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Geek Tyrant
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
SUPERMAN: New Details on the Abominable Snowmen Around the Fortress of Solitude — GeekTyrant
So, remember when that Superman toy leaked showing the Man of Steel a montrous Yeti? Some fans chalked it up to standard toyline nonsense, cool-looking figures with no real bearing on the movie. But it turns out... that snowy beast is very real. Thanks to a newly released children's tie-in book for Superman , we now have confirmation that the Abominable Snowman isn't just a one-off creature, it's part of a whole tribe of them. And they live in the icy region surrounding the Fortress of Solitude. Here's the exact quote from the book: 'Abominable Snowmen live in the cold region around Superman's home, the Fortress of Solitude. Despite their difference in size, Krypto loves to chase these big creatures!' Picture Superman soaring through the skies while his super-powered dog bolts across the frozen tundra, gleefully chasing massive shaggy cryptids. It's a weird and wonderful little detail that totally tracks with what we know of James Gunn's approach to this new DC Universe, leaning fully into the more fantastical, sci-fi-heavy corners of the lore. And if you're a longtime comic fan, the idea of strange creatures lurking around the Fortress isn't new. Superman's comic book sanctuary has always been more than just an arctic man-cave. It's been a museum, a memorial, and even a sort of interplanetary zoo. In the Silver and Bronze Age stories, Superman kept endangered alien beasts in containment, often rescued from dying worlds. The book doesn't say it outright, but you have to wonder, are these Abominable Snowmen descendants of that old zoo? Did something escape containment years ago... and multiply? Whatever the case, it looks like the Fortress of Solitude isn't quite so solitary anymore.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The United States' Cold War-Era rules for encountering a Yeti
'It must not be killed or shot at except in an emergency arising out of self-defense.' That was one of the U.S. State Department's cardinal rules for American fortune seekers, proto-cryptozoologists and adventurers who were making the trek into the Himalayas and hoped to encounter the Abominable Snowman – also known as the Yeti. The Yeti, like its legendary North American relative Bigfoot, is a mythical ape-like creature that many have claimed is real. Some said they saw the creature, while others say they've found evidence (in the form of footprints and folk tales) of what they believe to be the beast. Also like Bigfoot, there is no conclusive evidence that the Yeti exists or has ever existed. In spite of this fact, the Department of State, specifically the U.S. Embassy in Nepal, determined the key rules for any Americans who should encounter one of them. Before the 20th century, the mythical Yeti was just that: a creature of myth. It was part of the cultural belief systems of many Buddhists in the region, but no one in the West knew (or even cared) about whether or not such an ape was real. As Western explorers began to trek in the area in the 1800s, reports of the creature found their ways into journals and travelogues from visitors who returned from Himalayan expeditions. But as Westerners became more and more determined to summit the world's tallest mountain, interest in the area's resident apeman only grew. More and more explorers began to make claims of seeing the Yeti, while others photographed strange prints in the snow. Not only were the footprints those belonging to something that was certainly a biped walking upright, the creature had a unique footprint, with anywhere from three to five toes of various sizes. Even Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, summiting Mount Everest for the first time, claimed to have seen the tracks of a Yeti. The Yeti Craze reached a fever pitch in the late 1950s, when wealthy Americans began leading expeditions to Nepal specifically to search for Yeti-related evidence. Then in 1958, mountaineer Peter Byrne traveled to Nepal for that same purpose. It was there he found a purported Yeti hand in a monastery. He returned the next year with the mission of getting either the hand or a finger from it to return to London for testing. He managed to smuggle a finger to India and, with the help of actor Jimmy Stewart, smuggle the finger to London. That finger turned out to be a regular human finger. But the incident was enough for the United States mission in Nepal to release a memo that governed visiting Americans who were looking for evidence of the Abominable Snowman. They would pay a royalty of 5,000 rupees to the Nepalese government in exchange for a permit to carry out a search expedition for the Yeti. If a Yeti is traced, it can be photographed or captured alive, but it must not be killed or shot at unless it becomes a case of self-defense. Any photographs of the creature, dead or alive, must be surrendered to the government of Nepal. Any news that substantiates the actual existence of the Yeti must be submitted to the Nepalese government and cannot be released to the press for public consumption without Nepal's express permission. The U.S. National Archives, upon releasing this document, was careful to stress that the existence of the memo did not mean the United States government recognized the existence of the Yeti. It was just a means for the U.S. to demonstrate its support for Nepal's national sovereignty. It was a Cold War-era policy designed to keep Nepal, strategically situated between China and India, in the American sphere of influence and out of the Soviet Union's.
