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 Italian prince burdened by the cares of his position, a musician created for him a [...]
Archive for February, 2006
February 26th, 2006
Kircher’s Cat Piano
February 26th, 2006
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 inspired by love for our pups and yummy sushi! We know your dogs will drool [...]
February 26th, 2006
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 images aren’t allowed; it has to be seamless. They have tips and ideas to cut [...]
February 23rd, 2006
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 one of his most consistent records. Not surprisingly, it was also his biggest hit, peaking [...]
February 23rd, 2006
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 good times. There are models of people together and alone, female and male anatomy and [...]
February 23rd, 2006
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 version is any good, I can enjoy the alternative and funnier version King Kong in [...]
February 23rd, 2006
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 brief audio introduction about it. Returning to Brazil after 25 years I was captivated once [...]
February 23rd, 2006
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.
