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October 31, 2005
Hasta la vista
“Your biceps may not be as big as mine” - It's Raining Men. From WFMU’s Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Body Workout MP3s
Take a Tour of Arnold's Neighborhood. This is now the main attraction on Phil Angelides for Governor page
Austrian Plo Chops is a term attributed to Schwarznegger by a journalist
Arnold Debates Himself. Sim Sadler's Latest Viral Video. He is the guy who edited Hard Working George. Thank you, Fernando
The Body Count in “Commando”
Schwarzenegger's popularity in Pakistan. (From Wikipedia)
Many More Unusual Schwarzenegger Links Here
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October 30, 2005
Hear Hawking lecture
Tickets to hear Stephen Hawking lecturing in San Jose, Oakland & Seattle are now available
Why would you continue to date me? A series of charts & graphs, by Joel A. Friesen
Isn't Love Grand? - A simple wedding with unpretentious people
An explicit ad on craiglist The Follow-Up. (Explicit language & content!). More explicit craiglist
The Business of Touch - Greeting business associated from other cultures
White guy dancing at Best Buy
Get your costum at The 501st Legion of Imperial Stormtroopers
Subliminal Harassment - How To. (From ”Giavasan”)
Seen everywhere: Knitted Digestive System - what every girl needs!
“What I did this summer”, by Paul Graham
Many More Unusual Things To Do With Your Life Here
October 30, 2005 in Do Something with your Life | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Hip-hop violinist
Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari. Watch & listen
Guitar Logo Game. Guess these popular Guitar manufacturers
Alan Bond's Mandolin Museum
Edifying Pictures for the collector & the historian. From acoustic musician Joe Bethancourt
The new Hyperviolin, one of many Unusual String Instruments
Olga - The internet's first (1992) and best (no duplicate files) archive for guitar tab and chord files
Many Odd Links of Unusual String Instruments and other Strange Musical Links Here
October 30, 2005 in Music - String Instruments | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
Morgue humor
The 50 most embarrassing ways to die. No 35: Drowning during your Born-Again baptism
List of unusual deaths. Example: 1923: Frank Hayes, jockey, suffered a heart attack during a horse race. The horse, Sweet Kiss, went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race
Also: Lists of people who died, by cause of death, in alphabetical order of cause
In the morgue with Bernie
Gallery of beautiful Italian funeral art. (From ”Metafilter”)
Why is there death and suffering? Creation scientists looking for answers
Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Autopsy on HBO
Re-post: Ars moriendi, The Art of Dying by Edward Gorey
Dying, Yamaraja and Yamadutas - Vedic view of death
Many More Unusual Links About Death and Eternity and about Unusual Coffins & Caskets Here
October 30, 2005 in Death & Eternity | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Perceptual illusions
More 19th Century Circus & Magic Posters
Magic Words: A Dictionary is a one-of-a-kind resource for magicians and word lovers, exploring the most intriguing magic words and phrases from around the world. (Thank you, Craig)
Extreme digits at Superhandz
Crazy tricks with Daniel Normandeau
Corporate Magic: Apparently anyone these days can hire a private magician to perform advertising tricks. (From ”Everything and nothing”). UK list of corporate magicians
Making the rounds: Mr. Angry & Mrs. Calm. If you are near to this picture, Mr Angry is on the left and Mrs Calm is on the right. If you view it from a distance, they switch places
First day of school for aspiring Vatican exorcists
Many More Unusual Magic Tricks Here
October 30, 2005 in Magic | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
October 29, 2005
Green flashes
A resource for Atmospheric Optics - Some can be seen almost every day or so, some are once in a lifetime sights. Rays & Shadows, Water Droplets, Rainbows, Ice Halos, more
Pictures of green flashes. Green flashes are real (not illusory) phenomena seen at sunrise and sunset, when some part of the Sun suddenly changes color (at sunset, from red or orange to green or blue). The word “flash” refers to the sudden appearance and brief duration of this green color, which usually lasts only a second or two at moderate latitudes
Leafy Sea Dragons. Also, a section about comatulid crinoids
Mammillaria elongate, Golden Star Cactus
Alien Plants. Created by 1st Ave Machine as a music video for the artist Alias
Wild Things. Photography by John Hyde
Many More Unusual Mysteries of Nature Here
October 29, 2005 in Nature | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The Rolls Royce collateral
The Well-Appointed Mercedes-Benz. Watch out, Roy Scheider!
