The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec.
The trailer looks good, set in 1912, mummies, a hatched pterodactyl egg and a plucky young reporter in Paris. From a graphic novel apparently.
Link goes straight to trailer.
http://www.adeleblancsec-lefilm.com/_en/index.html
Popular Science and Popular Mechanics have put their entire archives online for free. See what was cutting edge a century ago...
http://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:01617370?rview=1&lr=&sa=N&start=270
http://books.google.com/books?rview=1&lr=&q=popular+mechanics
Just noticed...
Just wondering if anyone has run through it yet. Inspired by the pulps, looks funny, a bit Cthulu / a bit SteamPunk.
Getting great reviews.
http://www.rainslick.com/
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/04/26/photos_show_lighter_side_of_world_war_ii/9087/
Historical photos (Nazi propaganda no less) without context? In a Historical Library?
(from the Daily Mail, nothing NSFW on the page at the time)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=556970&in_page_id=1770
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A row has...
The Abyssinian Campaign(s)
Got a new military history monkey on my back.
What are some good books on this pre-WWII Italian adventure, including if possible the first efforts in the 1890's.
I'm trying to build a context for understanding Mussolini and the Italian Army's later efforts in...
I have a USMC All-Weather Coat with liner, size 38 Long (sized to fit over a suit jacket of that size).
Asking $100-ish dollars plus cost to ship from Anchorage, AK 99501. Wll ship in a box 12" x 10" x 8", weighing 4 lbs. 11.3 oz.
Feel free to PM with any questions.
I posted this link in the "Adventurer's Gear" thread, but thought the ladies might enjoy looking at his wares. There is, to me, a definitely vintage style to the products and he will do reproductions of stuff you send him. He works in water buffalo (non-endangered species) bone, horn and also...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263734/
I was flipping through something the other day and a report of a film about curling caught my eye.
I'll be expecting a review by our local expert. :D
Good retro-styled clothing, settings and an evil Princess I'd definitely consider serving under. ;)
Also, Neal McDonough as the "Tin Man" has a decent hat, a great coat, a particularly cool Sam Brown-styled belt and gear and the same vintage revolver featured in "The Mummy", the French 11mm...
I'll be in Portland Sunday and Monday night.
Courtyard by Marriott by the airport.
What should I do Monday night?
I checked the weather, a bit cool and rainy?
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