Saturday, April 30, 2011

A dictionary of slang - "Trump" - English slang and colloquialisms of the UK.

trump Verb. To break wind from the anus, to 'fart'. E.g."There's a disgusting smell in here. Has someone trumped?"
Noun. 1. An act of breaking wind.
2. The resulting smell of having broke wind from the anus, a 'fart'.

I think we need to bring this slang over to the US.

imgur: the simple image sharer

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Who’s driving your plane?

Who’s driving your plane?:

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It: "


As amazing as human eyes are, other species have developed ways of seeing that will astound you.

Scientists are discovering new structures and adaptations all the time. There are eyes with mirrors, eyes with optical fibres, and eyes with bifocal lenses. There are eyes that see in the dark, move around heads, or go into sleep mode. There are even eyes made of rock. This slideshow will take you on a tour of some of these recent eye-opening discoveries.

Pictured is a box jellyfish, which has 24 eyes of two different types. Link"

Toni Frissell, Tryall Plantations

Toni Frissell, Tryall Plantations: "


About fifteen minute west of the city of Montego Bay lies the Tryall Estate. When Toni Frissell took the enchanting photograph above at Tryall’s hilly 2,200-acre plantation, its world famous golf course didn’t exist yet. The golf course and many villas it would sprawl nearby would not arrive until 1958 — ten years after Frissell popularized the dreamlike landscape of Jamaica in her photos for Harper’s Bazaar.


Before being developed by the influential American businessmen in the 1950s, the Tryall Estate was only a storied, but forgettable outpost of Britain’s imperial past. Originally an English fort, it began cultivating sugarcane in the 1660s making it one of the oldest sugar plantations in the Caribbean. Sugarcane plantations and works were irreparably destroyed in the Slave rebellion of Christmas 1831, and the property was sold to the illustrious Anglo-Irish family of Browne. They turned the property firstly into a coconut plantation, and when it became unprofitable, into a hotel. Frissell actually was invited to take photos of the estate for its reopening after the WWII.


In the 1930s, Frissell introduced an important addition to the fashion photography. She was the first person to take models away from the confines of the studio and to photograph them in exotic places around the world. These dramatic settings and the animated poses she created would lead to a whole new type of fashion image. Although the era’s practices of using studios never actually went away, Frissell’s techniques would be soon copied by many.





Filed under: Culture, Society Tagged: Jamaica, Toni Frissell, Travel, Tryall Plantations

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Stanley Kubrick - a filmography - on Vimeo

Tim Roth and Harvey Keitel

Charles Bukowski and Sean Penn

Muhammad Ali and Sammy Davis Jr

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Derren Brown - Miracles for Sale

I think faith healers are the scum of the Earth. They prey on people's pain and suffering.
Derren Brown is famous in England as a magician and skeptic. He shows the different tricks faith healers use to fool those looking for help and creates his own faith healer in this show filmed for UK audiences.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Ken Robinson on reforming education: ADHD is a "fictitious epidemic."

Ken Robinson on reforming education: ADHD is a "fictitious epidemic.": "


[Video Link] Ken Robinson's presentation about reforming education is beautifully enhanced with RSA Animate's incredible illustrations.

He believes ADHD is a 'fictitious epidemic.'

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms
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Trump Unable To Produce Certificate Proving He's Not A Festering Pile Of Shit | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

iheartchaos: I AM THE DONUT QUEEN I CAN DO ANYTHING

iheartchaos:

I AM THE DONUT QUEEN I CAN DO ANYTHING
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iheartchaos:

I AM THE DONUT QUEEN I CAN DO ANYTHING

If we don't, remember me.

Superman renounces his US citizenship

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Superman announced today in Action Comics #900 that he is renouncing his US citizenship. (Thanks, Laura!)

Indonesia: "Monkey Mask Show" (big photo gallery) - Boing Boing

Movie Ages

Movie Ages:
If you're 15 or younger, then just remember that it's nevertheless probably too late to be a child prodigy."

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

25 Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look like they're from the Future | Crack Two

ONLY THE YOUNG DIE YOUNG

Ant vs Spider

Filming the Empire Strikes Back Opening



Filming the Empire Strikes Back opening

Marilyn Monroe costume test for We’re Not Married (1952)



Marilyn Monroe costume test for We’re Not Married (1952)

Day 1535

Day 1535: "

Day 1535, originally uploaded by evaxebra.

Each image contained herein is linked, and copyrighted to the owner's Flickr.com Photo Gallery.
Any and all use of these images requires the owner's express permission.
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Andre & Snuka

YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Watching a Peter Jackson film.

Dead Alive (1992) http://imdb.com/title/tt0103873

Fight for Your Right (Revisited) Part 3

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall:


Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall

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Russell Brand On Newsnight [Full Interview]

When you have vapid celebrities saying nothing its kind of interesting to find one that knows fame is all bullshit and talks about it eloquently.

The Princess Bride



The Princess Bride

Julie Newmar





Julie Newmar!!


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Liv Tyler

Appropriate for the weather today.



bohemea: Liv Tyler

Taxi Driver



Taxi Driver

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The Simpsons

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