Volkswagen’s production history. (From ”Paperholic”)
The Bugatti Veyron16.4
The Bubb Rubb and Lil Sis phenomenon, with explanation by wikipedia
Car vs. Telephone Wires in Texas
Why you need a Velomobile
The old Rolls Royce collateral joke
Welcome to Roof Studio
This Reliant Kitten is powered by a 3500cc Rover V8 engine and can accelerate to 100 mph from a standing start in under 10 seconds
The geometry of traffic control
Many More Unusual Automotive Links Here
October 29, 2005 in Cars | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
I ♥ Shanghai T-shirts
Check-off the Life To Do List: Go running along the great wall of China
14 ways to die in Shanghai
Edward Burtynsky in China
"Shanghai Living", photographies by Hu Yang
First built in 1937, Haw Par Villa holds 25 clusters of the original statues and figurines which tells the intriguing stories of Chinese mythology, legends and Chinese values. Described by various visitors as "fascinating, delightful, bizarre and entertaining", Haw Par Villa is like no other place in the world. Here is Cory Doctorow at Haw Par Villa
Virtual Gettysburg Battlefields. (From ”Coudal”)
Elbow Etiquette. It’s about sharing. Something that the world has shown little interest in. It’s also about the armrest, and how it’s precious few inches of solid existence can be a war zone — a battle between two elbows jockeying for position
My visit to New York. (From ”Being Green”)
Globe Riders, a motorcycle adventure touring company
The old Bottle Cap Inn in Miami
Many More Unusual Travel Destinations Here
October 29, 2005 in Traveling Places | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 28, 2005
Fascist Headgear
Big Head Caps - Headwear for the cranially endowed
Camouflage uniforms of the World
Fashions of our European Heritage and Culture, offered by the little blond fascists at Prussian Blue
Dictator Fashion Show. Military uniforms really make a statement
The Clothed Kama Sutra, a photoset on Flickr. (From ”Snarky Spot”)
Dress Kevin. One day I was about to go through my clothes to get rid of clothes I never wore anymore, but I didn't know where to start. I remember thinking to myself, "I wish I knew which things I absolutely never wore or which things I rarely wore". So, I … figured, why don't I let other people pick what I wear, since it'll leave out a lot of the guesswork. Plus, it would help me decide what to get rid of and give me an idea of what new clothes to get, too. So I made this website
The Subtle Safety™ Defensive Ring
The insanely great wardrobe of Steve Jobs
Emitting/polling infrared love Jacket transmitters
1920s Makeup Guide. Also, 1930’s and 1940’s
A site dedicated to the knee-high zippered go-go boot of the 60’s
Many More Unusual Fashion Trends Here
October 28, 2005 in Fashion | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
October 27, 2005
Dead African-American Storage
Pulp Fiction completely cut & edited for the small screen. More top-rated YTMNDs than you can shake a stick at
Filming Kill Bill in China
Pulp Fiction in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies, and the 13 other 30-Second Bunnies movies by “Angry Alien”
Greg the Bunny doing a long & lame Pulp Fiction spoof in 2005
The Charlie Rose Tarantino Interview, October 14, 1994
3D Stills by Phil McNally from his short film, Pump Action, the interrogation of Mr. Blonde recreated with balloons
Tarantino's trail of bread crumbs leads to the French New Wave. From How did Quentin Tarantino learn to write his trademark dialogue? Who were his influences? Scene-Stealing, Tarantino-Style - King of Thieves
Many More Unusual Pulp Fiction Links Here
October 27, 2005 in Cinema - "Pulp Fiction" | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
October 26, 2005
State Farm
Going back to Iowa, for Grant Wood was the formative experience in his artistic life
'Iowa sucks'. Officials say the grass should be regaining its color by October 15
