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The article discusses how builder Michael Thomas sought revenge on council leader Stewart Palmen by turning him into a stone gargoyle after a dispute over a property conversion in Trowbridge, England.

The article offers information on works of artist Duane Linklater. Topics discussed include Linklater's work comprises sculptural copies of gargoyles and grotesques, the guardians that grace Toronto's historic architecture from the 19th and turn of the 20th century; monumental sculpture of Linklater's Evergreen commission turns its archaeology toward colonialism's objects; and stone-carved and terracotta grotesques on buildings like Old City Hall designed by Edward James Lennox in 1887.

The article offers information on the physical condition of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Topics discussed include the impact of the weathering on the cathedral and the need for its repair; the views of Philippe Villeneuve, architect in chief of historic monuments in France, on it; and the views of Michel Picaud, head of the nonprofit Friends of Notre Dame de Paris, on the poor condition of the gargoyles of Notre Dame.

The article focuses on Mae West and W. C. Fields on worship of these two gargoyles of sex and misanthropy has reached such proportions that critical attitudes. It mentions cynicism of Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder operates in much the same way . It also mentions place in film for emotion, for romanticism, for passion, indeed a very exalted place not even the antics of West and Fields can discredit.

Presents information on the stone carvings of gargoyles which can be found on the rooftop of the cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France. Definition of the French meaning of the term gargoyle; Information on some of the other places in which gargoyles can be found on buildings; Details on the perception of persons on the gargoyles; Reference to the novel `The Hunchback of Notre Dame.' INSET: Monster of a Job.

The article offers views of author on experience of the "Kaskad", a Russian picture book in the Yerevan market and Travertine platforms from Downtown Kentron facades a complex system of gargoyles with circular frames. Topics include "Kaskad" compared to the stairs in Odessa that plays a central role in an Aztec temple from a Hollywood movie; and courageous Pasteken seller, transported by pickup truck across the Georgian border to Batumi in the sea.

Crabbe and Goyle would've torn you apart. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the history of mythical creature "gargoyles" which is also carved on the walls of old stone buildings.

The article reports on the vacation and the tourists trade who went into a slump that lasted in Western Europe for a thousand years. It cites the medieval traveler who is making his way from one feudal barony to another and navigating in hostile passages, citing Karl Malden. It also notes that some people who are setting off on a vacation must believe that they have arrived at a 20th century equivalent to a late Sunday afternoon on the American open road, the long procession of gas stations relentlessly shut down and the gauge's needle sinking like the setting sun toward empty.

Looks at the current popularity of gargoyles and comments on some places that they can be found. Disney's animated `Gargoyles'; Gargoyles pasta from Franco American; Michael Stopka of Chicago's Design Toscano, who is both a beneficiary and instigator of the trend.

Presents the poem "Gargoyles," by Julian M. Drachman.

Offers curriculum ideas for an Art, Reading and Language Arts project about gargoyles geared to grade levels three to five. Library media skills objectives; List of related resources; Activity and procedures for completion.

The article reports that Jean Cabut and Georges Wolinski, the two cartoonists who died during the January 2015 terrorist attack on the Paris, France offices of the satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo," have been immortalized as gargoyles on the Tour de la Lanterne in La Rochelle, France.

This section offers news briefs about strange deaths. Thirty four-year-old Sarah Bean died when a gargoyle hit her head as she walked past the Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago,Illinois on September 4, 2014. Wanpen Inyal, a 65-year-old Thai woman, jumped into her death on September 12, 2014, landing in a crocodile pit in a reptile farm near the capital Bangkok in Thailand. Zheng Gang, a 23-year-old trainee doctor, died of a heart attack while masturbating at a sperm bank in Wuhan, China.

This section offers news briefs about art and artists. The Archaeological Laboratory at Nancy in France has developed a fiberglass tissue armature to reconstruct and restore fragments of ancient art. The British Museum will be celebrating its 250th anniversary in 1959. The Washington Cathedral in Washington, D.C. is calling for sculptors to submit sketches for gargoyles that will be placed on the building's north side.

The article briefly discusses the question of how a set of 12th-century gargoyles from the Church of Saint George at Haguenau in Alsace came onto the art market. The gargoyles were displayed at the Frieze Masters art fair in London, England in October 2012 but went unsold.

The article reports on challenges faced by Elizabeth Taylor, a River Walk Tour Guide of the Rio San Antonio Cruises. It is noted that Rio San Antonio employees go through a training program for a certification process before taking passengers out on the river like learning to drive the boats and parallel parking a pontoon boat. It is stated that part of the ride is seeing the octagonal Tower Life Building which was built in the late 1920s in neo-Gothic style with gargoyles on each corner.

The article discusses the highlights of the Eastbourne & District Metal Detecting Club first and second meetings held in August 2009. The first meeting was well-attended with potential new members while the second meeting had slightly reduced attendance due to summer holidays. The July Coin of the Month was won by Graham Clapham because of a George III gold third of a guinea 1797 that he discovered. The Non-Metallic Finds was one by Malcolm Lee for his concrete gargoyle.

The article discusses the Lincoln Cathedral in England and its employee Stuart Boyfield. Boyfield has worked at the Cathedral for 30 years and is being honored with a gargoyle statue. The gargoyle, a metre high, will be carved from limestone and feature Boyfield's face while carrying a lantern and keys to symbolize his daily routine of locking and unlocking the Cathedral.

The article discusses the installation of gargoyles as part of architecture design trend in the U.S. Garden writer and photographer Ken Druse installed a gargoyle in his New Jersey garden along with an interesting bit of etmology. On the other hand, gargoyles are architectural features along the roofline of building specifically designed for directing rainwater out and away from the building. Others are used as architectural ornaments.

The article features West Coast Weather Vanes owned by LizAnne and Ken Jensen. The company specializes in custom designed and handmade weathervanes. The company has made a gargoyle for the television program "The X-Files." The price range of the company's products are from $400 to $15,000.

The article reports that Chicago, Illinois artist Mark Thomas has produced gargoyles in the image of U.S. President Bill Clinton and Representative Newt Gingrich and maybe, just maybe, they could be used to ward off evil and guard against misfortune. At least that is what Thomas, a self-professed Doctor of Gargoyleology contends. The Clinton gargoyle is claimed to possess the power to resist cocksure conservatism, tenacious tax cuts, overzealous orphanage programs and the general Republican rampage according to Thomas. For those who lean to the political right, the Gingrich gargoyle is claimed to protect against bombastic big government, superfluous Democratic spending, lighthearted liberalism and the unbalanced federal budget.

Reports that gargoyles have made a comeback as garden ornaments. Marketing of reproductions of European gargoyles by the American firm Design Toscano; Price range for the said items.