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Monthly Archives: May 2012
June 1st is National Donut Day
Friday June 1st is National Doughnut Day!
National Doughnut Day was established in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army to raise much-needed funds during the Great Depression, and to honor the work of World War I Salvation Army volunteers who pr… Continue reading
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Cassetteboy vs. The Diamond Queen
The duo behind Cassetteboy have once again delivered another fine piece of juvenile piss-takery, this time at the expense of Her Majesty the Queen, the Royal Family, the British Prime Minister(s), the BBC and its presenter Andrew Marr.
Puerile… Continue reading
The Death of Timothy Leary, ‘the most dangerous man in America’
Dean Chamberlain’s famous portrait of Tim Leary
Jim Bliss writes at Dorian Cope’s On This Deity blog:
At 12:44am on the 31st of May 1996, Dr. Timothy Leary sat bolt upright in bed startling the small group of friends and family who had g… Continue reading
Make believe gay time for straight dudes?
Talk gay? Dress gay?
Can this be real???
Joe.My.God reader Clay quipped:
“it’s all fun and games until someone gets a prick in their eye”
Posted in Amusing, Queer,
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Pentecostal rattlesnake-handling preacher dies of guess what?
Growing up in West Virginia, I was keenly aware of charismatic Christian serpent handlers, although I didn’t know any adherents to this particular flavor of Pentecostalism personally. One of the more note-worthy adherents to this odd hill… Continue reading
Posted in Belief
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Deconstructing the cover of Neil Young’s ‘After the Goldrush’
Bob Egan’s PopShots blog has a wonderful deconstruction of Neil Young’s iconic After the Goldrush album cover. In the above shot, you see the image in context, where it was shot at Sullivan and 3rd Street, just off Washington Square… Continue reading
Posted in Heroes, History, Music
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The Future of Capitalism? Volunteer… at an airport!
My interest in the Olympic volunteer scheme started a year or two ago when billboards sprang up all over London Underground with a close up of Usain Bolt’s sweaty face. The accompanying text invited you to imagine that the 100 metres final wa… Continue reading
The Future of Capitalism? Volunteer… at an airport!
My interest in the Olympic volunteer scheme started a year or two ago when billboards sprang up all over London Underground with a close up of Usain Bolt’s sweaty face. The accompanying text invited you to imagine that the 100 metres final wa… Continue reading
Life and Death Mask Making Workshop with Sigrid Sarda
The fine folks over at Morbid Anatomy are holding two special classes with “self taught ceroplast” Sigrid Sarda.
The first class, Life and Death Mask Making Workshop, will be held on Sunday, June 3, from 10 am – 4 pm. Admission is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Design, R.I.P., Video,
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Disturbing & Hilarious: Airhead teens justify stealing from a 9-year-old Girl Scout
Do you recall the sordid saga of Stefanie Woods, the sociopathic Paris Hilton doppelgänger of Palm Beach, FL who first came to the nation’s attention in 2008 for stealing money from a Girl Scout? Woods’ flagrant bad girl antics inc… Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, U.S.A.!!!
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