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December 18

where can i find the article that documents purchase and killing of a real pony to serve as a model for the my little pony toys

I read this article in 2013 the artist was in new york. they bought a living pony at an auction, and killed it, and stuffed it to serve as a model to the toy designer. the article contains images of the taxidermied pony, an interview with the artist, drawings created from the model pony and other information.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.182.3.36 (talk • contribs)

Strikes me as unlikely. As in, unlikely.Looie496 (talk) 02:25, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

...especially since they look nothing like real ponies.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:31, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here's something about a piece by Tinkebell. It wasn't created for the toy designer, but as a provocative art piece. Staecker (talk) 02:28, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Those search terms ('"tinkebell" cupcake') find more results like [1] [2]. However the only video I found is [3] which only shows getting the pony into a truck for transport and without its head. Looking around the links like [4], it seems there may have been a video now private. If you follow the link to Huffington Post [5] in the Blouinartinfo.com blurb, there's a video but it only seems to be of her cat she stuffed (inside a dog?). Incidentally besides the other obvious errors in the question compared to this case, I find no evidence the horse was killed especially for this artwork and it's also another detail which seems unlikely anyway. Nil Einne (talk) 21:41, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

East Islip NY

The article contains the following statement "Some estate and early farmlands were donated to the Roman Catholic church and make up the current grounds of St Mary's of East Islip, which includes a private elementary and middle school, in addition to church and other parish buildings."

I am trying to research some of these donations including a building known as "the Annex and/or the Mansion". Accordingly, can you supply any supporting documentation for the above statement? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.151.32.92 (talk) 20:04, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, for starters, I have left a message for the editor who inserted that information to see if they can provide their source. 184.147.136.249 (talk) 20:39, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.151.32.92 (talk) 14:34, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pyongyang morning music

Hello,

Somehow I didn't feel like putting this question into the "entertainment" section, though it is where the music questions belong. I put the same question on the German refrence desk, with no success so far, but maybe some of you guys now. What is the melody played in some videos of Pyongyang morning (and apparently played at 6 AM in Pyongyang each day but Sunday)? Before some confusion arises, this is the melody I meant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVXSgKYBoE8 (here a fuller version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i82PBpw2Vg0). Anybody got an idea? Thank you in advance!--85.177.244.186 (talk) 20:35, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I can't speak to the name of the song but recognise the distinctive twang of the gayageum (kayagum), a traditional Korean instrument. You can find plenty of examples on YouTube, e.g. [6], [7],[8]. North Korea is fond of mixing this kind of traditional music with the odes to Kim Il-sung we get a glimpse of at the end of the second link you posted, as a way of legitimating their regime as the sole inheritors of Korean identity. I hope that helps! Sai Weng (talk) 04:50, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]