serve as members, and counts a little over 2.8 million in its ranks today

Off to a Bad Start

Zoy Clem — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:15 +0000

Due to the heavy snow over the weekend, Clive arose early, knowing he'd have to take some extra time getting the car ready this morning...

An Artist's Favorite Number

Zoy Clem — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:00:54 +0000

The golden ratio, an irrational number (approximately 1.6180339887), was said to be employed regularly by the ancient Greek sculptor, Phidias, when he created his art pieces.

To conclude our walk through the museum this morning, let's examine at this fascinating floating point value:

Playing Tourist

Zoy Clem — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:00:29 +0000

While we're here, let's also take a tour of the surrounding area and get a taste of modern Olympia this morning.

Famous Lost Works

Zoy Clem — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:00:55 +0000

One of the greatest of all sculptors in antiquity was the Greek artist, Phidias (480-430 BC), who created the statue of Zeus in Olympia, Greece (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), and the statue of Athena in the Parthenon in Athens. Most of Phidias' original artworks are now lost, but his workshop was uncovered in AD 1958. We'll take a short walk through it this morning and then examine what is known about his most famous work:

Back to the Present

Zoy Clem — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:00:30 +0000

Okay, we've met the commitment with Kirsten, so let's return for another look at this week's film babe, the gorgeous Phoebe Cates. She hasn't done much in film since 2001 unfortunately, but that no reason to stop admiring her. This is another collection of scenes from Drop Dead Fred:

Film Babe Redux

Zoy Clem — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:00:19 +0000

Last Saturday I mentioned posting another Kirsten Dunst video and then forgot all about it. So, to make up for that inexcusable lapse, here is a brief reprise of last week's film babe:

Imaginary Friend

Zoy Clem — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:00:09 +0000

A number of kids have had imaginary friends, but few are as nasty and malevolent as Drop Dead Fred:

This is from the 1991 movie of the same name. We'll see Fred's playmate when she's all grown up this afternoon.

Shrink to Fit

Zoy Clem — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:48 +0000

Introducing Round and Oval:

A laundry mishap gets Oval's synapses misfiring, and the germ of an idea blooms and is put to the test when he nabs his friend's pet wombat and attempts to shrink it:

The animation series was crafted by LeniMcP. We'll show part two next week.

Saturday Cartoons

Zoy Clem — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:00:08 +0000

We'll enter into the realm of myth this weekend, and pay a visit to Pan as he charms the fire from the forest in this 1930 Walt Disney animation, titled Playful Pan:

Film Babe Preview

Zoy Clem — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:00:48 +0000

Phoebe Cates will be the highlighted film babe this weekend, so we'll be making an effort to see as much of her as we can. To start the weekend up with that goal in mind, let's have a look at this scene from the 1982 movie comedy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High:

Animated Film Babes

Zoy Clem — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:00:08 +0000

To continue my day off and to stay on a snow theme, let's take a few minutes to listen to a song from the Walt Disney ice princess, Snow White, as she prepares a pie for her favorite dwarf.

Note the name on the pie crust. A real film babe will make an appearance at 6 pm est.