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The dark squares that make up the checkerboard pattern in this image are fields of a sort—fields of seaweed. Along the south coast of South Korea, seaweed is often grown on ropes, which are held near the surface with buoys. … Continue reading →

These mandalas are the creations of baker Stephen McCarty‘s Sukhavati Raw Desserts, all are vegan and several are all-raw. Not my first dietary choices by I’d not push my chair away from the table were they presented to me. The colors used … Continue reading →

One of the better Photoplastys in a while examines a world where humans are less sex-obsessed.I know the winning entry already applies to about half the women I know: http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_1444_if-everyone-suddenly-didnt-care-about-sex/ -Ogden Nash

This cool poster by my pal Lily Prillinger was chosen for this year’s Haight Ashbury Street Fair. It’s the first time that the one I voted for has won and the first time I plan on buying the t-shirt of.

A misguided attempt to improve healthcare has led some hospitals to focus on making people happy, rather than making them well. Patient surveys won’t drastically and directly improve healthcare. But research has shown that hiring more nurses, and treating them … Continue reading →

Daito Manabe produced this music video by attaching electrodes to his volunteer victims that deliver a series of electric shocks that cause his “dancers” to spasm and twitch to the beat of the music.

Frida Kahlo met José Bartoli in New York while she was recuperating from spinal surgery stemming from a bus accident in her youth. Their love affair continued after Kahlo returned to Mexico to her beloved Casa Azul and her husband … Continue reading →

Part of my job as building manager is to take out the recycling, compost, and garbage bins. I always go through them and make sure they’re correctly sorted and today I found these in my recycling. Unopened, still hermetically sealed.