Scenery
Ryo Fukui (1949-2016) was a Japanese jazz pianist based in Sapporo. He was born on June 1, 1948 in Biratori, Hokkaido. He played regularly at the “Slowboat” jazz club. Fukui died of a malignant...
Monthly Archive: January 2017
Thursday randomness
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.-Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mushrooms and vitamin D
Mushrooms are the only vegetarian food that can make vitamin D. Actually, they contain a “pro-vitamin,” or precursor, called ergosterol that is converted into vitamin D when exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation—similar...
I like to watch
“I Like to Watch” is a four-minute music video which explores the connections between the September 11 attacks, professional sports, and pornography. It’s often understood as a critique of the voyeurism inherent in mass...
Skin jumping
These pain-crazed thrill seekers are hooked on bungee jumping in more ways than one, leaping off platforms 75 m (250 feet) high with their harnesses attached to piercings on their backs. The dare-devils, who...
Booty injections
Economics graduate decided to turn her back on her training and make money by flaunting her 150 cm (59 inch) booty to her avid online followers. Courtney, from Miami, underwent three rounds of illegal...
Memorex
Memorex is the advertising industry’s collective wet dream. Memorex is a 50 minute VJ odyssey, a tribute to an entire generation who grew up with only a TV and a VCR for a babysitter....
The man who saw the number Pi in dreams
On January 16, 1913, a letter revealed a genius of mathematics. The missive came from Madras, a city – now known as Chennai – located in the south of India. The sender was a...
Half-metre penis
The man with the world’s longest penis has rejected the possibility of having a reduction – even if it means abandoning any hope of a normal sex life or having children. Roberto Esquivel Cabrera,...