I've read a few before myself, so jumped at the chance to get a complete collection that was published a few years ago. Going to move onto some of REHs pulp contemporaries when I'm done, Lovecraft in particular.
Also reading (or looking at the pictures) American Art Deco by Carla Breeze.
The complete chronicles of Conan by Robert E Howard. One of the Golden Eras more overlooked literary figured, with Tolkien one of the fathers of the modern fantasy genre.
I should have said, this sighting was at Warnambool on the south-west coast of Victoria, a long way from any potential invasion routes. There was certainly Japanese submarine activity, not least the attack on Sydney, I just don't recall if they were active in that area of if the story was...
My grandfather remembers an outbeak of mass hysteria along the southern coast when someone claimed to have seen a Japanese submarine (I think they may actually have seen one, I forget the details). They thought it was the prelude to an invasion.
But Shangas is right it isn't political, the...
The exterior is, sadly, just a standard modern one, and quite dull. The interior is the star, quite a relief to know it is still possible to commission such a thing. The tyranny of modernism isn't quite absolute.
While I would never underplay the importance in American involvement in the Pacific in safeguarding Australia during WWII, there was never any serious intent to physically invade the Australian mainland. The proposed plans, such as they were, were opposed by Prime Minister Tojo and were...
How perverse, the local council in my city of 80,000 can apparently borrow $40m to build council office blocks when half the office space in the city is empty, but the Victorian State government can't find $20m to restore one of Melbourne iconic buildings?
These super yachts are usually indescribably vulgar, but this one is rather nice:
Salon:
Dining Room:
Master bedroom:
From here, more pictures and links etc. Just the right side of the opulent/vulgar line, very Art Deco in that as well.
The oldest items I have would be these:
Athenian tetradrachm after 449 B.C
Persian Siglos, Xerxes-Ataxerxes period 485-424 B.C.
I'm afraid I can't help but show off my Roman solidus:
Ms Rue, I second the Venus attribution, she seems to be holding an apple which is another important...
Splendid, taxpayers money being spent destroying more of their own architectural heritage. The fact it isn't heritage listed merely illustrates how inadequate our heritage listings are. Not that it would make much difference, the heritage listings are ignored if the developers have enough money.
Well, forbidden items, let's see:
Any form of cream that comes in a spray can. I can spend a couple of dollars and a few minutes whipping cream in a bowl, or I can more for the privilege of buying reconstituted cream and air in a can for considerably more.
Zealots, whether political...
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