"Monolithic" pop culture references #15
Ever searching for news about Rapa Nui, this blog's administrator comes across many references to Rapa Nui and its famous moai. Often, these references are quite comical and have nothing to do with the island or the culture of Rapa Nui. Other times, they appear to be speculative, based more on misconceptions than reality, or downright bizarre. Here are some of the more recent references:
Seattle Times:
Jeju's basalt is the raw material for its historic and ubiquitous harubang — carved "stone grandfathers" whose original purpose is as big a mystery as that of the Easter Island monoliths they vaguely resemble. Today these whimsical figures, with their bulging eyes and protruding bellies, are to Jeju what Mickey Mouse is to Disneyland. You'll find reproductions at every souvenir stand on the island.
Oregonian:
Mr. T is an economy-sized man whose python-like biceps erupt from a sleeveless shirt. Whose massive chest glitters with gold. Whose face is twisted in a perpetual sneer. Whose Easter Island-caliber skull sports a severe Mohawk.
Taunton Gazette:
In the end the Dighton Rock, like many ancient mysteries - Stonehenge, Easter Island - comes down to examining all the theories and all the evidence and deciding for yourself.
New York Sun:
Completed in 2002, the Forum is one of the latest landmarks in Midtown, a 24-story structure squeezed into a lot intended for a town house. To the consternation of passersby, its hulking, gray metallic mass slopes sharply downward, the bastard child of an Easter Island totem and a Tyrolean skiramp.
Seattle Times:
Jeju's basalt is the raw material for its historic and ubiquitous harubang — carved "stone grandfathers" whose original purpose is as big a mystery as that of the Easter Island monoliths they vaguely resemble. Today these whimsical figures, with their bulging eyes and protruding bellies, are to Jeju what Mickey Mouse is to Disneyland. You'll find reproductions at every souvenir stand on the island.
Oregonian:
Mr. T is an economy-sized man whose python-like biceps erupt from a sleeveless shirt. Whose massive chest glitters with gold. Whose face is twisted in a perpetual sneer. Whose Easter Island-caliber skull sports a severe Mohawk.
Taunton Gazette:
In the end the Dighton Rock, like many ancient mysteries - Stonehenge, Easter Island - comes down to examining all the theories and all the evidence and deciding for yourself.
New York Sun:
Completed in 2002, the Forum is one of the latest landmarks in Midtown, a 24-story structure squeezed into a lot intended for a town house. To the consternation of passersby, its hulking, gray metallic mass slopes sharply downward, the bastard child of an Easter Island totem and a Tyrolean skiramp.
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