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Geek Love: Geek Speed Dating for Real

by Noemi Twigg
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Geek Speed Dating

Some time this week, I got a mention or DM (I don’t remember which) on Twitter about a new TV show called Geek Love. I won’t even go as far as try to figure out why I would get such a message, but I didn’t pay it much attention. I hardly watch TV anyway. Today, the term Geek Love caught my eye again as I was browsing. Apparently, mainstream TV channel TLC is airing this TV show on December 18. Naturally, I did a quick search on the term, but didn’t come up with much except that it is also a novel written by somebody called katherine Dunn. The TV Read more »

Petri Dish Hamburger, Anyone?

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Petri Dish Hamburger

I apologize upfront if some of you might get offended at some points which may be politically incorrect! You know how there are some groups who think that eating meat is inhumane because of the way the animals are bred and killed? I honestly think that the arguments are not enough to sway me, and not only because I like my meat. Now torturing animals is another thing, but farm-bred animals meant for human consumption is another thing. In any case, this is not a matter of ethics or political correctness. It is a story that boggles me as I write. If you think that McDonald’s is evil because they Read more »

Skin Art That’s So Strange It Will Mesmerize You

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I remember the first time I saw images of the result of scarification and other rather disturbing ways of decorating one’s body. I really don’t want to see them again as I am particularly squeamish. I think I will stick to the “normal” ink tattoos any day. Then I ran across a different kind of skin art. Not exactly your run-of-the-mill tattoo, but not as painful to see as scarification either. This is how I think of the art of Ariana Page Russell, an artist with an MFA in Photography from the University of Washington, Seattle. To give you an idea of what she does, here is her own description Read more »

Ashes in Ammo

by Noemi Twigg
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Bullets

No doubt, the subject of life and death is the most talked about topic today. We may not think about death every single day, but we are bound to meet it. As macabre as it may seem, I have thought about what I want to happen to my remains when I do pass away. I don’t want to be confined in a casket. I don’t want to be buried. Fire, I think is the best way to go. And I am pretty sure there are a lot of people who think the same way. There is, of course, the traditional way of keeping the ashes of a loved one: in Read more »

Andrew Lancaster’s Taxidermy Creations – the Weirdest Things You’ll See This Week

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Andrew Lancaster’s Taxidermy Creations – the Weirdest Things You’ll See This Week

Have you been feeling a little bored lately with all that you find online? Are you up for a little bit of weirdness that might just bring that spark you are seeking from your daily browsing? If so, then I have the perfect set of photos to show you on this gloomy Monday. (I envy those of you who are enjoying the sunshine today.) Andrew Lancaster’s taxidermy creations are out of this world, and I really had to think long and hard if I should write about Lancaster’s work today. Basically, his idea is based on creating hybrids of creatures. He skins, preserves, and stuffs dead animals just like any Read more »

Embrace Death with the Mushroom Death Suit

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Mushroom Death Suit

No, I am not feeling morbid on this overcast Friday, but who can resist reading up on something called mushroom death suit? Inventor slash artist Jae Rhim Lee has taken on an immense project that crosses boundaries. On the one hand, she tackles the scientific aspect of training fungi to eat dead bodies. On the other hand, she tackles the prevailing attitudes of people towards death. Lee was interviewed at the New Scientist, where she talked about her mushroom death suit, which is part of the Infinity Burial Project. The premise: we live in a culture of death denial, where the norm is to preserve – albeit temporarily – the Read more »

iPad 2 Gold History Edition Comes With T-Rex Bone

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iPad 2 Gold History Edition Front

There is no other word for the iPad 2 Gold History Edition but outrageous. Wait, let me take that back. You can say preposterous, absurd, ridiculous, and all the other synonyms you can think of. There really is no other way to describe this new creation of Stuart Hughes. Remember him? He’s the well known British jeweler who comes up with luxury versions of practically anything you can find in the market. Televisions, mobile phones, cars, liquor – name it, he probably has a version of it. Still doesn’t ring a bell? How about the most expensive iPhone 4 I shared sometime last year? Yup, that was Hughes. If you Read more »