2003 Iowa Gas Swap Meet, from “Old Gas”, The Gas Station & Auto Service Collectibles Web Site
For eight years I have been the leading supplier of hybrid seed corn in Winneshiek County, Iowa and the reason is clear: My seed is pure
One of the world's largest pizzas - 50,000 slices in Iowa Falls
Elsewhere:
Twas the night before Fitzmas, and in the White House
Every one was scared shitless, and Bush was quite soused
The indictments were hanging like Damoceles’ sword
As verminous oxen prepared to be gored…
Many More Unusual Links about Iowa Here
October 26, 2005 in Traveling Places - Iowa | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
Enter The Dragon
Martial Art Legends In Its Own Words: Bruce Lee – The Lost interview
30,000 strokes to go. It's a marathon swim from Catalina Island to Los Angeles. Watch Peter Attia, a young doctor from Baltimore, on his quest to become the 120th person to cross the channel
Fantasy Football Championship Rings - Just $10 per player
All geared up to ride a rollercoaster
Many More Unusual Links of Extreme Sports Here
October 26, 2005 in Extreme Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Fractal trees
Mandel Swarm. Watch two thousand particles swarm towards the boundary of the Mandelbrot Set. After they settle into place, notice how some particles migrate out and launch themselves off of the tendrils of the Set
Fingers have fingers have fingers have fingers. Enough to count to 625 on one hand. A few more iterations and you'll be able to climb walls using the Van der Waals force. Lyle Zapato’s Dactyl fractal zoom
"There was a little old woman, about 70, sitting in the front row of one of my lectures. She wore a little hat with strawberries and cherries on it, a black patent-leather bag, and oxford shoes. The audience was all flower children. I thought somebody brought their grandmother. I would tell a far-out story, I would look over, and she would be nodding yes. So I would get a little more outrageous, testing my limits, and she kept nodding. I thought maybe she had a neck problem. At the end, I egged her to come up, and I said, "What have you done in your life where you know this stuff to be true?" She leaned forward very conspiratorially and said, "I crochet."
It blew my mind. Up to then, it was "you meditate in Burma sitting on the full moon on your head after fasting." And she crochets. I finally realized that there are lots of routes up the mountain."
- Ram Dass. The Sierpinski crochet triangles
Other samples of Mathematics Education in Fiber Arts
Wallpapers by Richard Rosenman
The Koch Snowflake Method for Writing a Novel. How do you design a novel? In my day job, I'm a software architect designing large software projects. I write fiction the same way I write software, using the "snowflake metaphor". Advice from Randy Ingermanson
Modular Origami. Models folded and photographed by Michał Kosmulski
Re-post: Fractal Food - Self-Similarity on the Supermarket Shelf
Miqel’s Introduction to the fascinating patterns of Visual Math
Fractal Collages by Auntie K
The Kleinian galleries and animations of Jos Leys
Fuzzy Logic Field, from Paul Bourke’s Fractals, Chaos
Fractal Zoom movies by Eric Bigas
Many More Unusual Fractal Links Here
October 26, 2005 in Fractals | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
October 25, 2005
Taste of Thailand
Thai Artist Kittiwat Unarrom Bakes Edible 'Body Parts'
Noodle Pie, Graham Holliday’s blog about Saigon’s streetfood
Chez Pim’s recipe for Tom Yum Goong (Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup)
Lotus of Siam, supposedly one of the best Thai restaurant in Las Vegas (Damn, I forgot to visit it this weekend, Instead I dined at the Paris)
More About The Best Thai Food in Southern California Here
October 25, 2005 in Best Thai Restaurant in OC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Sushi World Records
Ten ways to make a sushi chef lose it. No 3. Ask for ketchup
Sushi related Ukiyoe printings, drawn by Toyokuni & Hiroshige, etc.
