Monthly Archives: February 2012
Sex In The Middle Ages: 10 Titillating Facts You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid to Ask
Many of the deepest ideas and notions of sex that we hold today were formulated and laid down in the Middle Ages, especially by the Church’s sometimes confused and other times severe pronouncements.
Beautiful Fairies
The word fairy derives from Middle English faierie (also fayerye, feirie, fairie), a direct borrowing from Old French faerie (Modern French féerie) meaning the land, realm, or characteristic activity of the legendary people of folklore and romance called (in Old French) faie or fee (Modern French fée). This derived ultimately from Late Latin fata (one of the personified Fates, hence a guardian or tutelary spirit, hence a spirit in general); cf. Italian fata, Spanish hada of the same origin.
Anthropodermic Bibliopegy, or The Truth About Books Bound In Human Skin
Rare old books are occasionally bound in human skin, including nipples, and even the face of a Guy Fawkes conspirator. Antiquarians have discovered these grisly leather covers on prayer books, astronomy treatises, court cases, and anatomy texts — all written in the past three to four hundred years.
Top 10 Bizarre & Controversial Archeological Discoveries
Many strange archeological discoveries have been made in modern history. Hundreds of artifacts have been unearthed that have baffled scientists and challenged modern man’s view of history. Many of these objects have been labeled out of place artifacts or anachronisms. Some of them are undoubtedly elaborate hoaxes.
Now you too can “Krack-A-Jap!”
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Bill Hicks on UFO’s
35 Amazing Libraries from around the World
College libraries, public libraries, private libraries, it doesn’t matter, we think they are all awesome.
8 Things To Do if you See a Ghost
Don’t be afraid! Don’t panic! It’s only an entity from another plane of existence! Here’s what to do if you see a ghost.
Gallery of Russian Pin-Up Models
As a result of taking photos of exclusively Russian immigrant ladies in standard pin-up positions, Irina Davis is inventing her very own style of Russian pin-up.
UFO Lands in New Mexico, 2012?
One of ours, scout ship, or CGI? As always you decide…
The LED Cathedral
Recently on display at the 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium, Luminarie De Cagna added this awe-inspiring structure, illuminated by 55,000 colorful LEDs to the center of town.
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A Real Button Masher!
The 10 Most Terrifying Guides to Sex
We’re not saying sex is something to be ashamed of, and far be it from us to declare any activity between consenting adults to be unnatural or immoral. It’s just that some types of sex are weird and yes, even terrifying to us.
Survival books to keep on your bookshelf in case of the apocalypse
When the apocalypse strikes, you probably won’t have access to the Internet. That means no Google, no Wikipedia, and, if you haven’t prepared, no cheat sheet to help you through the tough times. Here are a few books you might want to have on hand in case the worst happens. Just remember to keep a back-up pair of glasses in your emergency kit.
Happy Birthday Johnny Cash!
War = Terrorism
Rock You Like An Apocalypse: Art That Destroys The World!
Is there anything more hardcore than a really great apocalypse? One featuring fire raining down and tidal waves and people with mohawks running wild?
Miss Atomic Bomb: the A-Bomb in Popular Culture–Comics, Cakes and the Will of God
Miss Atomic Bomb is an icon of some sort for the relationship of the bomb with society, or, perhaps the bomb and Vegas, which is where this picture was taken. I guess there are reasons to put pretty women in front of computers (in the 1950′s/60′s), cigarettes and automobiles–why not with The Bomb?
7 Most Incredible Tank Graveyards on Earth
Baatara Gorge – the Waterfall that Drops into a Cave
Only discovered in 1952 the Baatara Waterfall in Lebanon is something more than a little unusual. If waterfalls can be said to have a trick up their sleeve then this one has one of the best. The waterfall drops a staggering 837 feet (255 meters) in to an enormous cave of Jurassic limestone.
50 Years of Space Exploration
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Sex Robot
Interview W/ Collin Yeo of PONYKILLER and ARSON ANTHEM
INTERVIEW W/ COLLIN YEO of PONYKILLER and ARSON ANTHEM:
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2/21/12
In honor of Fat Tuesday, below is a recent interview I conducted with New Orleans musician Collin Yeo as he talks about his great bands PONYKILLER and ARSON ANTHEM, his relationship with rock & roll icon Philip Anselmo, and his thoughts on the nature of reality, consciousness expansion, and conspiracy theories.
The Clown Police
6 Amazing Facts About Penisses
Men have penises. You’d think that, for the number of dick jokes we pitch around here, we’d buckle down and dedicate an article to the male organ of love. Consider that goal accomplished. Whether you have one, make use of one, have never seen one or enjoy drawing them on the faces of your friends when they fall asleep, this article is bound to teach you something new about dicks.
