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“Pinocchio” is the latest Disney animated film to get an updated “live-action” remake in our contemporary times. The 1940 original is rightfully a classic — a film that pushed the boundary of what animation can bring to the screen and a story about a boy’s earnest search to find out who he is. Robert Zemeckis’ […]
A historic 18th century church has burned to the ground in Russia’s Republic of Karelia, after being deliberately set on fire. A teenager, referred to by some locals as a devil worshipper, is suspected of the arson. The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, built in 1774 on a picturesque lakeshore in the town […]
Kyodo via Reuters An empty wooden vessel was found drifting off Japan’s western coast earlier this week. It was found floating in a rocky area around 164 feet off the island of Hokkaido. Though it’s not clear where the boat came from, town authorities think it may be from North Korea. Dozens of “ghost ships” […]
The British Morgan sports cars still have wood in their frames. But it’s rare to see wood used to the extent that you see here: Californian car fabricator Peter Portugal is selling “The Dolphin,” a hand-built wooden roadster that uses a 1979 Datsun 280ZX drivetrain and an MGB front suspension. The wood used in it […]
The first thing you notice when you walk into the office of Lever Architecture, in Portland, Oregon, is the smell: fresh, sweet, and vaguely Christmassy. That’s because Albina Yard, the year-old building that houses the office, was built out of fragrant Douglas fir. “It’s a space people immediately respond to on an emotional level,” says […]
The company makes its toy hot rods by expertly carving wood. https://media.wired.com/photos/59cc0f55a7bfb73f4d3eb42d/master/pass/toycar-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
And it turns out that underfloor heating, American-style fridge freezers and real wooden floors are the three modern trends people most want to come home to, according to cordless vacuum cleaner company Vax (vax.co.uk). But original floorboards are usually fitted to joists so you’re unlikely to be able to fit underfloor heating, while replacement floors […]
Thunderbird Jade Clarke battles the Firebirds’ Erin Burger. Clarke was later forced off the court with injury. Picture: Glenn Hunt (AAP) Warren PartlandThe Advertiser Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a friend ADELAIDE Thunderbirds’ losing streak has stretched to 11 games after another lacklustre performance against Queensland […]
I’ve spent the past few weeks gaming, working and pretending to work on the Volta V, the world’s first commercially-produced handcrafted wooden computer. It feels like it’s part of the family. Advertisement There was a time when most of our electronic entertainment equipment was either made of wood or, at the very least, stylized to […]
Published time: 1 May, 2017 02:48Edited time: 1 May, 2017 02:57 An Indian state minister has armed some 700 brides with wooden bats to be used in self-defense should their husbands ever raise a hand on them. “Police won’t intervene,” reads the reassuring inscription, encouraging its use on alcohol-dependent spouses. The foot-long wooden bats were […]
