William Blake etching with his handwritten caption, 'Everything is an attempt/To be human,' at Tate Britain in London. Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features
'Everything is an attempt to be human.' One of the lost etchings by William Blake, now on display at Tate Britain
Tate Britain makes room for William Blake art found in railway timetable
Mark Brown | August 11, 2010 | www.guardian.co.uk
Curator says of eight tiny, hand-coloured works tackling big themes: ‘It’s probably best not to get into too much detail’
When viewing the tiny, hand-coloured etchings of figures being burned alive and hair being washed in blood it is fine, the curators say, to be bemused and baffled. “They are strange,” said Philippa Simpson. “Impenetrable, really, even for scholars.”
The eight hand-coloured works by William Blake, an artist as bizarrely eccentric as he was visionary, are also remarkable. Today they went on display at Tate Britain in London as part of a rehang which sees nine rooms and 170 works devoted to the Romantics.
The Blakes are being displayed as part of the national collection for the first time after being acquired for the nation last year, and their history is almost as eye-catching as their content. For years their whereabouts were unknown until someone bought a box of secondhand books at a north London sale and discovered the etchings in the leaves of an old railway timetable.
Before the jump this post is SFW. After the jump NSFW.
Kathy Griffin did a great job drumming up publicity for herself and public awareness of the simple, safe, life saving pap smear test recently.She also got scads of publicity of herself by getting vajazzled before her public pap. More gratuitous, and graphic vajazzle pics after jump.
Click here and here for previous vjazzle posts, and I’ll include this alternate spelling, too – vagazzle.
Kathy Griffin: Who Wants to See Her Vajazzled Hoo-Ha?
Apr. 15, 2010 | by Marc Malkin | eonline.com
Kathy Griffin is hoping to do for Pap smears what Katie Couric did for colonoscopies.
And taking a page right out of the newswoman’s handbook, Griffin will televise—yes, televise—herself undergoing the cancer screening test.
She’ll show it on her hit Bravo series, My Life on the D-List because, well, she couldn’t get a Couric-esque outlet to do it…
Seriously, what can go wrong in an old wooden building full of drunk people, alcohol and open flame?
Albert Trummer, Apotheke owner and self-proclaimed artist.
NY barkeep famed for flaming liquor stunt arrested
www.boston.com | June 14, 2010
NEW YORK—A barkeep whose flaming liquor show was featured in “Real Housewives of New York City” has been arrested for performing the fiery feat. Authorities said undercover fire marshals arrested the barkeep about 2 a.m. Sunday after he set alight Apotheke’s bar top, where he had poured various liquors. Chief Fire Marshal Robert Byrnes said the stunt sparked a “huge fireball.”
This post is similar to both those posts. These appear to also be shots by Mr Netherland, but in addition to the beautiful dogs, this post has proud, and often matching owners/groomers. I found these pics at various sites on the interweb and cannot credit them properly.
Photographer Ren Netherland took these photos of artistically groomed dogs. Mr. Netherland photographs these dogs on location, at dog shows. His task is a difficult one indeed. Not only are they technically and formally lovely photographs, they dignify their fanciful subjects.
Getting the hump: Cindy the poodle is transformed into a camel for a creative dog grooming show by owner and show veteran Sandra Hartness.
Top dog: Pirates of the Caribbean character Captain Jack Sparrow was the inspiration for poodle owner Missy Gullett
Paws for thought: A poodle is transformed into a very convincing panda for a creative grooming show in Pennsylvania
Poodle doodles: Dogs are transformed into pandas, horses and even snails in a barking mad grooming craze
By Daily Mail Reporter | 26th August 2009
They may resemble pandas, buffalos and camels – but these animals are actually poodles, all competing for the title of top dog at ‘creative grooming’ shows across the U.S.
Something of a canine fancy dress contest, it takes just two hours for owners to transform their pets, which are sheared and coloured to achieve each look.
The incredible transformations were captured by photographer Ren Netherland, who travels thousands of miles each year to attend each competition.
With the availability of plastic surgery and artificial enhancement, not all of these women can be considered “naturally blessed.” That being said a few ladies at the top of the list appear to have 100% natural breasts. This is also an education post, who knew polypropylene, or string, breast implants even existed!
