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awkwardsituationist: 98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:24:40 -0500

98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

though a well recognized fixture around several of the city’s chruches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living entirely off his monthly state pension of 80 euros and the kindness of others.

fuckyeahvikingsandcelts: Caffeinated Owl Chart

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:48:37 -0500

fuckyeahvikingsandcelts:

Caffeinated Owl Chart

reckon: If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry,...

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:21:42 -0500

reckon:

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

His project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke €(herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).
Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.
Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.
Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.
The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.
Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).
Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).
Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).
Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).
Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.

instagram: Thailand’s White Temple, Wat Rong Khun...

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:07:58 -0500

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instagram:

Thailand’s White Temple, Wat Rong Khun (วัดร่องขุ่น)

Located near the city of Chiang Rai, Wat Rong Khun (วัดร่องขุ่น)—known outside Thailand as the “White Temple”—stands as an unusual and beautiful mix of traditional Thai architecture and modern-day science fiction memorabilia. It was designed by painter-turned-architect Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of Thailand’s most renowned architects, who set out to create one of the most elegant temples in Chiang Rai.

The temple’s white color symbolizes purity; its glittering glass signifies the teachings of the Buddah; and the moat filled with outreaching arms represents desire. Detailed sculptures of skulls, demons and severed heads are also scattered around the premises. Perhaps most interestingly, a mural inside with images of Batman, Superman, and even the alien from Predator tell a modern-day story of Buddha.

Construction on Wat Rong Khun began in 1996 and is expected to finish in 2070, long after Kositpipat has passed. Plans include nine buildings built on an area of about 3 acres, and though it is a work in progress, the temple attracts an increasingly large number of visitors every year—many of whom share their visit to the temple on Instagram.

dark-rye: Sometimes you’ve just got to monkey with tradition....

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:51:07 -0500

dark-rye:

Sometimes you’ve just got to monkey with tradition. And it turns out better than ever. For game day, for backyard party, for summertime. To really knock it out of the park, serve with homemade lemonade, homemade ketchup, homemade chips, and German mustard. And there you go. You’ve made good into great.

Baked Whole Wheat Corn Dogs from The Skinny Fork

friendlyatheist: http://i.imgur.com/XmYhjXp.jpg from Atheism...

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:48:43 -0500

friendlyatheist:

http://i.imgur.com/XmYhjXp.jpg from Atheism Reddit

This is how I feel whenever I get to see Jim James or My Morning...

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:32:44 -0500

This is how I feel whenever I get to see Jim James or My Morning Jacket perform. I feel that way today.

What’s he got, a bag of tennis balls in there?

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:30:14 -0500

What’s he got, a bag of tennis balls in there?

theclearlydope: Nightmares await me tonight. This is creeping...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:09:52 -0500

theclearlydope:

Nightmares await me tonight.

This is creeping me out.

Smartass twitter Jesus accounts are my favorite smartass...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:44:43 -0500

Smartass twitter Jesus accounts are my favorite smartass accounts.

terrysdiary: Harry Reems and Jay Lawrence Small hands/small...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:43:03 -0500

terrysdiary:

Harry Reems and Jay Lawrence

Small hands/small feet. hmm. what does this mean?

terrysdiary: John C. Holmes interesting how small their hands...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:42:26 -0500

terrysdiary:

John C. Holmes

interesting how small their hands and feet look.

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:34:39 -0500

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:44:10 -0500

poopflow:

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bluepueblo: Cherry Blossom Festival, Tokyo, Japan photo via...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:38:26 -0500

bluepueblo:

Cherry Blossom Festival, Tokyo, Japan

photo via jessica

A transcript of the media coverage of every major event that has ever happened:

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:01:28 -0500

luckyshirt:

“A thing happened.

We don’t really know what the fuck is going on. But shit totally happened.

Here’s some speculation and here are some interviews with people who also don’t know what the fuck is going on.

Again: a thing happened.

We don’t want to come off as insensitive by switching back to what we were doing before this happened, so we’ll just keep talking and saying a lot of useless shit until you’re over it.”

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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:45:32 -0500

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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:45:15 -0500

"Literature is hands down the sharpest tool in the shed for conveying the feeling of being lost in..."

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:40:48 -0500

““Literature is hands down the sharpest tool in the shed for conveying the feeling of being lost in one’s own skin, one’s own life. Nervous breakdown, midlife crisis, amnesia: literature allows us to regard characters in the midst of these conditions from the inside and the outside. What was once familiar is now inaccessible, bizarre, even terrifying. Lydia Millet has prowled these corridors in all eight of her remarkable books, seven novels and a short story collection. Not only does she describe disorientation fully, she locates it squarely in modern American life as captured by David Byrne’s lyric: ‘This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful wife.’”

- Susan Salter Reynolds in her review of Lydia Millet’s Ghost Lights (via wwnorton)

"I ran into a lady in the supermarket in Florida. Old lady. There’re lot of old people in Florida;..."

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:40:07 -0500

“I ran into a lady in the supermarket in Florida. Old lady. There’re lot of old people in Florida; it’s like the law. I was coming up the house wares aisle and she said, “I know who you are, you’re that writer, you write those horror stories,” and I said, “Yes, ma’am, I guess,” and she said, “I don’t read that kind of thing. I respect what you do but I don’t read those. I like uplifting things like that ‘Shawshank Redemption.’” I said, “I wrote that one, too,” and she goes, “No, you didn’t,” and she just went on her way.”

- Stephen King, in the WSJ (via lazybookreviews)