Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics on their final episode of the #Mirrorless Show at Photofocus: Scott and Marco host their final mirrorless show at Photofocus. They will now move on to their new Photo Podcast Network at http://ift.tt/2nsDfoP the new mirrorless and inspiration podcast episodes will be produced and hosted. Scott just returned after hosting…
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Friday, March 31, 2017
The CW Announces Summer Schedule: WHOSE LINE, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and More
The CW is primarily focusing on reality TV this summer as several returning shows will be debuting their new seasons. First up is WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?, which returns beeginning Monday, May 29, with all new episodes at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. On Friday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, MASTERS OF ILLUSION returns with […]
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Afternoon Static: NETFLIX, RIVDERDALE, THE WALKING DEAD & More!
• Who Killed Jason Blossom? The 13 Most Compelling Suspects on Riverdale • News You Can Use: 13 Signs You’re Watching a ‘Prestige’ TV Show • GAME OF THRONES Teaser Trailer: The Rivals for the Iron Throne • Star Trek: Discovery: Rainn Wilson to Play Intergalactic Criminal Harry Mudd • Must Read TV: Read Smash […]
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On TV Tonight: Friday March 31, 2017
NET 8PM 8:30PM 9PM 9:30PM 10PM 10:30PM ABC Last Man Standing Dr. Ken Shark Tank 20/20 CBS MacGyver Hawaii Five-0 Blue Bloods CW The Originals Reign FOX Rosewood Sleepy Hollow NBC Grimm Dateline NBC MISC RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) 13 Reasons Why (Netflix) Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
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Netflix Trailers: WAR MACHINE With Brad Pitt, THE MARS GENERATION and GET ME ROGER STONE
Brad Pitt is coming to Netflix! The film star stars in WAR MACHINE, a new Netflix original by writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom). Brad Pitt stars as a four-star general who admirably commanded NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by his own hubris and a journalist’s no-holds-barred expose. Ntflix says that this […]
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
A Sculpture of a Buddhist Deity Made From 20,000 Beetles
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Located roughly an hour north from central Tokyo is a fairly nondescript government building: Itakura Town Hall in Gifu prefecture. The building houses a small gallery that counts among its collections various obscure pottery work and paintings as well as a glass-enclosed sculpture of a Buddhist deity made from roughly 20,000 beetles in numerous varieties. If you have any form of entomophobia or insectophobia I suggest you don’t read on.
The sculpture was made almost 40 years ago in 1978 by a man named Yoneji Inamura, who was in his 50s at the time. We recently learned that Inamura had passed away earlier this year in January at the age of 98, which is what prodded us to look into his work.
Although Inamura created several sculptures out of beetles, he spent 6 years in the 1970s constructing this one, which has become his masterpiece and the largest sculpture he ever made. When it was done he donated it to the city.
The sculpture, made from rhinoceros beetles, winged jewel beetles, drone beetles, longhorn beetles and other types of local beetles, depicts the senju kannon bosatsu (1000-armed bodhisattva), a popular Buddhist deity in Japan.
rhinoceros beetles (kuwagata-mushi) form the hands
Inamura first took an interest in beetles during his days working for the local railroad. Located in a rural area of Japan, beetles were abundant and one day he took note of how the rhinoceros beetle’s horn resembled the fingers of the Buddhist deity. And so he began collecting beetles – before work, during breaks, after work – and adding them to his sculpture. “If I shaped them into the form of a Buddhist statue it would also serve as a memorial to the insects.”
The Itakura Town Hall is a little difficult to get to (as in, you’ll probably need a car) but it’s open to the public if you would like to see this mesmerizing sculpture for yourself.
jewel beetles (tama-mushi) and other beetles with iridescent wings are selectively used for the eyes and vital parts. And inamura chose to use a pupa to represent the central jewel
even the altar is decorated heavily with beetles
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SUPERNATURAL Sneak Peek: Hunting in Style
The Winchesters know what it’s like to live out of crummy motels. Particularly in the early years of SUPERNATURAL (before the boys got access to the Men of Letters bunker), we saw Sam and Dean live in an ever-rotating set of weird and (probably) dirty rooms. At once point in season 5 Dean seemed to […]
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SCANDAL Sneak Peek: From Abby’s Point of View
SCANDAL fans were in for a surprise last week when it was revealed that Abby was working with the people who schemed to assassinate Frankie Vargas. Has Abby gone Dark Side? That’s what we’re going to discover this week when the events leading up to election night will be told from the Chief of Staff’s […]
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