This hardly makes the rocketing sexual assault statistics and myriad gross scandals surrounding military women and the officers who tape them in the shower any less disheartening, but it's a start? A replica of the famous Molly Marine statue, erected during World War II and modeled physically after a female Marine who… » 7/06/13 12:30pm 7/06/13 12:30pm

On this day, way back in 1820, the Aphrodite of Milos was discovered (in several pieces) by a young farmer named Yorgos Ketrotas on the Aegean Island of Milos. Because it wasn't brick-shaped (in other words, useful), Yorgos was all set to cover it back up and continue on with his afternoon of brick-digging.… » 4/08/12 6:40pm 4/08/12 6:40pm

"Macaco Gordo" — or "The Fat Monkey" in English — is a 45-foot long, florescent-colored monkey that resides in the middle of a park in Sao Paolo, Brazil. This monkey statue is different, though, because he isn't made from bronze, stone, or even plaster of paris — he's made from 10,000 pairs of flip flops. The… » 10/12/11 5:25pm 10/12/11 5:25pm

In New York City there are only five statues of real women: Joan of Arc, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gertrude Stein, Golda Mier, and Harriet Tubman. Many depict fictional females, but aren't there other real women that deserve to be honored? [Gothamist] » 11/12/09 5:20pm 11/12/09 5:20pm

A statue of Helen Keller will be installed in the National Statuary Hall today, to represent Alabama. This will be the first statue in the U.S. Capitol building of a person with a disability. [CNN] » 10/07/09 11:40am 10/07/09 11:40am

A bronze statue of Hee-Haw comedian Minnie Pearl is being held hostage by its donor because he doesn't like its placement in her hometown. "Minnie Pearl should be center-stage," he says. [USA Today] » 3/04/09 4:20pm 3/04/09 4:20pm