Do I think alternative therapies work? Yes, of course they do, the placebo effect is like a magical immune system tornado. Many people swear by alternative therapies and pay good money to be treated by nonsense. But...
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I found a collection of black and white photos taken at various venues throughout Moscow, Russia in the 90’s. As you know I enjoy black and white photos, I also enjoy photos of...
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Svetlana Petrova has a hobby. I’m not sure if it’s any stranger than most people’s hobbies, but it is pretty odd. She “improves” classic paintings with pictures of her fat ginger cat – Zarathustra....
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For some reason, I recently got into stamps. I am getting old I suppose. I enjoy the art on them, and the fact that they’re small. Shoot me. Any how, I don’t feel...
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Juan Fontanive, who lives in NYC, makes flip books featuring birds and butterflies from old bike parts and other useless bits and bobs he finds lying about. He hand paints each slide and, when they’re...
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I found this collection of paintings on a Russian blog site recently. As far as I can make out they came from the walls of a now demolished psychiatric hospital and were painted by...
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This is a collection of drawings and paintings made by convicted murderers whilst behind bars serving time for their crimes. Some of the works of art are grizzly, others are surprisingly serene. It’s tempting...
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We’ve all seen pictures of small things really close up before, but these are particularly amazing for some reason. I recommend clicking on them to enlarge. Quite, quite mind blowing: MORE ON THE...
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Just the word ‘medieval‘ conjures up a sinister sensation in most people’s imaginations. Plague, famine, death, war, torture. All in all there was a lot to fear back then, but like with any culture...
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This morning I found the following pictures of some kind of outdoor art gallery in Kaluga, Russia. I can’t find any more information about them than that I’m afraid. Kaluga is in the...
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