"Monolithic" Pop Culture References #60

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:

Finding zen
Ottawa Citizen (subscription), Canada - Jul 7, 2007
In true trickle-down fashion, now one of my neighbours has blue sticks sticking out like rays of sun behind an Easter Island head in her garden. ...

Sharon Osbourne misses husband Ozzy
Holy Moly, London - Jul 9, 2007
Sharon, who is increasingly beginning to resemble an Easter Island statue with a terrible wig on top, moaned: "I try as much as I can to fly back and forth ...