Asia
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Here is a shot of the ancient fortress city of Sigiriya, followed by pictures of parts of the staircase you must ascend to visit the place. Please let us know if you would be eager and happy to make this climb, or prefer to remain down below.Videos follow the still shots.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 29, 2022 -
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Category: Statues, Monuments and Memorials, Travel, Danger, Risk, and Peril, Asia
“Kuzu” by Iimura Takahiko
‘Iimura films the cadavers of daily objects (junk) and animals without heads, cats, dogs or birds. While boats float calmly in the distance and children run along the beach, all kinds of larvae and insects move from old tatamis to old bottles under a “rain” of scratches caused by the numerous projections that the original film underwent.
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 03, 2022 -
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Category: Garbage, Trash, Waste and Other Detritus, Movies, Avant Garde, 1960s, Asia
Pigeon
Pigeon | 비둘기 from Tadoh | Sang Joon Kim on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 01, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Surrealism, Cartoons, Asia
Obscene Chinese Money
The portrait of Confucius is expressing his opinion with his fingers of the occupying Japanese army.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 16, 2022 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Money, War, 1930s, Asia
Follies of the Madmen #525
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 02, 2022 -
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Category: Sports, Advertising, Junk Food, Dogs, Asia
Follies of the Madmen #524
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 27, 2022 -
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Category: Robots, Technology, Advertising, Cats, Asia, Pregnancy
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 41
The artist's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 16, 2022 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Fashion, Technology, 1950s, Asia
Amagami Ham Ham and Qoobo
The Amagami Ham Ham website.
The Qoobo website.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 06, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Chindogu, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Asia
Fishy Pringles
Get your maritime-flavored Pringles here.The whole site is full of oddball Japanese stuff.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 06, 2021 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Junk Food, Asia, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
Japanese Encoffiner Contest 2016
I had no more luck than Alex in searching for "Miss Metallic Casket." But I did find a Japanese competition for "encoffiners."
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 23, 2021 -
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Category: Body, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Conventions, Death, Asia
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