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Monday, June 29, 2015

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

More from the Teaches of Peaches


Atrocity Exhibitions


More on the Chapman brothers HERE

And a very cool artist--Morgan Hughes--that I just learned about:



{Post Script: the post title is a reference to J. G. Ballard, whose works I read a very long time ago in a bookstore}


Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Monday, June 15, 2015

Antique Fleshlight?

See other details for yourself.

The outside is carved with erotic scenes, but here's the real evidence:


Just a Man Petting His Pussy


from here

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Catching Tears

It is a common misconception that these Roman vessels held tears,


One that is now tethered to the object through its modern name, the lachrymatory.

But, of course, the Victorians thought that was cool and went with it. I mean, they probably thought that was true, but nowadays it's hard not to think of Victorians as hipsters.

I mean, tears have always been important. That's why pleureuses existed since antiquity.

Here's a new take on it:




Thinking About the Objects of Modern Life

First, a poem that is not an ode, but a reflection on the dress shirt:


 Second, thoughts on how we take objects for granted. Here, a man tries to build his own toaster from scratch:


For more to reflect upon, see the book Doing Things With Things



Saturday, June 13, 2015

Fun Image of Gunther Hagens


from HERE

Self-Dissection

...in the art of Danny Quirk. More HERE

Here's a type 1 diabetic looking at his pancreas. 

And a woman looking at her boob.


What a perv


More information at Pinterest

The Most Metal Anatomical Image Ever



How Babies Are Made, In No-Nonsense 70s Fashion

Here are some examples from the book:



See the rest at The Daily Dot


Wednesday, June 10, 2015

What Snake Venom Does to Blood


Well, sometimes, and kind of...

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Apparently Coffee Houses Had Tokens


from here

Images of Utagawa Kunisada

from here
From here

from here

Random Non-Kunisada found here






American Ex-Votos

From Hyperallergic we get a look into St. Roch Chapel in New Orleans. Here are some previews:






Wednesday, June 3, 2015

No Longer Doing It In The Dark

Apparently, indoor lighting created a new interest in sexual commerce. See at the Public Domain Review.

The Natural History of Centaurs

This wonderful short story, Quaestio de Centauris, is not only gut-wrenching, but features an interesting take on the evolution and folklore of the centaur.


Image from Deviant Art