Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Digital Karnak The new Digital Karnak website is up and running at the above address. Here's the text from the introductory page: The colossal site of Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world, with an incredibly rich architectural, ritual, religious, economic, social and political history. The Amun-Ra precinct, which includes an astonishing number of individual temples, shrines and...
comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Noticed Jigga had wonderwoman squaring off karnak in his strat. Can karnak take any? If not how long can he make her work for it?
IGN (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
IGN reviews Secret Invasion: Inhumans #3.
Fortress Of Fortitude (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Over at Occasional Superheroine, the always controversial (to put it politely) Valerie D’Orazio discusses why there hasn’t been a “Grant Morrison” of female comics writers and posits that the “next breakthrough female comic book writer needs to stir shit up. I mean: seriously.” Our guess is that the next breakthough anything in comics will probably be [...]
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Last night after our previous post we sailed in a felucca around the Nile near Luxor. However there was no wind so our trip consisted of being towed upriver by a motor boat and drifting back down the Nile to the hotel. It was still a nice trip because we got to see the sunset over the mountains on the West Bank where the valleys of the kings and queens are located. We also got to see the
The BN Village (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
Peace. I am going to list the modern groups domestic and international that are at the forefronts of this revival, and then people add on about there positive, negative, or otherwise experience with each group. Here is my current list of secular, academic, and "religious" groups and organizations advocating Nile Valley culture, both domestic and international. If you feel I have left one out, add on....
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
In depth Exploration of the Arabian Gulf is Among the Highlights LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Voted World's Best more than any other cruise line by the readers of Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler, luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises has set an exotic new course with a unique Middle Eastern twist for its 15th annual World Cruise set for 2010. The detailed 108-day itinerary, featuring...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Day 1 in Egypt had been slightly traumatic so we started Day 2 in high spirits knowing that the probability of 2 days in a row of trauma was considerably low. An early morningflight from Cairo got us to Luxor at 7am. Today was to be a day of luxury. We had managed toscore a bungalow at the Sheraton for the incredible price of 60 After rolling around on the incredibly clean sheets flicking
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Anna Sui's latest collection at New York Fashion Week showcased hieroglyphic patterns and ancient Egyptian prints
comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
*Review by:* Adam Chapman adam.chapman@sympatico.ca *Quick Rating:* Very Good *Title:* Family Part 2 of 4 Inhumans vs. Skrulls! *Writer:* Joe Pokaski *Pencils:* Tom Raney *Inks:* Scott Hanna *Colors:* Guru EFX
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Lost Egypt The Lost Egypt blog has been updated with details about construction work at the Lost Egypt exhibition, with the building of a reconstruction of part of the temple of Karnak. With photographs. When the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids and tombs, they used solid materials like limestone and granite. On the Lost Egypt project, we need materials that are going to be durable (although not...
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
There's a lot of hype about the big attractions in Egypt. The Great Pyramids of Giza the Red Sea resorts the Temple of Karnak. I've seen the former two already and don't get me wrong they're great. But I'm convinced the traffic here should be a tourist attraction in itself. I wish I could draw comparisons to the oftennightmarish Beltway traffic or the Lincoln Tunnel in New York but compared
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
We cruised for 3 days and 4 nights on the Nile.. we visited Edfu the temple of Komombo this is a magnificnet temple. Our boat was delayed getting up the river and we did not get there till dusk but it was much more beautiful with the lighting and the balmy evening after layign beside the pool all day This amazing temple is so huge and again the carvings and colours stand out and have been
