Blog Heap of Links for the day 21 February 2015

"Twitter users offered Islamic State a little friendly travel advice, throwing its hashtag, #We_Are_Coming_O_Rome, in its face in the process."

"The State Department took to social media to ask us lowly peasants to 'share solutions' we think are 'critical to countering violent extremism.'" The Community responds appropriately.

Sen. Tom Cotton’s response to State Department’s request for suggestions to deal with "violent extremism"

The sea turning red is obviously “FX”, Lambert agreed, with special computer effects used. … The directors of the video used animation and “rotoscoping” to use the six figures like a rubber stamp in the marching sequence and also in the kneeling sequence.

21-minute independent Star Trek film. Very nicely done.

"At least I can look back at my life and think:damn, I had me a time."

The large brick wall outside 108 Contemporary’s Gallery in downtown Tulsa will soon get a whole new cover made entirely out of yarn.

Groups of knitters across the state are teaming up for a massive art project called “The Unbearable Absence of Landscapes.”

"…CoeLux has developed an LED light that impeccably recreates the appearance of sunlight — so well that both human brains and cameras can’t tell the difference…."

A grainy but tolerable clip of Frank Zappa, performing on the Bicycle, on the Steve Allen Show, 1963.

Had a chance to acquire the complete set of Blondie movies. These ran from Blondie (1938) through Beware of Blondie (1950).

Dagwood was played by Arthur Lake. Blondie was played in the films by Penny Singleton. Lake and Singleton also appeared in a half-hour "Blondie" radio series which ran from 1939 to 1950, airing on CBS, ABC and finally on NBC.

There was a TV series, Blondie, which ran for one season of 26 episodes. Arthur Lake reprised his role as Dagwood. Blondie in the TV series was played by Pamela Britton.

Although Lake had been in film since 1917, the Blondie TV series was his last role.

Pamela Britton went on to play Mrs. Lorelei Brown on the original My Favorite Martian TV series.

Penny Singleton became the voice of Jane Jetson, in the Jetsons animated TV series and specials.

Still pondering whether to acquire the Blondie movies. Would I ever watch them?

James O'Keefe teases that he has a new expose coming up that has him concerned for his safety.

Vic's News and Commentary start here.

"On this day in 1878 the first telephone book was issued in New Haven, CT."