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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Baby born with penis on back
Work Safe: No
The tot was born to farmer dad Li Jun, 30, and his unnamed wife, who live in Hejian city in central China’s Henan province.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Sex trade thrives in Afghanistan
Work Safe: Yes
The girl was 11 when she was molested by a man with no legs.
The man paid her $5. And that was how she started selling sex.
Afghanistan is one of the world’s most conservative countries, yet its sex trade appears to be thriving. Sex is sold most obviously at brothels full of women from China who serve both Afghans and foreigners. Far more controversial are Afghan prostitutes, who stay underground in a society that pretends they don’t exist.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Astro Boy made out of train tickets
Work Safe: Yes
Forget using your old Metcards for roaches or chewing gum disposal. You can use them to create gob-smacking words of art.
Well that’s what the people at Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store did. They created a 3.2 x 2.1 metre work of Astro Boy pixel art made from 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Creative Food Art
Work Safe: Yes
This post showcases beautiful examples of creative food art. Our goal is to prove that it is possible to create amazing art with just simple food ingredients.
Only problem I see with this is none of the food looks tasty… especially that rice/cauliflower frap on top of weird purple mush (sweet potato?).
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Bruno’s Replaced by New York Hot Dog and Coffee (From Korea)
Work Safe: Yes
Our Man Sietsema just wrote us to say that as he was walking down Bleeker Street this morning, he noticed a banner over the old Bruno’s pastry shop. It seems that the space will soon be New York Hot Dog and Coffee, a hot dog, smoothie and coffee franchise from Korea.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
More than 1M homeless from flooding in China
Work Safe: Yes
Weeks of rain pushed rivers over their banks in southern China, killing at least 112 people, displacing more than 1.27 million and forcing some to huddle on rooftops Monday as the region braced for more downpours.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Folding Bike Handlebars
Work Safe: Yes
This new folding bike handlebars design claims to solve two of the biggest problems when it comes to urban cycling: storage and security.
Now, why didn’t someone think of this sooner?
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Attitudes toward multiracial Americans evolving
Work Safe: Yes
Even today, at a time when immigration and changing social attitudes are helping to swell the numbers of multiracial Americans at 10 times the rate of white population growth, multiethnic people are still struggling to avoid being labeled and marginalized by a society they say is far from entering a “post-race” era.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Fake Lesbo is rumored to be dating WILL.I.AM
Work Safe: Yes
Arrrrg… as much as II stix hates Tila Tequila and don’t want to post anything about her, here it is.
Tila Tequila, who has proudly proclaimed that her MTV bisexual dating series, A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila, prompted the State of California to legalize gay marriage, is reportedly dating Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am. The thirty-three year old rapper and his twenty-six year old rumored lover “never let each other’s side” during a May 21st outing at the Maxim Hot 100 Bash in Los Angeles, a Star Magazine insider tattles.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Japan’s Latest Fads - Marketable in U.S.?
Work Safe: Yes
While Some Ideas Seem Pretty Out There, Many Are Moving to Mass Market. Here’s What to Watch.
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