Dog vs. Elevator + Eggs

Going Up! Life imitates a Charlie Chaplin movie. It's the eggs that provide the perfect touch.

HISTORY <henryhiggens> The Thing in Ding yields Viking bling:</henryhiggens>

Livescience says they found a piece of a drinking vessel from the 13th century. Quick, go read it now before the know-it-alls pour into the comments and say something sour like "and in 800 years they'll dig up a big gulp cup and wonder why our vessels were so ugly." Meanwhile, slumbering under another parking lot:

This is familiar to anyone who watched HBO's "Rome." Lots of nailing. Very specific body-part cursing. Didn't work, but they could be a superstitious lot. On the other hand, when you get these when mousing over the page . . . . . .

. . . you're tempted to craft some curses of your own. I strike and strike down and nail down the hands, the ire, the code, the click-through rate desired by, the marketing consultant, of livescience. We'll see if that works.

BYGONE Via Coudal, some decaying Russian movie theaters. You'll note the intersection of bad Soviet architecture - if that's not redundant - with bad 70s architecture. If that's not redundant. Both had the same paucity of spirit. The Skyway could have been built in Moscow and it would've fit right in.

Here's a Flickr slideshow of some lost Toronto theaters, for perspective on how they used to get it right.

"Still" suggests that they aren't any more. The selection consists entirely of cards from a linen portfolio. Never the best source for postcard views. Google around for better examples; you might find things like this.

The Hudson Terminal Building. It had great bulk and dignity, and told the citizenry they lived in an age of marvels. Shame it had to go.

Take a look at this picture of the building. Everything's smaller than today. But the buildings look bigger.

FINALLY: That beer you like is coming back, in cans - and look at these gorgeous labels.