Posted by Unclekage (Dr. Samuel Conway) on Fri, 2007-10-26 08:19 pm. ANTHROCON is the world's largest convention for those fascinated with anthropomorphics, which are humanlike animal characters such as have fascinated mankind since the dawn of human imagination.
Designed by Frank Gaylord and dedicated on July 27, 1995 by American President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young Sam, this memorial depicts nineteen American soldiers making their way through the rough terrain of Korea.
By Lee DeCovnick. Sometimes you read about a fact so outside your Weltanschauung (world view), that you just shake your head at the silliness of the fellow inmates with whom we happen to share the same planet. On August 28, 2011 the Martin Luther King Memorial will be dedicated in Washington D.C. But today, I was surprised to find out that a noted Chinese communist artist, Master Lei Yixin, sculpted the 30-foot tall Memorial. And even more unbelievably, the 159 pieces of red granite used in the Memorial were quarried and sculpted in China and then shipped to Washington D. C. for the final detailing.