Sushi Boxer Shorts, $15.95, and other sushi gifts
The World Records of Sushi; The Longest Sushi Roll, The Oldest Sushi Shop, The Most Expensive Fish, etc.
Sushi Lesson: How to eat sushi properly, Part 5
Stephen T. Coenen’s sushi links
Many More Unusual Sushi Links Here
October 25, 2005 in Food - Sushi | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
October 24, 2005
I’m a writer, again
Harold Pinter has been awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature. Films by Harold Pinter. "Altogether, I have written twenty-four screenplays. Two were never shot. Three were rewritten by others. Two have not yet been filmed. Seventeen (including four adaptations of my own plays) were filmed as written. I think that's unusual. I certainly understand adapting novels for the screen to be a serious and fascinating craft."
Le Temps de Proust: A blog about reading Proust and other books that have to do with In Search of Lost Time
A few thousand science fiction magazines - covers from the visual index of science fiction cover art
Excerpts from actual one-star Amazon.com reviews of books from Time’s list of the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present, by Matthew Baldwin
How to Serve The Ministry of Reshelving. 1. Select a local bookstore to carry out your reshelving activities.
2. Download and print "This book has been relocated by the Ministry of Reshelving" bookmarks and "All copies of 1984 have been relocated" notecards to take with you to the bookstore. Or make your own. We recommend bringing a notecard and 5-10 bookmarks to each store.
3. Go to the bookstore and locate its copies of George Orwell's 1984. Unless the Ministry of Reshelving has already visited this bookstore, it is probably currently incorrectly classified as "Fiction" or "Literature."
4. Discreetly move all copies of 1984 to a more suitable section, such as "Current Events", "Politics", "History", "True Crime", or "New Non-Fiction."
Image above from Worth 1000. Many More Unusual Literary Links Here
October 24, 2005 in Books & Literature | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
“The Salvador Dali of the Next Century”
Pretty Patterns with Grappa - DelayedTrace
Gilles Tran’s Main street (2003) in 360° panorama Quicktime VR. Click in the image to move around. Shift: zoom in ; Ctrl: zoom out. Previously blogged: Variations. So much more at Oyonale
Animations and toys by Scott Garner
“Annie”, Created/Directed by Guiliano Valeri. (Found on Flash on the web)
Good Brush – The Art of Craig Mullins
Crossing, the poor man’s Larry Carlson
.gif above is Animazioni by Massimo Nota. A large Collection of Digital Eye Candy Here
October 24, 2005 in Digital Art | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
We're #2 Bumper sticker
Congratulations! Your personalized plate order has been placed. Your new plates will be available in 8-12 weeks at the location you selected
Tell the world how you feel! Our bumper stickers are perfect for expressing yourself while cruising down the highway or just for posting on the wall. Let's Not Roll, “Honk if you think Concerto No. 1 in D Minor by Johannes Brahms blows away J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major” and Butt Holes bumperstickers. (From K Composite collection)
How to deal with a Traffic Offence in Auckland, New Zealand
By the way, if you are driving 120 miles per hour on the N15 freeway going toward the Nevada border, watch out for a nasty speed trap right around the curve past Cima Rd... Also, if this is your 4th speeding ticket in the last 2 years, you’re in big trouble
Many More Unusual License Plates And Other Automotive Links Here
October 24, 2005 in Cars - License Plates | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Portraits of Women Suicide Bombers
Castles in the sand, New Yorker slideshow about the new architecture of Dubai
Hebrew calligraphy - Works by Izzy Pludwinski
Warlords of Afghanistan. (From ”Goodshit”)
Palestinian Women Suicide Bombers
Make Sex Not War - NY Man seeking Man on craiglist – explicit language
flickr set from Acre-mostly
Belated greetings for Shana Tova
Vocabulary quizzes for Hebrew lessons
Some official pages of rulers: Iran president, President of Libanon, Government of Qatar, Ariel Sharon. (From Official Government Pages)
Comic strips written in the 50’s & 60’s by my favorite writer, Pinhas Sadeh, פנחס שדה כותב קומיקס (In Hebrew)
