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Fashionable in Communist Poland

And exhibit at the Polish Museum of Art in Krakow examines the fashions during the Communist era in Poland. Photos by BARTOSZ SIEDLIK

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Barbie Has a New Body

Actually, she has 3 new bodies (available starting today).  They’ll all be called Barbie, but it’s the curvy one—with meat on her thighs and a protruding tummy and behind—that marks the most startling change to the most infamous body in the world. … Continue reading

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Follow South America’s Historical Changes via Maps

In recent times atlases have become a rarely consulted reference and many are being disassembled and the maps are being sold individually by people on eBay. As a book lover I hate to see this happen but after having my own … Continue reading

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Haighters Be Haightin’

These images were collected for my QR mural on Masonic Ave at Haight. Here’s a Google Street View shot of me at work on it: I generated the QR code at this site, a QR code generator that was a gift to the Internet … Continue reading

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Adorable Circle Of Life

Chicago-based artist Alex Solis has a series of illustrations that show predators doing what they do best — killing — but simultaneously being adorable. Any house cat reminds one of this paradox on a regular basis, that what is adorably cute can … Continue reading

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Happy 73rd Birthday to Stephen Hawking!

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Remnant Knives

Remnant knives, that is, knives formed from scrap steel and old tools have been around for a very long time. Probably in one form or another since as long as people have been forging metals. On the frontier, where metal … Continue reading

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