November 2019
November 25, 2019
Indlovu Gin
The website for Indlovu Gin describes it, somewhat euphemistically, as "The only gin designed by the African elephant from foraged botanicals." Put in plainer language, it's gin made with elephant dung. As the AP reports:
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 25, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Excrement, Alcohol
The Bugaloos
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 25, 2019 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Music, Television, Pop Art, Surrealism, 1970s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
November 24, 2019
Freestyle Canoeing
Why hasn't freestyle canoeing been made an olympic event yet?The performance begins at around 1:20.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Nov 24, 2019 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Sports
Dangers of the Charleston
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 24, 2019 -
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Category: 1920s, Dance, Pain, Self-inflicted and Otherwise
November 23, 2019
The nonbar
The nonfood company is the maker of the nonbar, an “algae-based nutrition bar.” Sam Bloch, writing for ARTnews.com, offers this review:
You can buy the nonbar here, 10 for $30. Though they're currently listed as being on back order.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 23, 2019 -
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Category: Food
Charles “Zimmy” Zibelman, the “Human Fish”
Zimmy footage starts circa 1:05
Source.
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Another article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 23, 2019 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Human Marvels, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Twentieth Century
November 22, 2019
The (upside down?) art of Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew has been in the news lately, but this post isn't about the various scandals besetting him. Instead, it's about the prince's brief foray into the world of art, when he was a teenager.At the age of 17, he completed an oil painting which he titled "Canadian Landscape." It was displayed at the Windsor Festival, which was an exhibition that gathered together works related to the Royal Family from Tudor times to the present.
I'm sure his painting must have been in color, but the AP image archive has a photo of it in black-and-white. As seen below.
As I was looking at the picture, I kept thinking that it didn't visually make much sense. Of course, perhaps it was intended to be an abstract work, but out of curiosity I flipped it around, at which point it immediately made a lot more sense. At least, I think so. See below for comparison. So, I'm pretty sure that the AP archive has his picture upside-down — and it's had it that way for years.
What I wonder is if this is just a screw-up by the AP archive, or was his painting actually displayed that way? Does Prince Andrew's painting deserve a place in the WU Gallery of Art Hung Upside-Down?
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 22, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Royalty
Telephones
The term "supercut" did not exist in 1995 when Christian Marclay created this video.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 22, 2019 -
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Category: Movies, Avant Garde, Telephones, 1990s
November 21, 2019
South Dakota on Meth
South Dakota reportedly paid an advertising firm $449,000 to develop its new anti-meth campaign. The firm came up with the slogan, “Meth. We’re on it.”The public reaction, so far, hasn't been kind.
More info: Philly Voice
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 21, 2019 -
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Category: Drugs, Advertising
Juvenile Offender
Throw the book at her!Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 21, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Crime, Toys, Children, 1930s, Postal Services
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