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Hooray for Country Girls!

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Kurt Vonnegut: After the Slaughterhouse by Martin Amis

Kurt Vonnegut: After the Slaughterhouse   By Martin Amis     Inveterately regressive, ever the playful infantilist, Kurt Vonnegut recently shuffled his career into a report card, signed it, and tacked it to his study wall. The report was chronological, … Continue reading

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Spanish “Artist” Demands $ for Simian Ecce Homo Jesus

The 81-year old amateur artist who botched the restoration of a 19th century Spanish fresco of Jesus known as ‘Ecce Homo,’ says she wants to be paid for her work. According to Spanish website elcorreo.com, Celia Gimenez has demanded royalties … Continue reading

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Signs of Peace All Over the World

  Peace symbols From Wikipedia: A number of peace symbols have been used in various cultures and contexts, one of the most ancient being the olive branch. The symbol of the dove and olive branch was used by early Christians and was later adopted as … Continue reading

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #16

A New Zealand Government Department authorised by a rhetorically ambiguous and a covertly fictitious Act of Parliament and compounded by a tacitly implied Royal Approval to receive Official Complaints. Office Manager:     Red Scarlett Senior Complaints Officer:    Rubik … Continue reading

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Fantastic Photos by Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bill Brandt Born 2 May 1904 Hamburg, German Empire Died 20 December 1983 (aged 79) London, UK Nationality British Occupation Photographer Hermann Wilhelm Brandt, known as Bill Brandt (2 May 1904 – 20 December 1983), was a British photographer and photojournalist. Although born … Continue reading

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Fantastic Photos by Ellen von Unwerth

      Ellen von Unwerth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ellen von Unwerth, Paris 2003 Ellen von Unwerth (born 1954 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and … Continue reading

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Even More Awesome Hippies!!

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NZ Kids Dress Dead Possums for Charity

By Kerry McQueeney    Dressed in wedding gowns and bikinis – their eyes fixed, jaws stiffened and bodies frozen in time – you might be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled on to a taxidermist fancy dress convention. However, these … Continue reading

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The Mirror Tarn: ArtofNature Photography by Paul Murray

The Mirror Tarn is one of my favourite places. The tarn (small mountain lake) is surrounded by dense beech forest that protect the surface of the water from even the slightest breeze. The tarn is very deep and the water … Continue reading

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