If you want to watch a movie to put you in the Halloween spirit, you have a lot of choices. While everyone things of the scariest film as Halloween fare, there are plenty of films that Halloween themed without being unbearably scary. Choices can include scary movie parodies and other comedies as well as Halloween [...]
The most recent work from New York based designers Arakawa and Gin is a most unusual apartment block based in Mitaka, Tokyo. Reversible Destiny Lofts are eye-catching brightly painted lofts that look like a McDonald’s play ground through the eyes of someone on LSD. The architecture looks like the aftermath of a size 3 earthquake, [...]
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The word “Halloween” originates form the Catholic Church as a corruption of “All Hallows Eve”. November the first is a Catholic day of observance in honour of saints, named “All Hollows Day” (or All Saints Day). In the fifth century BC in Celtic Ireland, Summer officially ended on 31st October. On 31st October, the disembodied [...]
While visiting England, George Bush is invited to tea with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself with intelligent people. He asks how she knows if they’re intelligent. “I do so by asking them the right question,” says the Queen. “Allow me to demonstrate.” [...]