There is much to be learned from observing one’s fellow passengers on the underground. Their yawning, their teeth and their sex are especially ripe for analysis. For nearly a year during the mid-1980s, passengers of the B-line of the Rome underground were examined by trained observers, who focused exclusively on those three characteristics…. So begins […]
Troy blossoms wildly
Investigative reporter Phil Novak of Baytoday.ca has alerted us to new developments from Troy Hurtubise. Troy is famous (and honored) for designing, building, and personally testing a suit of armor that he hopes is impervious to grizzly bears. Here is a summary of the new news (fuller details are in the May 11 issue of […]
Elephant shoe news
There’s updated info from the Elephant Sanctuary, with lots of how-we-did-it photos, about the making of elephant shoes. The story includes a sad, yet hopeful twist: Sadly Tina passed away days before the shoes were completed. Even though Teva had created these custom-made shoes in record time, it was too late for Tina. In an […]
Naked streets of London
The naked streets initiative is coming to Exhibition Road, in London, maybe. A report in the January 16, 2005 issue of the Toronto Star describes it. Further background info, with images, is available from the good offices of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. (Thanks to Jim Howes from bringing this to our attention.)