Monthly Archives: February 2006

Kircher’s Cat Piano

In the 17th century a German Jesuit scholar called Athanasius Kircher made a Cat Piano. The invention was described in the book Musurgia Universalis published in two volumes in Rome in 1650. In order to raise the spirits of an … Continue reading

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Sushi Pups

I’m not a dog person and I’m not a fan of sushi too, but I like cute stuff and plush stuffed toys. So let me introduce you the Sushi Pups. Sushi Pups is a new line of sushi-shaped dog toys … Continue reading

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Jeu d’oranges

Jeu d’oranges – concours de scan de pelures d’orange. This French site is/has a contest of images made with orange (or grapefruit, or tangerine, etc.) peel. Among the rules there are: use the biggest part of the orange surface; small … Continue reading

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Viva Las Vegas

I made a bet with another blogger that I could find an interesting link about Las Vegas. Since I don’t like to lose bets, I decided to post some Las Vegas links that I liked to make sure I win. … Continue reading

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Tips for Attracting More Comments

I know that link blogs don’t have that many comments, but I’m trying to make my blog entries a bit more interesting to attract more commenters. I’m not sure if it’s working or whether this blog has more comments now … Continue reading

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Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas

This is for Chris that loves Vegas: Rato Records posted Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas, ripped from the original vinyl album released in October 1969. Jones’ impassioned performance and the absence of weak material make Live in Las Vegas … Continue reading

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Origami Underground

Origami Underground s the place to find erotic origami on the web. All folding diagrams are free, but don’t expect much from them. They aren’t the cutest or the more detailed models you will see, but they can give you … Continue reading

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King Kong with bunnies

It’s been a long time since I last went to the theater. I haven’t even watched King Kong by Peter Jackson (but, yes, I did watch the original version). While I don’t go to the theater check whether the new … Continue reading

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Canto do Brazil

Canto do Brazil: great hyper saturated shots of Brazil by Geoffrey Hiller. The picture galleries are divided by State – Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (where I live) – each one with three issues with a … Continue reading

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Peter Weevers

A Venture in Weevers’ Land: A selection of Peter Weevers’ work including illustrations from Alice. A small gallery with a pretty work, but I idn’t like so much the the site navigation.

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