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Lost Egyptian City Revealed
Lost Egyptian City Revealed Nothing floats the Museum of Mysteries’ boat more than new Egyptian discoveries… Enjoy! (HuffPost) “It is a city shrouded in myth, swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea and buried in sand and mud for more than 1,200 years. But now archeologists are unearthing the mysteries of Heracleion, uncovering amazingly well-preserved artifacts that tell the story of a vibrant classical-era port. Known as Heracleion to the ancient Greeks and Thonis to the ancient Eygptians, the city was rediscovered in 2000 by French underwater archaeologist Dr. Franck Goddio and a team from the European Institute for Underwater Acheology (IEASM) after a four-year geophysical survey. The ruins of the lost…
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Abandoned amusement parks from around the world…
Abandoned amusement parks from around the world… With a tip of our hat to BoingBoing from whence many of these links originated, enjoy the mysterious beauty of abandoned amusement parks from around the world… Eerie images from the lost amusement park in New Orleans . The beautiful decay of River Country, Walt Disney World’s first waterpark. It opened in 1976, and closed in 2001. All the attractions remain in place, slowly being overtaken by nature and neglect… here. Berlin’s answer to the creepy and wonderfully abandoned amusement park here. Gorgeous photos of an abandoned park in northern Japan, here. And last but not least, the incredible and abandoned cheap Japanese…
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Beautifully Strange Paintings of Visual Chaos
Beautifully Strange Paintings of Visual Chaos What are these paintings conveying? Are they beautiful or are they just strange? How do they make you feel? I find them to be gorgeous, but mostly I love the way they make me feel like I am reading a story about something odd, suspenseful and exciting – to me the experience of looking at these is so much like reading something that you simply cannot put down because it’s so riveting… The Organized Chaos of Tatiana Kazakova by Tracy Jones “Flying saucers, whales, watermelons and white padded rooms collide inside the mind of Tatiana Kazakova. Living in Moscow, Russia, this digital artist and…
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The Atacama Humanoid
The Atacama Humanoid A new documentary film premiering on April 22nd is said to contain images and DNA evidence of a possible “extraterrestrial being” they have dubbed the Atacama Humanoid - By Lee Speigel (Huff Post) “An upcoming documentary promises to show an alleged, tiny “alien” being that was found a few years ago in Chile’s Atacama Desert. And when we say tiny, we’re talking six inches from head to ET toe. The film, called “Sirius,” will also depict how readily available forms of alternative energy technology are what extraterrestrials may be using to travel here from the cosmically improbable distances between their home world and ours. If this is…
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The Giant That Guards The Badlands
The Giant That Guards The Badlands Some of the amazing natural oddities that we can see from the sky are even more spectacular than the ones we’ve made ourselves. This is an excellent example of Earth’s geology as sculptor… The Badlands Guardian (Atlas Obscura) “Located in southeastern Alberta, Canada, near Medicine Hat, this great geological wonder can only be seen from high above the ground. Nevertheless, its humanoid details are stunning when one considers that human hands took no part in shaping this large mass of rock. The profile was formed by the erosion of rainwater on layers of clay-rich soil. Viewed from the air, the feature bears a strong…
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Two Turntables Are A Drawing Machine
Two Turntables Are A Drawing Machine Perhaps this is not exactly mysterious, but the work of artists who tinker in thought provoking ways is always going to inspire wonder here at the Museum of Mysteries… Two Turntables Are A Drawing Machine “Forget two turntables and a microphone—focus instead on two turntables and some wooden arms. In Drawing Apparatus Robert Howsare turns a pair of turntables into an automated drawing machine, swapping rotating vinyl for two wooden arms that draw geometric patterns as the turntables spin around…” See the complete post here. Emily K. Editor on 09 Apr 2013 | Oddities &The Arts | Comments (0) Comments are closed. Connect With…
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Seduction By Invitation Only – an online book club
Seduction By Invitation Only – an online book club Would you like to be in the “By Invitation Only Seduction Book Club?” Starting May 7 till the end of the month, as you read we’ll talk about the book and everyone gets a gift at the end. To be invited pre-order Seduction – which is 44% of now at most of these links below- email me with the word “book club.” And I’ll invite you! Seduction is an Indie Next Pick for May, an RT Top Pick,and is Goodreads #1 most anticipated historical novel for 2013. “A luxurious, sensual experience for the reader. This atmospheric tale of suspense is fully…
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The use of cloning and stem cells to resurrect life…
The use of cloning and stem cells to resurrect life… Here is a follow up to the fascinating stuff happening right now in the world of species De-Extinction… Your brain might melt if you watch this. In a good way. For example, did you know that it is possible to be your own parents? And also check this out: The “ips cell transformation” technique described in by Dr. Robert Lanza could be used to create germ cells for infertile people, or even create eggs and sperm for same sex couples to reproduce together! Welcome to the future! To learn more about de-extinction, please visit Revive & Restore (the organizer of…
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Seduction by Scent
Seduction by Scent “Mysterious, haunting, and tragic, Seduction emerges as a suspenseful alchemy of potent ingredients, beautifully blended, that ignites your senses and leaves you aching for more.” —Jamie Ford, NYT bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet My newest novel is about many things: Victor Hugo and the secret séances he attended, Druid ruins, grief, ghosts, reincarnation and the lengths we go to for love. And scent. Below is a descriptions of the magical fragrance I imagined Jac L’Etoile smells in Seduction. I haven’t ever smelled it except in my mind – but if it reminds you of a perfume tell me which one in…
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2013 » April
Archive for April, 2013 Lost Egyptian City Revealed Nothing floats the Museum of Mysteries’ boat more than new Egyptian discoveries… Enjoy! (HuffPost) “It is a city shrouded in myth, swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea and buried in sand and mud for more than 1,200 years. But now archeologists are unearthing the mysteries of Heracleion, uncovering amazingly well-preserved artifacts that tell the story of a vibrant classical-era port. Known as Heracleion to the ancient Greeks and Thonis to the ancient Eygptians, the city was rediscovered in 2000 by French underwater archaeologist Dr. Franck Goddio and a team from the European Institute for Underwater Acheology (IEASM) after a four-year geophysical survey. The…
