“The annual Krampuslauf Graz, the “Krampus and Perchten” parade procession in Graz, Austria, brings out hundreds of seriously scary (but traditional) demons. This footage from Krampuslauf Graz 2010 shows several of these creepy child-devouring mythical creatures roaming the streets of Graz, looking for naughty children.”
[via Laughing Squid]
This is a seriously awesome holiday celebration! Have you all been good little children?
Obit of the Day (Historical): “Calico Jack” Rackham (1720)
On this date in 1729, the Caribbean pirate “Calico Jack” Rackham was hanged for privateering by the British governor of Port Royal, Jamaica. After his death he was tarred, his body placed in a cage, and displayed as a warning to other pirates.
Almost two years earlier to the day, on November 24, 1718, Calico Jack led a mutiny against his captain and won control of the vessel, the Raider. The next year Calico Jack and his crew took possession of their new flagship, the Kingston, which would be his last.
Besides his choice of clothing, hence the “calico” moniker, Jack was known for his distinct version of the “Jolly Roger” flag and the presence of two women - disguised as men - on his crew: Anne Bonny, his “wife,” and Mary “Mark” Read. Bonny added her own name to pirate lore when she testified against Jack at his trial. When asked about Rackham’s resistance to capture, Bonny replied: “If he had fought like a man, he need not have been hanged like a dog.” Well then.
In the new animated film, The Adventures of Tintin (in theaters December 2011) Tintin searches for the treasure of “Red Rackham,” obviously a reference to “Calico Jack.” Daniel Craig will provide the voice for the pirate. You can can catch a glimpse of the Rackham’s Jolly Roger (0:09) and the captain himself in the trailer.
(Image courtesy of wikimedia.org)
Just added to our ever-growing list of Awesome Places We Want to Visit Some Day:
Ukrainian photographer Oleg Gordienko took this beautiful photo of a heavily forested stretch of train track in Ukraine known as “The Tunnel of Love.”
Check out more of Gordienko’s wonderful photos of the Tunnel of Love over at Laughing Squid!
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Prisoner by Lukas Brezak
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As awesome lunches go, this famous image documents one of the best and highest:
Lunch Atop a Skyscraper was photographed by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the RCA Building (renamed as the GE Building in 1986) at Rockefeller Center in New York City, 1932.
As awesome lunches go, this famous image documents one of the best and highest:
Lunch Atop a Skyscraper was photographed by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the RCA Building (renamed as the GE Building in 1986) at Rockefeller Center in New York City, 1932.
