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American Stonehenge

Artw — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:24:16 -0800

The Georgia Guidestones - Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse.

Cast down from Mt. Olympus, to live in Birmingham

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 08:45:15 -0800

He is the world's tallest cast iron statue. He has a long and sometimes troubled history. His enormous bare buttocks have offended local prudes and religious leaders for decades. He was dis ass embled in 1999 for refurbishing, but now once again, from atop his lofty mountain perch, this pagan colossus reigns over Birmingham, Alabama, the virtual buckle of the Bible Belt. Behold, Vul can!

scudder — Thu, 17 Oct 2002 08:21:44 -0800

Space Needle Missing from the Seattle Skyline? (subscription) The rumor is someone bought the Space Needle in Seattle and moved it to their house. No! It was an ad for the lottery. Do TV channels need to make it clearer that something is an ad, or do people need to be more careful watching TV?

fujikosmurf — Tue, 29 Jan 2002 23:14:36 -0800

Jesus at 250 feet. Tom Monaghan, best known as the owner of Domino's Pizza, wants to build a 25 story high crucifix on his Ann Arbor, MI property. Is this a monument to religion or a really tacky roadsign?

Steven Den Beste — Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:17:13 -0800

Is historical revisionism acceptable in the name of "inclusiveness" (or "political correctness" to be less polite)? (More inside)

raaka — Sun, 25 Nov 2001 04:16:57 -0800

The US’ World War II Monument is expected to open in 2004. The 7.4 acre monument has been roundly criticized as both “seriously flawed” and “off-key”. Apart from these critiques, I wonder if the US memoralizes too many wars and not enough peace.