So, what do you think?
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Truth in Art, or Art in Truth?
Daniel Edwards, the controversial American sculptor who's made a nude Britney giving birth on a bear rug, a "bust" (nude breasts and all) of Hillary Clinton, and a nude sculpture of Paris Hilton that had fully removable parts for an autopsy, has made the Oprah Sarcophagus. Click here to check out the picture. Go ahead; I'll wait until you get back.
So, what do you think?
So, what do you think?
Monday, January 28, 2008
Just You, Me and the Hello Kitty
Fantasy Love Hotels
Some days, you have to love the Japanese for their creativity and, well, ability to live with so many people on that tiny island. Who wouldn't get a little cabin fever when you squish thousands upon thousands of people within every square mile?
It's quite common in Japan for anonymous couples to rent rooms by the hour for a bit of private action away from home (whatever those reasons are, that's why it's anonymous.) But this new generation of love hotels adds a pinch of fun, a dash of fetish, and a sometimes heaping tablespoon of weird and/or disturbing (gas chamber and potty chair, anyone?) After you check out the photos of Japan's newest generation of love hotels, what do you think?
Some days, you have to love the Japanese for their creativity and, well, ability to live with so many people on that tiny island. Who wouldn't get a little cabin fever when you squish thousands upon thousands of people within every square mile?
It's quite common in Japan for anonymous couples to rent rooms by the hour for a bit of private action away from home (whatever those reasons are, that's why it's anonymous.) But this new generation of love hotels adds a pinch of fun, a dash of fetish, and a sometimes heaping tablespoon of weird and/or disturbing (gas chamber and potty chair, anyone?) After you check out the photos of Japan's newest generation of love hotels, what do you think?
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
No Snow Day = YouTube Fame
"Get over it kid"
A student at Braddock Secondary School in Virginia called the COO of the school county (which, incidentally, has his home number listed publicly) and left a message asking why school was not canceled. The result, as you can see from the video, is the wife of COO Dean Tistadt called the student back and left an angry message for him.
The student, of course, probably being the more Internet-savvy of the two, posted the phone message on YouTube, made a Facebook group, and now CNN has picked up on the story.
Keeping in mind that 1) Dean Tistadt had his public number listed, 2) we do not know the nature or tone of the call from the student, 3) there were only about two inches of slush on the ground, and 4) the viral popularity that this student has created (and likely knew it would), what do you think?
A student at Braddock Secondary School in Virginia called the COO of the school county (which, incidentally, has his home number listed publicly) and left a message asking why school was not canceled. The result, as you can see from the video, is the wife of COO Dean Tistadt called the student back and left an angry message for him.
The student, of course, probably being the more Internet-savvy of the two, posted the phone message on YouTube, made a Facebook group, and now CNN has picked up on the story.
Keeping in mind that 1) Dean Tistadt had his public number listed, 2) we do not know the nature or tone of the call from the student, 3) there were only about two inches of slush on the ground, and 4) the viral popularity that this student has created (and likely knew it would), what do you think?
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Cloned Animal Consumption
Reuters reported that the FDA determined that meat and milk from cloned animals are safe for human consumption. First reaction?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
How Much Hillary?
On reality shows, Clinton chooses "Dancing With The Stars"
As if this country wasn't anxious enough about the 2008 election, now we have TV producers drooling over this tidbit: Clinton chooses "DWTS" as her reality show pick to appear in. Aren't politics enough of a reality show, completle with finger-pointing, arguments and cameras galore?
Well, her singing of the "Star-Spanlged Banner" is forgivable, because come on, we all know that singing any patriotic song, or a hymn in church, is free game, and you can sing in your falsetto in a House of God or House of Baseball without repercussion. But then it gets creepier:
Is it too much Hillary this country could handle?
As if this country wasn't anxious enough about the 2008 election, now we have TV producers drooling over this tidbit: Clinton chooses "DWTS" as her reality show pick to appear in. Aren't politics enough of a reality show, completle with finger-pointing, arguments and cameras galore?
"In my dreams I would be on 'America's Next Top Model' but in reality I would have to choose my limited talents and of them dancing is better than singing," Clinton said Monday during a taping of "The Tyra Banks Show." "You do not want me to sing."
Well, her singing of the "Star-Spanlged Banner" is forgivable, because come on, we all know that singing any patriotic song, or a hymn in church, is free game, and you can sing in your falsetto in a House of God or House of Baseball without repercussion. But then it gets creepier:
She even suggested a nationwide contest, "like a reality show," for a title for her husband, former President Clinton, should she win the nomination and be elected the nation's first female president. "Here are some of the things that have been suggested, like 'First Mate,"' Hillary Clinton said. "His Scottish friends say 'First Laddy,' but we need ideas. I'll just keep calling him Bill."
Is it too much Hillary this country could handle?
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The First Poll
Mock Funerals
In South Korea, Korea Life Consulting Co. has started staging mock funerals, encouraging those who participate to write a will, dress in traditional garments, and are nailed in a coffin for 15 minutes. There's even the ceremonial dirt sprinkling that takes place. By using the phrase "well-dying" (a purposeful juxtaposition of the "well-being" fad that is taking over America), supporters say it's a good way for people to prepare what they will leave behind, and what the ramifications will be, if they die suddenly. Detractors just think it's a way for some people to make money off the scheme. So, what do you think?
In South Korea, Korea Life Consulting Co. has started staging mock funerals, encouraging those who participate to write a will, dress in traditional garments, and are nailed in a coffin for 15 minutes. There's even the ceremonial dirt sprinkling that takes place. By using the phrase "well-dying" (a purposeful juxtaposition of the "well-being" fad that is taking over America), supporters say it's a good way for people to prepare what they will leave behind, and what the ramifications will be, if they die suddenly. Detractors just think it's a way for some people to make money off the scheme. So, what do you think?
Tossing Ideas Around
Most people have a secret side - so here's one of mine. (Yes, I choose to keep some sides of me secret.) I'm pretty close to figuring out what I want to do with this site. Stay tuned - I'll have some polling going on and fun stuff to do here. This is will be fun, I promise!
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