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Toynbee tiles

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omitted. Beginning in 2007, tiles were discovered in Philadelphia that are quite similar to the original tiles, leading some to believe that everything has been the work of the same person throughout the life of the tile phenomenon. The font and message are the same as the old ones, and the subtext is a return to some of the older ideas as well. These tiles were glued with a thicker layer of asphalt glue or sealant than older ones.
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Someone who accepts—as I myself do, taking it on trust—the present-day scientific account of the Universe may find it impossible to believe that a living creature, once dead, can come to life again; but, if he did entertain this belief, he would be thinking more 'scientifically' if he thought in the Christian terms of a psychosomatic resurrection than if he thought in the shamanistic terms of a disembodied spirit.
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spoke to the widow of a man named James Joseph Morasco and identified him as a Philadelphia carpenter who had died in 2003, aged 87. His wife did not recognise the tiles and said her husband had had no interest in Jupiter. If Morasco had died at either age in 2003, he would have been in his seventies
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said that he considered the tiles to be the work of a single person and attributed them to the reclusive Philadelphia resident Severino "Sevy" Verna. Duerr believed Verna used the name "James Morasco" as an alias. The streets surrounding Verna's residence were littered with small "proto-tiles" that
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In 2003, Worgul called the only James Morasco in the Philadelphia telephone book and was told by the man's wife that her husband had died in March that year, aged 88. When asked about the tiles, Morasco's widow said that her husband "didn't know anything about it." Worgul doubted that this was the
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discovered a "Toynbee Tile" at the corner of 13th and Grand in downtown Kansas City. Investigating the story seven years later, he found that the tile was still there, and he determined that the street had last been resurfaced in 1996. Comparing the tile to those in other cities, a local police
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Human nature presents human minds with a puzzle which they have not yet solved and may never succeed in solving, for all that we can tell. The dichotomy of a human being into 'soul' and 'body' is not a datum of experience. No one has ever been, or ever met, a living human soul without a body...
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In 1983, a man identifying himself as a social worker named James Morasco contacted talk shows and newspapers with his theory of colonizing Jupiter with the dead inhabitants of Earth, claiming to have come across the idea while reading a book by historian Arnold Toynbee. In a conversation with
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New tiles have been seen in Philadelphia since 2003. Between 2002 and 2007, many such tiles displayed a different font and styling than the older tiles and tended to leave out words that were found on the originals: "raise" is often substituted for "resurrect," and prepositions are frequently
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and placed on a busy street early in the morning. From this find and other evidence, Duerr believes that the pressure exerted by cars driving over the tile for weeks on end pushes the tile into the road surface. Eventually, the tar paper wears away, exposing the message.
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Some of the more elaborate tiles also feature cryptic political statements or exhort readers to create and install similar tiles. The material used for making the tiles was initially unknown, but evidence has emerged that they may be primarily made of layers of
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A large tile complex, the tile maker's apparent rant against his enemies, was destroyed when Chestnut Street in Philadelphia was repaved. One tile has been damaged and unreadable since 1996. It is located at the corners of Talcahuano and Santa Fé streets in
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Tiles that are located in the middle of busy streets and highway on- and off-ramps tend to wear away quickly and also can become victims of resurfacing; smaller tiles and those located close to pedestrian crosswalks tend to be in better condition.
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There is no public or private agency dedicated to conserving Toynbee tiles. Many tiles now exist only as photographs taken before their destruction. The tiles have enjoyed attention from American and European media outlets, including from
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As of October 2015, the Streets Department of Philadelphia recognizes Toynbee Tiles as street art, and "will save one or two of the Toynbee Tiles only if there is a fast and affordable method for removing them."
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of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and four South American cities. Since the 1980s, several hundred tiles have been discovered. They are generally about the size of an American
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has spoken of his belief that the tiles are an homage to one of his plays, and has described it as "the weirdest thing that ever happened". In his 1983 work "4 A.M." (published in the collection
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about his theories. Based on comments from Verna's neighbors about him driving a car without a passenger seat, Duerr suspected Verna placed the tiles through a hole in the floor of his car.
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According to letters written by the tiler, allegedly uncovered by Toynbee tile researchers in Philadelphia in 2006, "Toynbee's idea" stems from a passage in Arnold Toynbee's book
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claim to have uncovered several pieces of evidence that predate Mamet's play, including a 1980 call by the tiler to Larry King's radio show. They cite a 1983 article in
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in 2007 and 2008. The plates are much larger than the originals and have red italic writing on them. In 2016, some tiles started re-appearing in Philadelphia.
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and asphalt crack-filling compound. Articles about the tiles began appearing in the mid-1990s, though references may have started to appear in the mid-1980s.
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which mentions a local man "contacting talk shows and newspapers to spread the message" about bringing the dead to life on Jupiter, as depicted in the film
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detective felt that "clearly it was created by the same hand" and concluded that despite referring to a "movement", the creator was acting alone.
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Commonly, a city will have a couple of large and colorful tiles along with numerous small and simple tiles like this one, just a block from the
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The majority of tiles contain text similar to that above, although a second set is often found nearby. Several of these allude to a mass
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has declared the tiles "vandalism" and removes any tiles that it finds, considering them to be "no different than graffiti."
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referenced a Philadelphia-based campaign with themes similar to those mentioned in the tiles (e.g., resurrecting the dead on
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The Toynbee tiles were first photographed in the late 1980s, and their first known reference in the media came in 1994 in
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Hundreds of tiles have been destroyed during the course of regular road maintenance. The city of
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claims to have once found and examined a newly installed tile. This new tile was wrapped in
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Pennsylvania Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
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Newer tiles have been embedded on several major highways in Pennsylvania, including
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called a "Jupiter colonization organization", known as the Minority Association.
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Interactive and searchable map of all known Toynbee tiles. Released April 2014.
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in the U.S. Documentary category, and Foy won the category's Directing Award.
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Another possible interpretation is that the Toynbee reference comes from the
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On June 19, 2013, tiles resembling the Toynbee tiles appeared on a street in
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Toynbee, Arnold (1969). "Religion: What I Believe and What I Disbelieve".
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In the United States, tiles have officially been sighted as far west as
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assumes that "Toynbee" refers to the 20th century British historian
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Messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets
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Spiegel Online (SPON) article about the Toynbee Tiles (German)
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enthusiasts reported Verna might have broadcast a message via
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on a mission to Jupiter. It contains elements in common with
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impatiently listens to a caller who contends that the movie
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Correa, Vanessa; Spinelli, Evandro (September 19, 2010).
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area, although one notable sighting appeared in suburban
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in 2007. Presumed copycat tiles have been spotted in
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about the tiles. The film was selected for the 2011
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Destruction, conservation, and public acknowledgment
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Archived copy of the site about the Brazilian tiles
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