It wasn't always so, where the winners had to sign a paper promising not to sell their Oscars.
Harold Russell, born in Sidney, Nova Scotia, was famous for being the only person to win two Oscars for the same role.
He starred in "The Best Years of Our Lives", as a sailor who lost both hands in the war. Russell was qualified for this role due to the fact that he had lost both his hands working as a munitions expert in the war.
Now there's a neat fact for you.
According to Wikipedia,
In 1992, Russell needed money for his wife's medical expenses. In a controversial decision, he sold his Oscar to a private collector for $60,500. Russell defended his action, saying: "I don't know why anybody would be critical. My wife's health is much more important than sentimental reasons. The movie will be here, even if Oscar isn't." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences now requires all Oscar recipients to sign an agreement forbidding them from selling their award.
Hey! Someone went to a lot of trouble and effort to make that mash up suck.
As far as copying someone else's copyrighted video and matching it up with someone else's copyrighted audio, they did an okay job, even if it's not interesting or funny and is completely lacking in entertainment value.
I don't know where she got the design from, but if you look at the source code, she used Front Page. Front Page requires NO knowledge of HTML code. Zero. Zip. Nada. Rien.
It looks a lot like a template. Impressive enough for an 8-yr-old, I suppose. But worthy of note around the world? Not really.
Actually, ancient minting methods made for some rather excellent and accurate portraiture.
Cleopatra's lack of beauty is not news - we've known her face from coins for years.
Now, this portrait may not be accurate. Many times, provincial Roman coins were struck by makers who didn't even know what the current Emperor looked like. The accuracy of this coin can be gauged by how closely it fits in with other coins showing her face. Keep in mind that Antony and Cleopatra had to mint a lot of coins in a short period of time, to keep up with the pay requirements of his armies. This could have an effect on the quality of her portrait, as well.
It didn't really matter how beautiful she was, though. Power goes a long way to make up for prettiness.
We'll find that Death Star, yet.
Harold Russell, born in Sidney, Nova Scotia, was famous for being the only person to win two Oscars for the same role.
He starred in "The Best Years of Our Lives", as a sailor who lost both hands in the war. Russell was qualified for this role due to the fact that he had lost both his hands working as a munitions expert in the war.
Now there's a neat fact for you.
According to Wikipedia,
In 1992, Russell needed money for his wife's medical expenses. In a controversial decision, he sold his Oscar to a private collector for $60,500. Russell defended his action, saying: "I don't know why anybody would be critical. My wife's health is much more important than sentimental reasons. The movie will be here, even if Oscar isn't." The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences now requires all Oscar recipients to sign an agreement forbidding them from selling their award.
And about the whole "best light" of the poor naked man - you never know what it might look like when it's ready for action.
The article says "your doctor sees you naked all the time". I doubt that airport security staff will be as professional about it as doctors.
I predict a lot of ladies going through these things.
No lover of Hitler, but that's just sick.
Makes the tedious song of Bolero a fun visual experience.
Marzipan's not that tasty, is it?
I'd probably just have a small piece, to be polite.
And yes, most of the names are Greek, or a combination of Latin and Greek roots.
I thought the other Star Wars / Rap music mashup was funny in parts, even thought others didn't like it.
I just think this one shows no imagination and no originality, like too many mashups.
Come to Transylvania - it's okay. We won't hurt you...
As far as copying someone else's copyrighted video and matching it up with someone else's copyrighted audio, they did an okay job, even if it's not interesting or funny and is completely lacking in entertainment value.
It looks a lot like a template. Impressive enough for an 8-yr-old, I suppose. But worthy of note around the world? Not really.
Cleopatra's lack of beauty is not news - we've known her face from coins for years.
Now, this portrait may not be accurate. Many times, provincial Roman coins were struck by makers who didn't even know what the current Emperor looked like. The accuracy of this coin can be gauged by how closely it fits in with other coins showing her face. Keep in mind that Antony and Cleopatra had to mint a lot of coins in a short period of time, to keep up with the pay requirements of his armies. This could have an effect on the quality of her portrait, as well.
It didn't really matter how beautiful she was, though. Power goes a long way to make up for prettiness.