… there are ducks waddling around your lawn looking for a good home.
Month: June 2016
Let’s play “is it a sex toy?”
No, it’s a “precision make-up blending sponge”
Fun with pixlr filters
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Dark Side of the… Moon?
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Porn, because science!
According to a new study published in the Journal of Sex Research, people who watch porn are actually more likely to see and treat women as equals, and are just as likely to classify themselves as feminists as people who may be staunchly opposed to porn.
The study, performed by a research team from the University of Western Ontario, used data from more than 28,000 people who participated in the General Social Survey, a nationally representative, annual study of American attitudes from 1975 to 2011. Survey respondents were asked if they’d watched an X-rated film in the past year, as well as several questions on their attitudes toward women — like how they felt about women working outside the home, women holding political offices, and the legality of abortion. They were also asked if they thought of themselves as feminists.
About 23 percent of the respondents said they’d watched porn in the past year, and both men and women in that porn-watching group had more equal attitudes about women working outside the home, and were generally more supportive of abortion rights compared to people who said they didn’t watch porn.
Catnap
You should have heard the V8 purring coming from the reenpig.
Katy’s Bean impression
Bean is in his usual weekend mood, averaging 1.3 whines(*) per minute (actual fact) and dragging his feet (literally) so that a 3 minute walk takes 3 times as long.
(*) his legs huuurt, he’s too waaaaarm, he’s getting weeeet, uuuungh, it’s not faaaair, stooooop it
[gallery] Star Wars Ukiyo-e
It’s pretty well known that Star Wars creator George Lucas was greatly influenced by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. With this in mind, it’s nice to see Star Wars returned to its roots with this Japanese project for traditional woodblock prints of Lucas’ characters.
The technique being used is known as ukiyo-e, a style of printing that was popular through the 17th to 19th centuries in Japan. Ukiyo-e prints typically begin life as paintings which are then carved into blocks of wood. Ink is applied to the surface of the woodblock and paper is pressed against the ink, with a different block of wood used to build up each layer of color and create the final image.
The limited edition Star Wars Ukiyo-e prints were created not just in an aesthetic that harkens back to Meiji era Japan, but also with the same skill, dedication and collaboration. Ukiyo-e is an art centered around the division of labor among the eshi (painter), horishi (carver) and surishi (printer). Together, these skilled craftsman created 3 different scenes from Star Wars, each in a limited edition run of 200. And the imagery is all licensed from Lucas Films.
Apparently, it’s a common question
[gallery] Rory Dobner
Born in England in 1978, Rory Jon Dobner studied Fine Art foundation at Chelsea School of Art & Design before obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts, (Honors), at Central St.Martin’s School of Art & Design. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious title of Burns Young Artist of the Year.
A well travelled, international artist he has worked and exhibited in the UK, USA, Australia, Haiti, Hong Kong, and New Zealand before returning to the UK in 2005 and setting up his studio in Hampstead, London. Using many different mediums, with a current focus on utilizing brushed stainless steel for paintings, to produce a wide range of original work, he has fulfilled a variety of impressive commissions and completed interior design projects for Agent Provocateur, MTV, Soho House Group, Babington House Hotel, Christian Dior, Candy & Candy, Ibiza Rocks House Hotel, Fortnum & Mason, Arcadia Group, British Telecom, Matrushka Interior Design, Annina Vogel Jewellery, Robert Downey Junior, Shizaru – Mayfair, Waitrose, The Hong Kong Cancer Trust, IBM, Heston Blumenthal, Robin Ellis Design & Build, Roost Living, Sean Cochrane Interior Design, Shop At BlueBird, Arkadius Couture & On Off London Fashion Week, The Arts Club, Stephen Webster & Nike.
