Thursday, November 08, 2007

Monolithic Pop Culture References #71

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:

Jaap Stam retires from football - how will he be remembered?
Who Ate All The Pies, UK - Oct 30, 2007
Man mountain and Easter Island lookalike, Jaap Stam, has called an end to his playing career because of injury and a lack of focus. ...

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LA City Beat, CA - Nov 1, 2007
... couple like some kind of Easter Island head – communicates the powerful message that socialism, like fascism, has been swept away by the winds of time. ...

AIM Report: The Way Things Used to Be - November A
Accuracy In Media, DC - Nov 2, 2007
... book Chariots of the Gods postulated that ancient astronauts were responsible for such mysteries as Stonehenge and the giant statues of Easter Island. ...

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

"Easter Island" reminder

Letters From Readers
Energy Central, CO - Nov 1, 2007
I can only remind people of 'Easter Island', that little island situated in the South Pacific where an experiment in human survival occurred in the 19th ...

Dramatic dance scenes depict Rapanui survivors

Scientific dance mash up
Sacramento News & Review, CA - Nov 1, 2007
The dramatic scenes with actors tell a story—by turns humorous and apocalyptic—about a man and woman who appear to be the only survivors on Easter Island, ...

Daniel Clemmett's witty take on moai

Emerging from the ruins
NEWS.com.au, Australia - Oct 31, 2007
Daniel Clemmett used parts from car bonnets for his witty take on the famous Moai statues on Easter Island. Titled Ran Out of Wood, his assemblage of rusty ...

Visual treats at Sculpture by the Sea
Daily Telegraph, Australia - Oct 31, 2007
Daniel Clemmett used parts from car bonnets for his witty take on the famous Moai statues on Easter Island. Titled Ran Out of Wood, his assemblage of rusty ...

Tingo/book

Tingo is the lingo with a word for everything
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Oct 30, 2007
His first book, The Meaning of Tingo, which derives its title from a word in the Pacuense language of Easter Island conveying the practice of borrowing ...

Linguist Adam Jacot de Boinod has trawled 300 languages to find ...
ic Wales, United Kingdom - Nov 1, 2007
Incidentally, Tingo, in the book’s title, is the word used by the Rapa Nui tribe of Easter Island to describe someone who borrows things from a friend’s ...

Posada de Mike Rapu/Explora/luxury hotel on Rapa Nui

Luxury hotel to open in December in Chile’s Easter Island
MercoPress, Uruguay - Oct 30, 2007
Officials from Posada de Mike Rapu, Explora’s new luxury hotel on Chile’s Easter Island, confirmed that it will open on December 15. ...

Easter Island Luxury Hotel Open in December, 2007
About - News & Issues, NY - Nov 1, 2007
Luxury hotel to open in December in Chile’s Easter Island (mercopress): "Officials from Posada de Mike Rapu, Explora’s new luxury hotel on Chile’s Easter ...