Wednesday, December 30, 2020

VIRTUAL TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

On Newsy.com it reported that due to social distancing/COVID for there first time in 113 years there will not be the standard celebration in Times Square in New York.

Instead, the area will be blocked off and closed to the public and there will be a live ball drop and celebrity performances and there is an official virtual Times Square so you can visit virtually.

The article indicates:

"Justis Kao, chief communications officer at Loop: "You'll see other people running around. You can wave to them. There's a lot of sponsors involved, so there's a lot of digital billboards, built-in teleportation into the different lounges. … We were fortunate enough to be able to partner with a great company, Ultimate Gamer and Jamestown Productions — which puts on, traditionally, the ball drop — and be part of the first virtual experience."

Unique Ads: 1960s - Menswear Ad

 

While there is nothing unusual about each piece on its own, the combination is a bit jarring to me.  

Someone in the comments of this post on Facebook indicated:

"I think that this is a NZ ad possibly from Hallensteins. The acceptable summer male teacher dress code included shoes and knee high socks."

 

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

ELECTRICAL BOX DECORTED LIKE WALL-E

 

Source

Some creative clever person decorated an electrical box to look like Wall-E from the 2008 movie by the same name.

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Migration - Michoacán, Mexico

 

Screenshot from video below

What an amazing sight!  

From an article on Travel & Leisure:

*Every November, the forest located between the Mexican states of Michoacan and Estado de Mexico is covered in fluttering orange, black, and white wonders. As part of their migration cycle, monarch butterflies fly around 2,800 miles from Canada and the United States to spend the coldest months of the year in warmer lands."

Below is a short video from Reddit:


The monarch butterfly winter-migration (Michoacán, Mexico). from r/BeAmazed