Many More Unusual Stories about the Middle East Here
October 24, 2005 in Middle East | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 23, 2005
Making lemonade out of lemons
Watch out for a special announcement coming soon on this website
At Bush Cheney We don’t make the hurricane – We create the global warming that makes hurricanes bigger
Potential Terrorist Use of Pressure Cookers - Any release, dissemination, or sharing of this document, or any information contained herein, is not authorized
Oyez - A listing of all Supreme Court justices
Cheney’s fitness book Fit Like Dick postponed once again. Timing “Still not right”
Bush Administration Trading Cards
Scorecard. Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more
Bush's suicidal statecraft. By Zbigniew Brzezinski
Many More Unusual Links About Coming Impeachment Here
October 23, 2005 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Super Heroes
Cambodian Comics. Cambodia's arts scene includes a small but diverse comics industry. Tales range from historical drama to slapstick comedy
This animated music film is based on the song Brazil (Baros and Russel) performed by The Real Tuesday Weld with Nick Phelps and Geert Chatrou. It is a story of a Brazilian monkey, who left his motherland and wants to come back
In a media conference today, noted outdoorsman Elmer Fudd called for the assassination of noted trickster icon and longtime rival Bugs Bunny. "We've got the wesouwces," explained Mr. Fudd. "I think we should do it. Mr. Bunny has been a continual thweat to many of the things we hold deaw. He is a weading cause of decawwotization. He is a poisonous pwesence in the opera world. And his twack record with the env--env--env--enviwo-env--it's terrible. He has wuniously distuwbed gopher habitats between here and Albuquerque."
Cartoon tattoos. Early in June, a firefighter from New Jersey contacted me to ask permission to tattoo my cartoon from 9/11. He mentioned that many of his fire fighting buddies had "inked" themselves in memory of the tragic day. I felt honored that he felt that way about my work and gave permission. A month later, he sent me a photo of his arm with the black outlines of the tattoo completed. His plans were to have it colorized on Sept 12. As many editorial cartoonists know, most of our work is fleeting in its message and context. But to have my work permanently etched on another human... think about it. (Scroll down to September 23rd post)
The return of the big giant hand. (Thank you, Robbie)
The adventures of The Incredible Hulk
The story of Superman's Shield
Super Mario Brothers VS. The Village People
The Ship That Never Came In by Kim Deitch. (From Metafilter)
Omar Shamshoon, The Simpsons in Arabic
I’m away for the weekend. This post had been pre-blogged for your entertainment. Many More Unusual Comics and cartoons Here
October 23, 2005 in Comics & Cartoons | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
October 22, 2005
Fake stores
Here is finally the commercial for Sony Bravia LCD Television, and the story of how it was filmed
Prada Marfa, a luxury boutique where a display of Fall 2005 high-heel Prada shoes and bags is seen through the store front windows. Located on the outskirts of Valentine, Texas near Marfa on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization
Rocking PC. (From Ffkieke, a NSFW site)
Photo Sculpture, three-dimensional portrait busts created to preserve the image of loved ones
Dress-A-Vac - Doll up your upright vacuum with whimsical covers
Zevro Pasta Cooker saves up to 70% of energy and up to 50% of water. (From “Earth Invaders”)
Ziploc Big Bags. *Warning: Keep bags out of reach of children. These bags are not toys
Many More Unusual Things To Buy Here
October 22, 2005 in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
"I feel the end approaching. Quick, bring me my dessert, coffee and liqueur"
This marshmallow gun will completely surpirse you with its accuracy, range, and ease of construction. Plus, it's tons of fun and a lot better than any store-bought toy because it encourages modifications
“Not Martha” made some tiny donuts, and they were yummy. The donut holes were about the size of marbles
Weebl's Badger birthday cake. Also, Katamari Damacy fan-cake
Coconut-flake cut-up cake from a scanned old cooking book
The Great Gummi Bear Project; Roughly 4lbs of gummi bears, melted down into pure gummi evil
