Prometheus is a well-known Greek legend about a giant who has brought humans the gift of fire. He did this sneakily, since Zeus did not want humans to become too technologically advanced and in turn think of themselves as gods. When Zeus found out, he had Prometheus chained to a big rock. An eagle will come every day to eat his insides and Prometheus’ insides will regenerate overnight. Prometheus would remain like this for all eternity.

The character has also appeared in other myths as a side character. Chinese folklore has a similar story about a rabbit that jumped its way to Earth from the heavens to bring humans the gift of fire.

Diablo III is the long-awaited sequel to Diablo II, and the third game in the Diablo series. It has been released by Blizzard Entertainment 12 years after the release of Diablo II.

In this official wallpaper, there is a giant city that will be encountered in the later part of the game. However, only a small region will be accessible (disappointing, considering the vastness of this picture)for shopping, waypointing, crafting and NPC hiring. 

For more information, look at the Diablo 3 wiki.

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Glass Room

ink by Lo Kyung Me

Glass Room seems to be making fun of the traditional Japanese paintings found in old scrolls or books such as The Tale of Genji. The characters’ poses and clothing are exaggerated; the poses seem stiff and unchanging while the clothing makes it seem as if the personalities were wearing large bundles of clothes. See the blog of Lo Kyung Me by clicking the picture for more paintings such as this one.

Flowers of War is a rare gem that could earn its place beside other war movies, such as Pearl Harbor or Empire of the Sun. Inspired by true events, the epic movie tells of thirteen prostitutes who take the place of thirteen Catholic schoolgirls about to be executed during the Nanking Massacre. Christian Bale stars as the mortuary who eventually becomes a sort of missionary and lifesaver for both the prostitutes and schoolgirls alike.

Director Zhang Yimou directs the movie. His previous works include Hero and House of Flying Daggers.

Pictures such as these ones are colored in a special way: only using black, white (aka the color of the paper) and another color (blue in this case), a photo is colored in and  shaded. Darker shades are achieved by coloring in the area with a combination of black and blue, or shading the area in with more blue than the rest of the areas. 

Variations of these sorts of pictures can be achieved by replacing the color with others. For example, this picture may have a variation that is done with purple or yellow instead of blue.

Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix is a famous French painting that has been parodied and reused in many forms of media. One notable example is the album Viva La Vida by Coldplay, which uses this painting as the album cover.

The painting has a symbolism of Liberty, in the form of a lady waving the French flag, leading a large mob at the time of the French Revolution. This painting was painted almost 20 years after then and is the last painting to depict the revolution in such a patriotic light. Paris stands in the background waiting for the change that was about to be brought through the revolution involving countless figures such as Louis XIV, Madame Roland, and Robespierre. 

The French Revolution marks the end of Absolute Regime of a King and the beginning of Democracy in France at the start of the 19th century. Bastille Day, a holiday which I blogged about once, is a legacy of this event. Some riots that happened, such as the March to Versailles or the Storming of the Bastille, have left their legacy in history books and can still have their aftershocks felt in the streets of Paris.

Trajan’s Column is a famous Roman architecture that depicts Trajan’s victory in a war. It has stood ever since the ages of the Roman Empire and was once supposedly painted.