Whatever Happened to the Pinup Aesthetic?

http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/pinups2/page42d.html

What happened to this female ideal that was everywhere in the middle of the last century?

Okay, the bodies are a bit unfeasible and I don’t expect a real cowgirl to show that much thigh, but these paintings of women are a lot more realistic and womanly than the images we’re bombarded with nowadays. Plus, there’s a cheekiness that has been lost: a particular wide-cheekboned naughty smile that has been given up today in favour of the porn-star pout.

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Study: Most Self-Abuse Goes Unreported

http://www.theonion.com/4004/news1.html

Okay, it’s The Onion again, but this story really hits the spot.

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Daily Mail World

http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/dailymailworld/

The Daily Mail is something that pretty much all of the D00Dz’n’Chyx would like to put into Room 101. The B3ta boarders obviously feel the same way.

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Snakes

Snakes is a short computer animation based on a work by M.C. Escher and produced to the highest quality.

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BBBBBBBash up a penguin!!

An amusing diversion, which becomes quite addictive:

http://1337-face.dk/pingvin.htm

Click to begin the penguin’s dive, then click again to hit him as far as you can!

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Worst Album Covers Ever

http://www.cenedella.com/stone/archives/000302.html

Thanks to Anne for finding this classic vein of ironic enjoyment. “My favourite is Let Me Touch Him by the

very sexy Minster Quartet,” writes Anne.

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Powerpoint Mum

A new mother is about to leave the baby for 24 hours in the sole care of the father. She prepares him with an animated slide presentation. In doing so, she creates a resource for every new daddy out there.

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A Tribute to Windows Solitaire

http://www.b3ta.com/interview/solitaire/

B3ta brings us the story of the most played computer game ever, via a witty interview with the creator Wes Cherry and some affection fan art.

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Blast Theory (performance artists)

“Online players were dropped at random locations into a virtual Rotterdam. Using their arrow keys, they could then move around the city and chat with other players by typing messages. On the real streets of Rotterdam three runners from Blast Theory – equipped with handheld computers and satellite receivers – tracked down the online players. If a runner reached within 5 metres of an online player’s location that player was ‘seen’ and knocked out of the game.”

“A system of pressure pads allowed the audience to trigger recordings of different mind control techniques. A live video projection link provided surveillance of different areas of the space which, at times, was the only way to see the performance.”

Seeing these folks at the Arnolfini was one of my most delightfully strange experiences ever.

Truth in Advertising

http://www.kontraband.com/index.asp?p=movies.asp?ID=452

A quicktime video reveals how TV commercials are actually made. Lots of lovely swearing.

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