Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:33 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:49 pm
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:42 am
Was that an 'acid thing' Cag? If so, we used to get that too in the UK and it's weird that a particular hallucination should have become a trans-atlantic meme in the jaw-clenching, nail-chewing physco-trip set!
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:34 pm
Victorian would be correct, even over here, peter. 
And I think you're about right on the vintage. Wikipedia says the tower was renovated and made taller in 1860 (to 110' 6", if anyone cares); I would assume the staircase dates from then.
And I think you're about right on the vintage. Wikipedia says the tower was renovated and made taller in 1860 (to 110' 6", if anyone cares); I would assume the staircase dates from then.
I had one of those!TheFallen wrote:
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:20 am
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:48 pm
That deserves to be seen Sarge so.....bump!......up it goes!
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:58 pm
To date I don't think anyone has posted either 'the spiral into madness' or 'the spiral into debt' - and I'm not sure I want them to, but it's a good way of 'bumping the thread! 
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:14 pm
I don't want to think about spiraling into debt, so have a spiral galaxy instead.
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:17 pm
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:42 pm
I had one of those!TheFallen wrote:
[/quote]So did I!
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:21 am
Thanks Guys! Sorus' beautiful galaxy makes me think that a spiral must be the much sought after link that the scientists pursue - that between the invisibly small and the ineffably big.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:02 pm
Life Is Art: This Photo of a Ukrainian Parliamentary Brawl Is Composed Like a Renaissance Painting
By Joe Berkowitz
A candid shot from a fight that broke out in Ukrainian parliament has been turned into Renaissance-style art, and rightly so.
Sometimes art hides in unexpected places. So many tiny moments from anyone's quotidian existence can be infused with natural beauty worthy of literature or paintings. Of course, this magnificence also extends to explosively dramatic moments when the shit decorates the fan. A candid picture from one such recent fiasco, a brawl that broke out in Ukrainian Parliament, can't be described any way other than fine art.
Facebook user Manzil Lajura has drawn attention to a particular photo from the parliamentary fight back in April. Apparently, it has the delicate composition of a Renaissance painting, despite all the very modern fabric making up the men's suits. To make the point, Lajura shows that the painting follows a golden spiral, a geometric form that gets wider with every quarter turn it makes. The proportions of the photo are in line with classic art—elevating the participants to the level of avenging angels, rather than nationalist leaders at odds over the Crimean crisis.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:04 pm
Awesome; the 'goden ratio' had to come in sooner or later [and it works!].
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:24 pm
Good composition is good composition, apparently -- no matter what the subject is! 
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:18 am
Carravagio would have been proud!
Spiral Movie Quiz
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:23 pm
Spiral Movie Quiz
Can you recognize the 4 different movies these spirals appear?
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Can you recognize the 4 different movies these spirals appear?
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Clue:
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The Archbishop falls to his death.
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The Godfather III.
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Max Cohen explains the Fibonacci sequence.
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Darren Aronofsky's debut film, Pi.
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A secret stairwell to a hidden study and laboratory.
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Æon Flux (the live action movie).
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A floor drain in The Sacrificial Chamber.
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Aliens v. Predators
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:42 am
Bonus question.
The character from this movie is simply known as Space Girl?
The character from this movie is simply known as Space Girl?
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:01 am
Great posts Vizidor! 1. I'd seen but got wrong , 2. I got right! 3. I'd never seen 4 I knew it was to do with , but couldn't nail it down.
Bonus Question;
I think is from, can't rmember which but I think the latter.
Loved it!
Give .....Me ...... Spirals!!!!
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I thought it was Angels and Demons
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Alien
Bonus Question;
I think is from
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'Kickass' or 'Super'
Loved it!
Give .....Me ...... Spirals!!!!
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:39 pm
I'm surprised you actually did the quiz, it was just a bit of fun.
The movie in the bonus question was an 80's British Sci-Fi effort:
Space Girl is played by the French actress, Mathilda May who
plays over 90% of her scenes fully naked.
Probably the reason why this crappy sci-fi movie is
still a must-see classic.
The movie in the bonus question was an 80's British Sci-Fi effort:
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Lifeforce
plays over 90% of her scenes fully naked.
Probably the reason why this crappy sci-fi movie is
still a must-see classic.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 11:48 am
As a keen afficienado of crappy 1980's brittish sci-fi B movies I feel it is my duty to check it out.