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more about #apollo Die Fledermaus: Rosarella has a good ring to it. more » jakster4u ٩(-̮̮̃ -̃)۶: If I had enough money I would put it in the entry of my house. more » jayhawk11 owns property now!!!: I wish there were more women like Rosa in the world. #RosaRocks more » tamoko: Start the conspiracy theories...right..about...here. more » youraverageGIZreader: I'll let this pass. Gimme a Death Star replica. more » Duckspwn: So many green checkmarks... so many red comments... oh the joy! Except all the red comments suck in this article. Bah, no happy clicking for me. #luna... more » Gary_7vn: The problem we all live with, perhaps Rockwell's most important illustration. [hubpages.com] #normanrockwell more » Spoony Bard: If you want to see someone who is doing similarly amazing work in a different medium, please see Alex Ross's work. Granted it doesn't come close to R... more » SaniyaMullimbimby: What strikes me is that Rockwell seems to have gone to a great deal of time and trouble to create his own original photographs to turn into paintings.... more » frege001: Photoshopping is an apt metaphor. Sure, lots of artists paint from photos. But Rockwell did so in a distinctive way. It's as if painting was just one ... more » CoHPhasor: To all those here undoubtedly bashing Rockwell for "copying" I feel pity. If you have even an inkling of art in your body you'll immediately see th... more » ckanzenberg: The Norman Rockwell Museum worked with Ron Schick to put together an exhibition based on his book. It opens November 7 and stays up through May 31-com... more » (Starman) Zuul~!: Thank you, Rothman, for this fabulous article on Rockwell. He is one of my most favorite artists of all time, and I am amazed how much his work is rec... more » Identity Avatar: This looks really good. Thanks for the article. I was never too concerned with art until quite recently, and it's always interesting to see things li... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Someone somewhere is using that astronaut pic to "prove" men never landed on the Moon... #normanrockwell more » Die Fledermaus: I am a bit offended by the photoshop referencing. Having studies to use for the final finished piece was long before Rockwell. Why is the writer so ... more » Zarian: ....Are you seriously using photoshop as a verb for painting a painting? #normanrockwell more » OMG! Ponies!: The painting of a photograph was a common technique. Gil Elvgren, the artist behind many of the classic pin-up girl paintings, would typically photog... more » SuperTuna: Any one can photoshop the Lucky Charms leprechaun surfing a turtle with tank treads for legs through a forest of Gundam penises - but Rockwell stuff, ... more » m.dean: Must have that book! Rockwell's work always fascinated me. #normanrockwell more » -
#space
Full-Scale, Customizable Lunar Lander Replica For Sale
What I want right this moment is a sleek spacesuit and $89,000 so that I can order myself this custom Lunar Lander replica and pretend to be an adventurous spacegirl. No nasty astronaut ice cream for me though, thanks. More » -
#photography
Norman Rockwell: The Original King of the Photoshop
Back when Norman Rockwell ruled Saturday evenings, Adobe wasn't even a gleam in some nerd's eye, but a new book shows that the painter was, nevertheless, a photoshop god. More » -
#imagecache
This Is Not Your Ordinary Family Photo
This is the Duke family. The father, Charles Moss Duke, Jr. born October 3, 1935. The mom, Dorothy Meade Claiborne. The two sons, Charles and Thomas. They are probably in their garden, sitting on a bench. They look so happy. More » -
#media
Moronic Newspapers Reprint Onion's Neil Armstrong Conspiracy Article as Fact
I thought some "readers" were joking when they claimed they believed the Onion's story on a conspiracy theorist finally convincing Neil Armstrong about how the Moon landings were faked. They weren't. Like these two newspapers, who reprinted it as fact. More » -
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Indian Probe Takes Clear Photo of Apollo 15, Hopefully Smashing Conspiracy Theories Forever
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took photos of the Apollo landings last July. They were supposed to end all conspiracy theories, but there are still idiots who said they were false. Thankfully, the Indians took their own photo. Spot the tracks! More » -
#imagecache
Buzz Aldrin Double Fists An iPhone And a Blackberry On a Blimp
Airship Ventures' Zeppelin Tours of San Francisco welcomed a distinguished passenger on board recently—none other than Buzz Aldrin. Apparently, the view did not take precedence over his rigorous work schedule. More » -
#diy
How to Build the 1MHz Apollo Guidance Computer For Just $3000
$3000. That's how much it costs to build now the $150,000 Apollo Guidance Computer—the first computer to use integrated circuits, with a 1MHz clock, four 16-bits registers, 4K RAM, and 32K ROM—using 1960s-like components. More » -
#space
"You Want Me to Walk On the Freakin' Moon Wearing What?!"
These shots of gear from the first Apollo moon mission show just how far we have—and haven't—come in the 40 years since man first walked on the moon. More » -
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NASA to Take Photos of Lunar Landing Sites, End Conspiracy Theories
Suck it up, conspiracy theorists, because soon your cuckoo stories about the US simulating the Moon landings will be over forever. NASA has confirmed to Gizmodo that the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will take photos of all the Apollo landing sites: More » -
#eastereggs
Houston, We Got Porn On the Moon
A pornish cartoon. That's what the surprised astronauts from the Apollo 16 mission found while walking on the Moon. It was in their checklist—mounted on the forearm—but it wasn't the first time that happened: More » -
#space
The Next Space Shuttles
500 days—or thereabouts: That's the amount of time between now and the final flight of the awesome Space Transportation System, better known to you and me as the Space Shuttle. Here's what comes next... More » -
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McDonalds Menu Features NASA Lunar Footage, Chicken-Scented Tape Player
Inside an abandoned McDonalds on the old Moffet Naval Airfield, one can find a group of dedicated digital archaeologists attempting to restore some 48000 lbs of 70mm tape featuring imagery from the lunar surface. More » -
#retromodo
The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit
Used to a thousand inane press kits announcing useless pieces of junk, I wish it was 1968. Then, I could have received this Apollo 8 Press Kit, detailing the first manned mission to the Moon. -
#review
Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Clock Lightning Review
The Gadget: Philips' goLITE BLU, a blue light dispensing clock that helps reduce the effects of seasonal affective disorder, a.k.a. the winter blues. It's best used in 15-30 minute daily intervals when it's dark out. More »


