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Space Opera, Mexican Style

"Positronic Duo" sings a charming love song in this final chapter of "La Nave de los Monstruos" (1960, info) -



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Today's pictures & links:

Smiley Face discovered on Mars

Two different smiling faces, discovered by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter:


(images credit: NASA)

Even without smiley faces, Mars has pretty cool landscape areas (this one is Echus Chasma)


(image credit: NASA)

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A Motherly Love


(original unknown)

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Horseshoe Horses

Such an obvious choice for a sculpture! First one is spotted at the Express Clydesdale Barn Yukon, Oklahoma -


(images credit: Marvin and Gregg)

The other one in Germany, in Ostwestfalen-Lippe region:



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A Parting Flower

The Closing Ceremony of Bejing Olympics: impressive fireworks -




(images credit: Reuters)

See a wonderful collection of Olympic photos here.

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Flintstones Dream Vehicle

Very weird concept on display at the Delhi Auto Show:


(image credit: Reuters)

Speaking of cool car concepts, I think this Lotus version is simply gorgeous:


(image credit: Kiel Bryant)

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Mixed fresh links for today:

Coolest new urban exploration site - [abandoned]
First electric sportscar looks very cool - [auto]
Bicycle Saddles Archive - [cool collection]
The Spores Still Live on This Island - [bio-warfare]
Great Vintage Paperbacks - [flickr set]
Backstreet Boys "pa russki" - [fun video]
The Road Boss! - [car video]
After the hurricane: street tubing - [fun video]
The Wheel: Awesome Animated Rocks Movie - [wow video] - via

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Curves

An interesting addition to our "Psychedelic Furniture" showcase is this voluptuous design, shown in Berlin in May 2008:


(image credit: master-son)

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Electronic Music is Complex

"Moog" Synthesizer in the 1970s (a pioneering era of Jean Michel Jarre compositions) -



It seems to be kinda simpler, in Russia -



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Russia's Last Tzar

Nikolai II resting with a book:



His daughters: Olga and Tatiana Romanov -


(images by Boissonnas & Eggler Photostudio, 1913)

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Great Urban Art

Modified utility boxes in Karlsruhe, Germany:



(images credit: Ryan Stoker)

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Very Potent Drinks

See a lot more of mangled English labels at this link:



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One more call from a telemarketer...


("Kvazimoto" Motorola ad)

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