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Madonna of the Toast
http://www.madonnaofthetoast.blogspot.com
A look at the visual manifestations of religious and secular icons, and their cultural ramifications.
- Added on: Nov 7th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Buzz Poole
- Listed in: Trends Religion
- Tags: jesus icons virgin mary iconography pareidolia madonna of the toast
Recent Posts
Happy Holidaze!
For this Holidaze post, I bring you a Jesus banana and His mother as a cascading waterfall. Who needs a manger? According to this Daily Telegraph report, Lisa Swinton went to her fruit bowl for a healthy snack and chose this slightly bruised banana,...
Canned Religion
Spend enough time squinting and deciphering stains and burns thought to resemble iconic faces and forms and the stories start to get a bit humdrum. Such is the case with this recent Virgin Mary pancake from Glendale, Arizona, made by Bianca Lopez the...
The Man in the Ultrasound
In the sad but true category, Michael Jackson’s death resurrected his reputation. In the wake of the untimely and bizarre passing the world has forgotten about the questionable dalliances and eccentricities, remembering the hits and solidifying his...
Been There, Done That
Being the first on the block has its perks, though most of them come along after the fact, once the rest of the world has caught up with you (or me). Now, I certainly cannot claim to be the the first one to take an interest in the unexpected visual m...
Buy That Man a Beer!
The photograph accompanies this Johnson City Press article makes me like Jim Stevens of Jonesborough, Tennessee. It makes me want to buy him a beer. There he is, looking at the window of his Isuzu and the image of Jesus rendered by morning dew with ...
We\'re Only Human
Larry David has pissed some people off because of his namesake character’s latest awkward social fiasco on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Not familiar with the show? All you have to know is that episodes consist of David, co-creator of Seinfeld, muddling th...