I’m away for the weekend. This post had been pre-blogged for your entertainment .gif from Dads big plan. Many More Unusual Sweets and Unusual Chocolates Here
October 22, 2005 in Food - Desserts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Dis-organized knowledge
Old telephone conversion. When my friend Ang recently told me about a rotary cell phone on Slashdot, I decided it was finally time to get my butt in gear and put this page. This documents a project I did last summer involving the upgrading of an old plastic push-button telephone to the cellular age
Watch this beautiful .wmv, exploring the effects of time-varying magnetic fields on ferrofluids
A Chinese schoolgirl has invented a pair of shoes that enable her to walk on water. I had exactly the same idea about 7 years ago. I called it The “Walk-ons”
Jumpsuit for a Woman and Method of Use. Patent #: US 6944883
Physics Simulation with Java from “My Physics Lab”
Deafness in Disguise. Concealed hearing devises of the 19th & 20th centuries
I/O brush is a new drawing tool to explore colors, textures, and movements found in everyday materials by "picking up" and drawing with them. I/O Brush looks like a regular physical paintbrush but has a small video camera with lights and touch sensors embedded inside
Many More Unusual Inventions & Discoveries Here
October 22, 2005 in Science & Inventions | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
October 21, 2005
Be Cynical, Be Very Cynical
A list of 714 Things to Be Cynical About. The Top ten:
leaders
followers
outlaws
lawyers
backstabbers
brown-nosers
yes-men
middlemen
alpha males
women who try to be alpha males
A List Of Names to Use When Responding to People Who Know Your Name But Whose Names You Never Learned or are Temporarily Drawing a Blank On, In Decreasing Order of Effectiveness
The following is a partial list of chair types, from Wikipedia’s gigantic List of lists
A list of Useless Facts. (Probably a re-post). The largest cabbage weighed 144 lbs
A list of Albums from the 1980s
Five excellent New Orleans icons
100 Best Known Global Brand Names. (From a Exp100, a List of Lists)
I’m away for the weekend. This post had been pre-blogged for your entertainment. Many More Unusual Lists Here
October 21, 2005 in Lists | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
October 20, 2005
Real estate blogs from Peru, Canada, NJ, Brooklyn, more
The blog of Alfredo Graf & Associates, real estate brokers in Lima, Peru
53 Boerum. The unofficial site for the official 53 Boerum Place, in Brooklyn, NY. (When I started this blog in 2003, this is the type of real estate blogging that I had in mind, extremely local)
Phyllis Huguenin is putting together a collection of Realtor® Stories from Real Estate practioners from around the country for a self published book. These stories will revolve around the practice of Real Estate, the people we meet, the problems we solve and the day to day triumphs and heartaches of helping people trying to buy that property they've fallen in love with or selling a home they've outgrown. Please submit inspirational, heartwarming true stories focusing on faith, love and perseverance with Real Estate as the backdrop
Nina’s blog Sitting Pretty; By day, Nina sells mobile infrastructure software, but her real estate investments have grown to become a significant part of her financial plan and also a great passion
"Making the Moves", the blog of Judy Marciano of Hoboken, NJ
Maureen McCabe’s Columbus Best Blog
Shawn O'Neal, real estate agent on a Coastal Highway called 30A near Seaside Florida
Rick Grant’s comments on the state of the mortgage lending industry and the technology that keeps it running
Richmond, Virginia's dedicated real estate blog
Wicked Treo, a blog about using the Treo650 as a mobile office for real estate agents
Mark Argentino Mississauga Real Estate Blog
(Cartoon above from Real Estate Funny.) The complete List of Real Estate Blogs as well as Grow-a-Brain’s Extensive Real Estate Archives are Here
October 20, 2005 in Real estate Blogs | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
Fine Art Chinese Reproductions
Fine Art China. "We locate in Xiamen, Fujian province,China, the wholesale center of oil painting international and have been in art bussiness for more than 12 years. All of our paintings are hand painted, but NOT prints or foil transfer.
