New Scientist reports that a recently-excavated mass grave in Venice shows evidence of an early obsession with so-called ‘vampires’. Matteo Borrini of the University of Florence in Italy found the skeleton of a woman with a small brick in her mouth while excavating mass graves of plague victims from the Middle Ages on Lazzaretto Nuovo… Continue reading Origins of the ‘vampire’ myth?
Tag: Weird
Would you trust this man with a badge and a gun?
I’m frankly appalled to read of a New York Police Department lieutenant who’s suing the city to get back his badge and his gun. A police lieutenant who once reported seeing a “demon” at police headquarters is suing to get his gun and shield back, claiming supervisors took them from him because of his religious… Continue reading Would you trust this man with a badge and a gun?
More gratuitous self-torture – for males, this time!
In March last year I blogged about gratuitous self-torture – the kind that’s sold to consumers under the cover name of ‘Brazilian waxing’. The video in that post showed numerous clients’ faces as their nether regions were waxed, then ripped. The pain, astonishment and other reactions were sufficient to persuade me that I never wanted… Continue reading More gratuitous self-torture – for males, this time!
Fashion at the fringes?
Two fashion reports have me scratching my head in some bewilderment. The first is from designer Charlie le Mindu, who recently held a fashion show described as ‘on the fringes of London’s Fashion Week’. It certainly was, judging by the photographs of the models on his blog! I’m not going to post most of them,… Continue reading Fashion at the fringes?
Oh, the poor dear!
I note with interest that a Satanist inmate is suing Yellowstone County in Montana. A Billings man in prison for drug possession has filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against Yellowstone County for alleged civil-rights violations, including interference with his satanic religious practices. Jason Paul Indreland claims in the U.S. District Court lawsuit that county… Continue reading Oh, the poor dear!
Not your average soda!
I’m both appalled and (reluctantly) intrigued by an announcement from India. Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? India’s Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine. The bovine brew is in the final stages of development by the Cow Protection Department of… Continue reading Not your average soda!
Of smells, scents and pongs
I’ve been amused by two separate reports today, both dealing with odoriferous matters of one sort or another. The Daily Mail reports: Little girls may be made of sugar, spice and all things nice – but their underarms smell of onions and grapefruit, scientists say. Men, on the other hand, are more likely to whiff… Continue reading Of smells, scents and pongs