The Sons of the Desert The Sons of the Desert The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The group takes its name from a fictional lodge that Laurel and Hardy belonged to in the 1933 movie "Sons of the Desert". In 1964, a few years after the book, "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy," was published, author John McCabe formed a small group of Laurel and Hardy admirers, including Orson Bean, cartoonist Al Kilgore, Chuck McCann, and John Municino. McCabe created a mock-serious “constitution” that satirized the formalities of many
The Society of International Photographers tacitly allowing digital manipulation of photographs, commonly known as photoshopping. The Society of International Photographers The Society of International Photographers (SIP) is a not-for-profit organisation that was founded in 1936 with the express aim of lauding the most creative photographers of the time. Over the years this has grown to include a monthly and yearly competition. Early members of the SIP include Man Ray and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Recent recipients of the annual award include Gary Pavkovich (2008) and Angela Prabhu (2011). The first competition was launched in 2008, prizes include photographic equipment and international holidays. The SIP accepts professional and