Osiris at Viterbo

But the most intriguing of Annius’s archeological fabrications was the so-called marmo osiriano — not a forgery, in fact, but a found object, or at least an assemblage of ready made materials. The object was not part of the phoney “excavation;” rather, it could be seen by anyone, Annius reported, in the Cathedral, which naturally was once a Temple of Hercules: “Our forefathers . . . in order to keep the eternal memory of the antiquity of this city before our eyes, placed before the rostra a columnula, that is, an alabaster tablet, monument to the triumph of Osiris.” The marmo osiriano is a semicircular lunette, with vines, birds, and a lizard, mounted in a rectangular frame with two classical-looking profile heads in the corners. Annius interpreted the monument as a fragment of a triumphal column left in Viterbo by Osiris, the Egyptian god. He argued that the profile heads in the spandrel represented Osiris and his cousin Sais Xantho, a muse. This was proof that Osiris really had been to Italy. The birds and other objects in the tree in the lunette were sacred Egyptian letters symbolizing the historical encounter between the Italians, the Giants, and the Egyptians.

(Chr. S. Wood - A. Nagel, Anachronic Renaissance, Zone Books, 2010, pp. 247.249)

Nazi Überkuh

Nazi Untermenschen would select superbeasts:

Heck cattle were created in the 1920s and 30s by the German brothers Heinz and Lutz Heck, two zoologists who wanted to recreate the aurochs, an important beast in Teutonic mythology. Some of the Nazi leaders dreamed of allowing the animals to roam free so they could once again be hunted.

Clowns of America

Oh, yes, it exists. here it is the website of the "Clowns of America".

The purpose of Clowns of America International Website is to share, educate, and act as a gathering place for serious minded amateurs, semiprofessionals, and professional clowns. COAI provides its membership with necessary resources that allow them to further define and improve their individual clown character.  Visitors who are interested in the clown arts will find a variety of resources that will stimulate their interest, foster their curiosity and offer pathways to valuable information.Clowns of America, InternationalP.O. Box 1171Englewood FL 34295-1171Toll Free: 877-816-6941941-474-4351

But the news is the peculiar bemoaning of its President, Glen Kohlberger, against the topos of the evil clown (like Twisty in American Horror Story; Freak Show):

Hollywood makes money sensationalizing the norm. They can take any situation no matter how good or pure and turn it into a nightmare.

With membership in the organization dwindling — its aging base is made up of 2,500 clowns, down from 3,500 in 2004 — Kohlberger, whose big-shoed alter ego is Clyde D. Scope, takes a hard-line stance against characters like Twisty. 

"We do not support in any way, shape or form any medium that sensationalizes or adds to coulrophobia or 'clown fear,' " Kohlberger says.  

Ok, "coulrophobia": Let's record it.

How Many Devils Are There?

The answer is:

15,018,498

... as we can read here:

Le texte reproduit par Wier signale également, d'une façon lapidaire, que chaque légion comprend 6 666 démons – référence évidente à 666, le chiffre de la Bête de l'Apocalypse. Cela implique, étant donné que les démons de la Pseudomonarchia dirigent au total 2 253 légions, que le nombre des démons susceptibles de sévir en ce bas monde se monte à 15 018 498, chiffre bien inquiétant pour un chrétien du temps des Réformes... 

The Weirdest Movies Ever Made. An interesting choice.

This list deserves cinéphile's respect. Enjoy it.

Survive style 5+

Che il mondo sia santamente bizzarro, lo dobbiamo anche a opere come questa:

Caro, vecchio Nessie

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