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The Virtual World
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Link of the day
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A small selection of some of the more interesting images captured from Google Streetview: http://9-eyes.com/?71e6fd90. Click on the camera on top to view the rest of the site, some curious content...
The Just Judges
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Lost
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An 80 year old art theft, as yet unsolved:
"The panel was removed from the frame, apparently with care, leaving the other panels undamaged. In the empty space was left a note, written in French, with the words, "Taken from Germany by the Treaty of Versaile", a reference to the fact that the altarpiece had been returned to Ghent only a decade earlier after having been moved to Berlin during World War I."
The thief was later concluded to be Arsène Goedertier, who revealed on his deathbed to his lawyer that he was the only one who knew where the masterpiece was hidden, and that he would take the secret to his grave. Telling only his lawyer, Georges de Vos, that "I alone know where the Mystic Lamb is. The information is in the drawer on the right of my writing table, in an envelope marked 'mutualité.'"
Despite cryptic clues and numerous searches the panel remains lost, you can read more at the Wikipedia: The Just Judges.
Christine Chubbuck
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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I refrain - as much as possible, from the news. It's not a happy place, generally, and the general climate of fear and insecurity it promotes are at odds with my worldview. That said, I'd like to introduce you to Christine Chubbuck, a News Anchor, who shared my views, and the extremes it took her to.
Link: Wikipedia on Christine Chubbuck
WARNING: Not a happy story. Par for the news...
Da Vinci Skull
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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A rather intriguing find at an antique store, and curiously postulated provenance:
Link: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-06/13/leonardo-da-vinci-skull
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