CBS News
20-02-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Bigfoot could get official state status if California Assembly Bill passes
California is synonymous with the golden poppy and the California redwood. If one assemblyman has his way, the state could soon adopt Bigfoot, a.k.a. Sasquatch, as its latest official emblem. Assemblyman Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa) authored AB 666 in hopes of making Bigfoot the state cryptid. And what's a cryptid? It's an animal, being or entity that has not been proven to exist but has been reported by eyewitnesses or other sources of evidence – think, the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable Snowman. The last recorded spotting of the large, muscular, hairy, ape-like-looking creature in the state, according to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, was in Humboldt County in September 2024. "Hikers hear chatter and whoops of a large animal in Founders Grove, 33mi SE of Eureka," the database states. There are 48 reported sightings in Humboldt, dating back to 1957, where "three children have daytime sighting near Eureka." Closer to Los Angeles, in 1993, a "man remembers sighting while driving on a lonely dark two-lane road near Gorman," BFRO reported. Fact or fiction, the creature does get around. While California lists 463 sightings, Washington reports 724 possible sasquatch sightings, according to Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. Beyond the "Eureka" motto and the Bear Flag, official state symbols are extensive, with the California State Library listing over 40 state-registered symbols. Denim is the state's official fabric, the saber-toothed cat is the official state fossil, and the state rock is Serpentine, to name a few of the lesser-knowns. So could Bigfoot become the state's official cryptid? It takes 41 votes in the California State Assembly before it becomes law.
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle, With Sacai
Maurice Sendak's children's classic 'Where the Wild Things Are' has long been fashionable among the milk-and-cookies crowd, and on Sunday Chitose Abe took the monster tale to a new audience with a collection where sleeves sprouted fur, boots stretched to Abominable Snowman proportions, and thick swathes of fabric enveloped models. 'We wanted to take our friends to the wild side, and walk there together,' said Abe, referring to her collaborators at Carhartt, Ugg and J.M. Weston. Abe added that while the collection was heavy on thick fabric and hefty layers, looks could easily be dismantled for the milder months in a world that's heating up. More from WWD Junichi Abe Is Stepping Down From Kolor KidSuper, Bape to Partner on First Elevated Bape Collective Collection Celeb-loved L.A. Designer Kwame Adusei Is Popping Up In Paris As always the outing was fun, with lots of patchwork, exaggerated proportions and different textures that fit together like puzzle pieces. Shaggy fur was out in force, as a supersized fluffy scarf worn over an olive corduroy suit; the lining on a brown coat with a '70s feel, and sprouting from the sleeves of a statement trench, and a black wool suit. Some of the knee-high boots so hairy they resembled Cousin It from 'The Addams Family.' Shearling was everywhere, too, lining stompy, thigh-high boots and hiking shoes, spilling over the front and back of a hooded technical jacket and warming the insides of a chic, chocolate cotton coat with a high collar. Given the absurdist theme, Abe went wild with proportions, adding big, floppy pockets to workwear pants, giant peplums to sweaters and jackets, and thick, furry hems to skirts. She stuffed puffer fabric under the backs of tailored cape jackets, and gave knits a 3D spin with chunky flower embroidery in her bid to bring a little fantasy — and heat — to the cold reality of winter. Launch Gallery: Sacai Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection Best of WWD Windowsen RTW Spring 2022 Louis Shengtao Chen RTW Spring 2022 Vegan Fashion Week Returns to L.A. With Nous Etudions, Vegan Tiger on the Runway
