Archive for October, 2010
« Previous EntriesTexas Unveils German POW Museum
Thursday, October 28th, 2010During World War II, Texas was home to more than 70 POW camps with over 50,000 prisoners. One out of every ten of those POWs was behind barbed wire at Camp Hearne, a small prisoner-city in an otherwise empty part of the state.
‘Tis The Season For Dark Art
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010It may be simplistic to describe two new, all-black, public outdoor artworks as creepy — but they are, and they’ve arrived just in time for Halloween. They are Non-Sign II and Geometric Death Frequency-141.
Hootie And The Blowfish, Immortal
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010Flashback to the mid-1990s. Grunge music was in the air, unsettling the young. America needed a soothing aural balm, and a band out of Columbia, South Carolina provided it.
Coal House Burns, Sun Rises In East
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. People who keep their valuables in a coal house shouldn’t be surprised if they burn up.
42 Corners, 42 Presidents
Sunday, October 10th, 2010For decades, the civic leaders of Rapid City, South Dakota, have seen millions of tourists drive through town heading south to view the big heads at Mt. Rushmore.
End Times Jesus Draws Battle Line Along Interstate
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Appearances of invincibility, even in a roadside statue of an all-powerful being, can be deceiving.
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