There is no nudity in this post, but this may be NSFW content that not everyone will want to view. Others however may want to view it over and over again.
The list was compiled a few years back and the ailing Ms Hershey is #8 on this list. View the original list here.
There isn’t a man alive who doesn’t love large breasts, but sometimes they can be too big. It’s a strange thing for a man to say that “those boobs are too big for my taste,” but it’s true. This is why I always recommend marrying a woman with a small C cup or smaller. If you don’t, you’re going to deal with some unsightly boobies when she gets older.
10)Lolo Ferrari (36G) – The French model and singer
Lolo Ferrari, born Eve Valois (February 9, 1968(1968-02-09)– March 5, 2000) was the stage name of a French dancer, actress, and singer billed as “the woman with the largest breasts in the world”though their size was artificially achieved. She appeared in the French Guinness Book of World Records in 1996 and again in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1999.
Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France, she was raised in the resort town of La Baule. As a teenager, she obtained a few modelling jobs. In 1988, she married Eric Vigne, a man 15 years her senior.
9) Busty Heart (46H)
Busty Heart (born Susan Sykes on May 9, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a big-bust model and stripper. She owns and operates a strip club, Busty Heart’s Place, in Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania.
Busty Heart appeared on the season finale of America’s Got Talent NBC on Oct 1st 2008. She also appeared on “Rude Tube” in England Nov 2008. E4 T.V. Among her most famous television appearances was on Comedy Central’s The Man Show, where she demonstrated her talent for crushing beer cans by slamming her breasts on top of them. Busty Heart has done numerous TV shows, including Fox-TV’s That’s Just Wrong, The WB’s Steve Harvey-hosted Steve Harvey’s Big Time Challenge Season Finale, Endemol TV’s Private Parts on Channel 5 in England, Bravo TV’s Outrageous and Contagious Viral Videos, Fuji TV Tokyo Japan “2006 Bakademy Awards”, E!’s Talk Soup, and 2007 Spike TV Manswers. E! named a Busty Heart clip the #14 best video clip of 2005. On July 1, 2008 she demonstrated her “talents” on the third season of America’s Got Talent, and received unanimous “No” votes
I wish Ms. Hershey a speedy recovery. She may have a world’s record but is it worth risking one’s life for? Visit her official site here.
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Biggest boob girl stricken after life saving surgery
www.thesun.co.uk | By RHODRI PHILLIPS | 15 Jul 2010
A MODEL with the world’s biggest breasts needed lifesaving surgery yesterday – and could lose her prized assets.
Brazilian Sheyla Hershey, 30, contracted an infection in her 38KKK boobs last month after her latest size-boosting op.
She underwent an emergency procedure after a surgeon told her the bug could enter her bloodstream and put her life at risk. Doctors were expected to remove her implants – and possibly all her REAL breast tissue.
It sure seems Muslims have a religion that micromanages. How about focusing on “don’t kill people” or “don’t rape women.”
Woman (not allowed to show her hair) and poster of approved men's hairstyles in Iran. Image CNN
Short on the sides and back and uses gel, this hair is approved in Iran.
Long in the back-this haircut is not OK in Iran. This image is a reminder that a gentle mullet, with length and flow can be a thing of beauty.
Short on the sides and back and uses gel, this hair is approved in Iran.
Long in the back-this haircut is not OK in Iran.
Short on the sides and back and uses gel, this hair is approved in Iran.
Iran promotes ‘Islamic’ haircuts
Iran has laid down the law: mullets won’t make the cut.
July 8, 2010 | By Saeed Ahmed and Mitra Mobasherat | CNN
* Don’t: mullet
* Do: short on the front and sides
* Do: gel-slathered, combed-back
The Islamic regime, which strictly enforces head coverings for women, issued grooming guidelines for the guys this week.
Among the do’s that are now don’ts? The ’80′s Prince-style pompadour preferred by many young Iranian men, the Steven Seagal-style ponytail and the “business in the front, party in the back” sentiment of the mullet — also popular among the Persian populace.
The approved styles have a distinctly 1950s look to them: short on the front and sides for the most part. But the gel-slathered, combed-back 1980s look also received the government’s blessing.
