Weird Universe Archive
May 2012
May 4, 2012
Here’s something that might pinterest you
Dear WUvies,If you examine the menu in the top-right of the screen, you'll see that I've added a pinterest link. This will take you to the WU pinterest page I just created. Not a whole lot there right now, but it'll grow over time.
I'm not a huge fan of facebook and twitter, but from what I've seen of pinterest so far, I'm enjoying it because it offers such an easy way to make image galleries. I thought some galleries would make a nice supplement to the site -- allowing us to collect together and highlight some of the more unique images that have been posted here over the past 3 years, but which tend to be forgotten when they slip off the front page into the vast morass of the archive (currently at 438 pages and counting).
I think it's possible to give people permission to pin images directly to the WU pinterest boards. So if you're a pinterest fan and want to start adding to our boards, let me know.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 04, 2012 -
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Category: Weird Universe
Really, You Shouldn’t Have
I walk past this boulder, located on the grounds of some State Offices near the Rhode Island capitol, about once a week. This week, I happened to notice it featured a plaque. Here's what the plaque says (click to enlarge):
Gift to the future? Where? Is it the boulder? But the boulder is pretty much just a bland frame for the plaque!
This appears to be nothing more than an egocentric tribute to the people involved, a way to memorialize themselves. Or am I missing something?
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 04, 2012 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Government, Statues, Monuments and Memorials, 1990s
Blind Photographers
Back in June 2010, Chuck posted about a blind photographer, Rosita McKenzie, who was having her work shown at the Edinburgh Art Festival. But apparently Rosita is not unique. There's quite a few blind photographers. Enough for there to be a website devoted to the community of blind photographers, blindphotographers.org. Although the site expands its coverage to include visually-impaired photographers.There's also an accompanying flickr group: blind photographers. I suspect most of the photos were taken by people who are merely visually impaired. That is, maybe they wear glasses. Because the photos are simply too well composed to have been taken by people who can't see at all what they're doing.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 04, 2012 -
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Category: Disabilities, Photography and Photographers
May 3, 2012
Bear sculpture made out of louis vuitton handbags
Nightmarish or artistic? (or both?) Created by UK artist Billie Achilleos. On display at the Louis Vuitton Omotesando store in Tokyo. (via fashionstoyou)
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 03, 2012 -
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Category: Art
May 2, 2012
Turner Prize 2012
It's that time of the year again, a favorite moment for all WU-vies. The shortlist for the UK Turner Prize is announced! We get to see a selection of the best and the brightest UK artists, those figures who contribute to humanity's glorious heritage of imperishable art that uplifts the soul and defines what it is to be human.
My personal fave this year is Lali Chetwynd. "She reworks iconic moments from cultural history in deliberately amateurish and improvisatory performances." Such as you see above.
Monet, eat your heart out!
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 02, 2012 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Art, Avant Garde, Performance Art, Science Fiction, Europe
Name That List, #17
What is this a list of? Click on "More" or "Comments" for the answer.- Strap-on sex
- Male pregnancy
- Bananas in art
- Primate remains
- Late blight of potato
- Pinstriping of motor vehicles
- Animal carcasses in art
- Sit-down dancing
- Milking machines
- Compulsive hair pulling
- Infant salvation
- Deviant behavior in rabbinical literature
- Hurricane modification
- Quails as pets
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 02, 2012 -
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Category: Name That List
May 1, 2012
Nagi Noda’s Hair Hats
Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 01, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Surrealism, Body Modifications, Asia, Hair and Hairstyling
Bearded Beanies
Available on etsy, for those who think their cherub would look just adorable, if only he/she had a beard!
Found this via a blog called sad etsy kids, which is devoted to collecting pictures of kids who don't look like they're enjoying modeling their parents' creations.
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 01, 2012 -
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Category: Fashion, Headgear
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