Our friends at the Museum of Modern Mythology and Pop Culture just ran a great coverage of the recent Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Collectors Show, attended by Richard and Pat Lupoff, Scott Tracy Griffin, and Phillip R. Burger, and David Lemmo. It looks like a great event, and you can read the full coverage here! Some great pictures below:
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Earth’s Mantle New Layer Potentially Discovered by Geologists
Looks like Pellucidar may be more real than we thought!
Have geologists just discovered a new layer of Earth’s interior?
A new study suggests that a previously unknown rocky layer may be lurking about 930 miles beneath our feet — and evidence suggests that it’s significantly stiffer than similar layers, which could help explain earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.Source: Huffington Post
Wild Elephants Don’t Have Much Time, According to Experts
A sad article reporting that wild elephants are facing imminent extinction:
Kasane (Botswana) (AFP) – African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned on Monday at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching for ivory.
Source: Yahoo News
VRP backs Tarzan and King Arthur
Village Roadshow Pictures is raising $US400 million to fund its upcoming slate of co-productions including Tarzan and King Arthur.
Tarzan stars Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz and is directed by David Yates, who made the last four Harry Potter films.
Read the full article at: If.com.au
Ron Ely as Tarzan of the Apes
Venus photos in HD
Astronomy Now has just posted a nice article with some high-resolution images of Venus from Earth. The photos penetrated the clouds showcasing the surface with its numerous ridges and mountains!
Photo courtesy of B. Campbell, Smithsonian, et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF, Arecibo. Read the full article right here!
Lion Shocks Tourists by Opening Car Door on Safari
Source: Yahoo News
Mars with Water?
Baby elephant tries to act grown-up, charges tourists
Myanmar ‘finds rare white elephant’
A rare white elephant has been captured in Myanmar, state media said Monday, a creature traditionally seen as a sign of political good fortune in a country edging towards breakthrough national elections.
Read the full article at Yahoo News.