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The shmoo (plural: shmoos, also shmoon) is a fictional cartoon creature created by Al Capp (1909–1979); the character first appeared in the comic strip Li'l Abner on August 31, 1948. The character created a fad that lasted into the 1950s, including merchandise, songs, fan clubs, and appearances on magazine covers.
No bones of the limbs or other parts beyond the skulls and teeth have been attributed to Dinopithecus, so it is impossible to know its mode of locomotion for certain. However, as a papionin of very large size, it most probably spent a significant amount of time on the ground and moved quadrupedally.
Bones of the Earth is a 2002 science fiction novel by Michael Swanwick. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2002, and the Hugo , [ 1 ] Campbell , and Locus Awards in 2003. [ 2 ]
Though Borges conducted research for the book, he also fabricated sources and invented details (and in the case of the peryton, a whole creature). As translator Andrew Hurley writes, "The nature of Borges’ erudition, creativity, and sense of fun is such that it has been simply impossible to ferret out all the originals, where originals in ...
A carved representation of a tupilak, Greenland. A tupilaq (tupilak or ᑐᐱᓚᒃ in Inuktitut syllabics, plural tupilait [1]) [2] [3] is a monster or carving of a monster.. In Inuit religion, especially in Greenland, a tupilaq was an avenging monster fabricated by an angakkuq (a practitioner of witchcraft or shamanism) by using various objects such as animal parts (bone, skin, hair, sinew ...
Animated skeletons in The Dance of Death (1493), a woodcut by Michael Wolgemut, from the Liber chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel.. A skeleton is a type of physically manifested undead often found in fantasy, gothic, and horror fiction, as well as mythology, folklore, and various kinds of art.
The wait is over for V.E. Schwab's next book!. PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover for her forthcoming release, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil — and now fans can get a glimpse of what ...
Following the upload of an abridged version of the book's story by YouTuber Alt Shift X in June 2021, [6] All Tomorrows saw a particular surge in popularity online during the summer of 2021. [4] Among other things, there was a surge of internet memes based on the book, primarily on YouTube and Twitter [7] as well as fan art based on the ...