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December 3, 2008 at 8:02 pm · Filed under Neatorama Only, Movies & SciFi, Logo, hollywood, studio
You see these opening logos every time you go to the
movies, but have you ever wondered who is the boy on the moon in the DreamWorks
logo? Or which mountain inspired the Paramount logo? Or who was the Columbia
Torch Lady? Let’s find out:
1. DreamWorks SKG: Boy on the Moon
In 1994, director Steven Spielberg, Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg,
and record producer David Geffen (yes, they make the initial SKG on the
bottom of the logo) got together to found a new studio called DreamWorks.
Spielberg wanted the logo for DreamWorks to be reminiscent of Hollywood’s
golden age. The logo was to be a computer generated image of […]
Original post by Alex
December 3, 2008 at 8:02 pm · Filed under Neatorama Only, Movies & SciFi, Logo, hollywood, studio
You see these opening logos every time you go to the
movies, but have you ever wondered who is the boy on the moon in the DreamWorks
logo? Or which mountain inspired the Paramount logo? Or who was the Columbia
Torch Lady? Let’s find out:
1. DreamWorks SKG: Boy on the Moon
In 1994, director Steven Spielberg, Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg,
and record producer David Geffen (yes, they make the initial SKG on the
bottom of the logo) got together to found a new studio called DreamWorks.
Spielberg wanted the logo for DreamWorks to be reminiscent of Hollywood’s
golden age. The logo was to be a computer generated image of […]
Original post by Alex
December 1, 2008 at 9:48 am · Filed under Neatorama Only, diamond
Better a diamond with a flaw than
a pebble without one.
-
Confucius
Photo: Fotografiert von Mario Sarto
There’s no denying that diamonds are a traditional symbol of romance
and love. Why, a man needs a diamond ring to ask the woman of his dream
to marry him, right? But was it always that way? Did you know that someone
worked very, very hard to make diamond rings de rigueur in marriage
proposals? Or that diamonds aren’t actually very rare at all? Or that
they make lousy investments?
Here […]
Original post by Alex
December 1, 2008 at 9:48 am · Filed under Neatorama Only, diamond
Better a diamond with a flaw than
a pebble without one.
-
Confucius
Photo: Fotografiert von Mario Sarto
There’s no denying that diamonds are a traditional symbol of romance
and love. Why, a man needs a diamond ring to ask the woman of his dream
to marry him, right? But was it always that way? Did you know that someone
worked very, very hard to make diamond rings de rigueur in marriage
proposals? Or that diamonds aren’t actually very rare at all? Or that
they make lousy investments?
Here […]
Original post by Alex
November 27, 2008 at 9:42 am · Filed under food, Fashion, Neatorama Only, Food & Drinks, strange, weird, Luxury, Everything Else, gross, gourmet, rich people
The luxury world of the couture is an interesting place. People are always on the search for the newest, most shocking art or fashion to impress their other rich friends. The culinary world is no exception. While there are still people who love their lobster and fillet mignon, many modern chefs like to experiment with the newest and craziest ingredients, while others like to reach back deep into the past -say, the middle ages- for inspiration. As a result, there are some gourmet foods that are just too out there for the average man and woman to even begin to comprehend. I invite you, my friends, to travel this weird world with me, the strange land of the couture gourmets.
10. Ortolan
Eating a roasted bird isn’t really that crazy, but the process leading up to the roasting of Ortolan birds has actually caused France to declare it illegal for humane reasons. […]
Original post by Jill Harness
November 24, 2008 at 11:43 am · Filed under Neatorama Only
This is pretty neat (well, for me anyhow). Neatorama reader Yudonomi Yo sent us this Neatorama pebbles rendered in 3D (ooh, shiny!) - Thanks Yudonomi!
Original post by Alex
November 24, 2008 at 10:53 am · Filed under Neatorama Only, Car & Vehicle, General Motors, GM
With General Motors losing $1 billion in cash every month
(that’s about $23,000 per minute), we figure that we better do this post
pretty darned quickly. Behold Neatorama’s 10 Things You Didn’t Know about
GM:
1. Founded by a Carriage Maker named Crapo
General
Motors was founded in 1908 by William C. Durant. The C stands for "Crapo."
It’s pronounced "cray-poe." Billy Durant, as most people called
him, was named after his grandfather Henry
Howland Crapo, a Governor of Michigan. Durant founded GM with only
$2,000 in capital.
Before making cars, Durant was a carriage maker. His […]
Original post by Alex
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