. . . just links from HayYoo.com and DanKostecki.com
A gull swims through a flooded Venetian piazza, a different bird lands on a head in Zimbabwe, Halloween and Dia de los Muertos celebrations, political rallies in the U.S. and Brazil, mourning in Pittsburgh, the Red Sox bring the World Series trophy home, Central American migrants continue their trip north through Mexico, a giant military exercise in Norway, and much more
MakeUseOf.com published a list of Halloween themed apps. Get games such as Plants vs Zombies 2, or customize your phone with Halloween Live Wallpaper and Halloween Ringtones, or how about a photo filter app from AMC’s The Walking Dead. Excellent for those who can’t get enough of Halloween.
According to English Heritage, which manages over 400 of England’s historic buildings, monuments and sites, jack-o’-lanterns originated in Ireland, “where people have been carving turnips and other root vegetables for centuries, to ward off evil spirits.” Irish legend holds there was an actual man named Jack, who was “cursed to spend all of time roaming the earth with only a burning coal (inside a carved out turnip) to light the way, as his punishment for trying to trick the devil.”
This would be a better article if some explanations were given. As it is, it is just a collection of photos depicting some of the most scary-looking beauty procedures of the past. Quite appropriate for Halloween.
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