I Know Where Cotton Balls Come From
Observe the cotton ball in its natural environment:
I want to soak him in rubbing alcohol and wash my face with him! He's so poofy and absorbent!
I wonder how many cotton balls have been slaughtered in the quest for human hygiene. Oh well. How else are we supposed to remove our make-up? I just don't see any way around it.
From now on this is going to be my censor. Whenever I post a picture that's NSFW, the cotton ball will shield your eyes from the offending nipples or whatever. Now I can finally share my love for silly Victorian porn!
There. Offense averted. Thanks, cotton ball!
Images via (obviously NSFW)
2009-01-31 16:34:39 UTC
Anti-yé-yé Profile: Stella
Though Stella's often categorized as a yé-yé girl, she was more like an anti-yé-yé. She was the acerbic antidote to the saccharine yé-yé girls. She used the style expertly to mock the trend. Her songs are perfect parodies; they sound exactly like what they're satirizing. In this 2003 interview, she explained the origin of her pop career: "My uncle and I poked fun at the French yé-yé songs-- we thought they were more funny than serious. So we started writing songs to capture that irony." Her first record, released when she was just 13, included the wonderful song "Pourquoi Pas Moi?" (Why Not Me?) in which she claims that all one needs to become a pop star is the ability to sing, "yé yé yé yé yé yé."
Why not me?I can sing "wo wo wo wo wo wo"
Why not me?
I can sing "yé yé yé yé yé yé"
Check out "Pourquoi Pas Moi?" I also love this modern version by yé-yé revivalist Mareva Galanter.
All of Stella's songs are cute but mean, like Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals postcards:
Or the Unmentionables postcards:
It's hard to find Stella's music, which sucks. I did run across an entertaining video of a man dancing to Stella's "Tu dis toujours oui" though.
2009-01-29 16:36:23 UTC
Richard Russell's Gorgeous Collage Work
Richard Russell makes beautiful, funny collages:
I think Ol' Womb Face is my favorite. I like her pigtails. Go to his website to see more Victorian anatomy collages.
Via Morbid Anatomy
2009-01-26 23:07:13 UTC
Baby Hand Soaps
These disembodied baby hands are actually tiny soaps! They're the cutest little soaps since Fetus Soap! Buy a set of 10 miniature hand soaps for $18 here.
Via Street Anatomy
2009-01-26 21:48:59 UTC