Sunday Burst of Weirdness

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Oddities for a hot Sunday afternoon (Lord, I hate July; I don't know how you people south of the 42nd parallel do it):

:: The onward march of technology has had a lot of impact on architecture and the way our cities and towns look; one of the more notable effects is the erection of broadcast towers everywhere. The effect is especially pronounced in "old world" European cities like Prague; check out this TV tower there, rising above the staid old buildings.

But that tower's not even the weird part, oh no. Scroll down for a closer look at the things attached to that tower....

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:: The wonderful world of Russian advertising through the years.

:: Not weirdness per se, but wow, the teaser poster for the new Star Trek reboot movie is awful. Seriously, that is one bad poster, and not "bad" as in "good". How many people, other than hard-core geeks, even recognize the StarFleet insignia anymore? About the only real iconic thing from Trek anymore is the Enterprise herself, and apparently that's being kept under wraps. I remain, as ever, unenthusiastic about this whole project, and this poster does nothing to get the blood pumping.

All for this week....