Since 1989, millions oil reproductions have been distributed through a network of international distributors : Fine Art & Antique Dealers, Art Galleries, Interior Designers, Hotel Groups. We have a large number of paintings in our stock, more than 3,000 pcs always.We have 4 levels of quality,topest (museum) quality, high quality and commercial quality. You can select from the mediums of oil painting with oil on canvas or oil on board, 50% charge extra for the oil on board..."
“This unusual piece came from the estate of a friend's grandfather. It measures approximately 2 by 3 feet. Porcelain enamel portrait of a young woman with some decorative overpainting. Over a hundred years old…” (Found on a Google Answer)
Guggenheim Museoa in Bilbao
On eBay: 100 Andy Warhol Parking Lot Tickets OCD Pittsburgh
Biker's Head. Work in Progress by Stefanie Rocknak. (From ”Jaf Project”)
Animals Art. Unique collection of pictures made directly by animals
Following last month’s posting of The Girl with a Pearl Earring, here’s The Essential Vermeer. Also, de traan by Erik Suidman
The idea is disarmingly simple. Two bronze sculptures pee into their oddly-shaped enclosure
Many More Unusual Contemporary Artists Here
October 20, 2005 in Modern Art | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
October 19, 2005
Modern Cannibal Tale
“I have a a brilliant idea that will make a lot of money…I just need some starter capital. Here's an 8-page email describing my plan. Would you read it and convince your husband to invest?” One of the common questions sent via email to Melanie Craft (Larry Ellison’s wife)
Tobias Schneebaum, an Artist's Life Among Cannibals
It's hard to miss the guy with flowing white hair, wearing heels. When it comes to putting your best foot forward, Albert Bussen Jr. is in a class by himself
Listen to Albert Einstein explain the Equivalence of Energy and Matter
Football dribble in Leidseplein Amsterdam
Queen Raqui has an unusual career – she squashes men for money. And it’s not a sex game, she claims
A letter to a former boyfriend. (Language!)
Give me a high six - Indian boy born with 25 fingers, toes
John Walkenbach’s small Blogmeister Photos
Painting above by Paul Hartal. Many More Unusual People Doing Unusual Things Here
October 19, 2005 in Unusual People | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 18, 2005
How many bullets to kill an insurgent?
Did you ever wonder what 2000 looks like?
Once upon a time the leader of a great big nation had a Very Bad Idea, by Tom Tomorrow. (Salon registration required)
Positive light on Iraq war strategy - How can one soldier get so much face time?
Saddam family portrait. (One of the many Arno Coenen’s art projects)
Omran Suleman Bebo, a Kurdish artist in Iraq
What is in the Iraqi draft constitution?
Is torture ever justified? Frontline's comprehensive coverage of The torture question
Another brilliant Machiavellian move by the VP: Cheney resignation rumors fly
How many bullets to kill an insurgent? 250,000
(Graphic above from The Onion, which for some reason started archiving all the President's Weekly Radio Addresses as a public service to its readers, including this bizarre Serious Terror Alert). Much More About The Upcoming War on Syria Here
October 18, 2005 in War in Iraq | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Back-to-the-Fifties
Deadly Nightshades. The Original 1950's Fiberglass Reproduction Lampshade Company
My house. I've been collecting 50's furnishings since 1993. At the beginning time, there was a lot of it around. Now it is getting to be extremely hard to find items. I was lucky enough to find great things and fantastic prices. Not everything in the house is vintage, I try to stay current on most electrical appliances
Wayne Cain Architectural art glass
The Brighthandle Door Handle changes its light from Green to Red when the room is occupied
The Ventana lamp curtain can be rolled down when you need privacy and rolled up and out of the way to create open space
Dream Kitchen, a dazzling flash animation from Ikea
Many More Unusual Design Concepts Here
October 18, 2005 in Home Decor | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Random live webcams
Memry. Play a memory game with photos from Flickr. To start playing just type a tag and click 'play'
Sarah Small photography (including the previousl