TV Test Patterns – Gone But Not Forgotten
The Web MasterSomething not seen very often on television, if at all, is the television test card, also known as a test pattern in North America. Basically, it is a television test…
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Strange Vintage Valentines
Dirque du SoleilThe U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately 190 million valentines are sent each year in the United States. Half of those valentines are given to family members other than…
Please Read On ...War Is Nuts!
Rude BoySeen all those squirrels running amok in your yard? Are they dropping acorns on your head and messing with your bird feeder? Seems that suburbia is under attack from a…
Please Read On ...Awful Food: Barbecue Sauce
Super BuffetYes, even something as simple as barbecue sauce can me made awful with the use of poor food photography and four color process printing. It seems to be a chicken…
Please Read On ...Brewed To Wake Up Montana Coffee Mug
LumberghThis deluxe coffee mug is available in the perfect sizes for your favorite morning beverage or late night brew. Large, easy-grip handle. Treat yourself or give as a gift to…
Please Read On ...All About Curly … Nyuk-Nyuk!
Curly Howard, born as Jerome Lester Horwitz (1903-1952), was one of the Three Stooges, along with brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and actor Larry Fine, although Curly was more…
Please Read On ...Conceptual Art: The Idea Becomes A Machine
The ArtistThe term conceptual art came into use about 1965, to describe art in which the artist’s propositional concept is of primary importance but the manner and matter of execution are…
Please Read On ...Meet Roscoe Holcomb
Roscoe Holcomb was born on September 5, 1912 and died February 1, 1981. Otherwise, he was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky. A prominent figure in…
Please Read On ...Juxtapose This
01:56:11 “Juxtaposition is the act of positioning close together–as in a side-by-side composition.” 01:57:35 “Random juxtaposition causes the stimulation of creativity in art, design or other lesser creative pursuits by…
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