Since “Botox Limits Ability to Feel Emotions” and to express emotions, it’s a good thing no one in Hollywood uses it!
Two photos of actress Nicole Kidman taken at very different times in her career. Please note, Botox® does not affect the size of one's teeth, nose or hair.
Botox Limits Ability to Feel Emotions
By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer | www.livescience.com | 22 June
A well-known side effect of Botox is the inability to fully express emotions. Now research reveals another side effect: the inability to fully feel emotions.
Botox, a popular cosmetic injection used to fight facial wrinkles, is made of an extremely toxic protein called Botulinum toxin. Botox works by temporarily paralyzing muscles that cause wrinkles.
That means no unsightly wrinkles, but also no moving those muscles at all — which could have more significant consequences than simply looking frozen, the researchers found.
A mega rave is a really big, fancy dance party. Loud music provided by diva DJS, splashy attire and eye candy of all sorts, like giant screens of fancy art and laser shows abound. Like many other musical events, drugs are present and the recentoverdose of a teenager at LA’s recent Electric Daisy Carnival is shining a critical eye on these events that draw tens of thousands of people.
One could argue the girl would be alive is no one offered her the drug, if she was educated about the drug she took or if she was in a caring compassionate environment that noticed the early signs of her distress. One could also argue she took the drug willingly and may have even sought it out. She could have gotten the drug elsewhere and that the event organizers can’t be responsible for the action of each of it’s patrons.
The organizers should be held responsible for not being able to adequately handle their crowd, which as the videos show wasn’t handled well.
I want to know how a 15 year old got $177 for a ticket without an adult knowing? I advise parents worried their children will do designer drugs to keep the kids cash poor and thus dependent on cheap domestic beer and fortified wine for a buzz.
DJs are superstars at mega raves that draw tens of thousands.
California girls letting it all hang out at the recent Electric Daisy mega rave. The pacifier hanging from her belly piercing is a nice touch.
Cubitron is an example of the modern electronic art showcased at Mega raves.
Video of fence jumpers-gets good at approx 1 minute.
Video of fence jumpers from other angle
It even made the 10 o’clock news
Teenager’s death puts focus on LA’s rave parties
JOHN ROGERS | Jul 2, 2010 | AP
LOS ANGELES (AP) – More than 180,000 people packed into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum over two days for a rave party that featured spectacular light shows, pulsating techno music on stages the size of small buildings – and a lot of bad drug trips.
The suspected overdose death of a 15-year girl and the scores of injuries in the mayhem that resulted when people tried to force their way closer to the event’s five stages have cast a critical spotlight on what has become a trend, particularly in Southern California, of mega-raves.
Some critics have come forward to complain that raves are nothing more than open-air drug bazaars where tragedy is waiting to happen. Those who follow raves say officials should concentrate on learning from what happened last weekend in Los Angeles and strive to make them safer.
World’s Oldest Leather Shoe Found—Stunningly Preserved
“Astonishingly modern” shoe preserved by sheep dung and dryness.
Kate Ravilious for National Geographic News | June 9, 2010
A Manolo Blahnik it isn’t.
Still, the world’s oldest known leather shoe, revealed Wednesday, struck one of the world’s best known shoe designers as shockingly au courant. “It is astonishing,” Blahnik said via email, “how much this shoe resembles a modern shoe!”
Stuffed with grass, perhaps as an insulator or an early shoe tree, the 5,500-year-old moccasin-like shoe was found exceptionally well preserved—thanks to a surfeit of sheep dung—during a recent dig in an Armenian cave.
Articles are a bit vague on where exactly Mr Cooper was injured but one can use their imagination if he opted for the ‘back, sack and crack’ and it was his ‘inner thigh’ that lost the 8 inches of skin. Fair skinned people should be waxed (and tan) with great care.
He seems like such a nice guy, too. Get well soon Joe!
Volunteer in charity groin wax nearly loses a testicle
By Daily Mail Reporter | 16th June 2010
A man who took part in a charity groin wax was rushed to hospital after it nearly ripped off his testicle.
Builder Joe Cooper, 24, agreed to a ‘back, sack and crack’ to raise money for his local hospital.
But he ended up needing medical treatment himself when a wax strip tore off his flesh and missed his right testicle by half an inch.
