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The 'Posture Photos' The questions about nudity and our attitude to the naked body on the Lolo thread reminded me of this: freshman students, both male and female, were being photographed nude by university authorities during the 40-60's. Supposedly a voluntary practice for some anthropological project, most weren't consulted, and they accepted it as a normal procedure. But ever since, the value of the project has been questioned. While some of the institutions take it lightly nowadays, it was quite an strange event. A few pictures can be seen here, with the needles quite visible (900K Acrobat PDF) more inside

Maps of Narnia. more inside

Hand painted Russian film posters (for non-Russian films)

Bleeding Edge gothic dolls. "We, the Begoths, are the purveyors of medieval delights, the esoteric eccentrics for a new millenium, as our palate desires the gothic necessities that run as blood through our veins."

Paris got hijacked (hizacked) (NSFW) Paris Hilton had her Sidekick hacked. More interesting than the main link, which is mostly just the photos she had on it, is her address book(SFW). Ever felt like calling Eminem? (Don't bother; his voicemail is already full. Why not try someone less famous? Like Fred Durst. I left a message for him earlier this morning...)

It puts the lotion in the basket. We've all got mad at our parents, but surely this is going a bit far? [via.]

Hunter S. Thompson commits suicide. He stomped on the tarmac. more inside

Fine Art by Eddie Breen

One Year Performance, by Sam Hsieh. (Quicktime movie, slow-loading.) Tehching (Sam) Hsieh made five "One Year Performance" pieces: the Cage Piece, in which he spent a year in a cage; the Time Piece (also see main link), where he punched a clock every hour for one year; the Outdoor Piece, spent entirely outdoors; Art/Life, collaborating with Linda Montano, to whom he was connected by an eight-foot rope; and the fifth, unnamed performance, marked by an absence of art (halfway down). more inside