Category Archives: Health and wellness

Demon with a Child’s Head, from the series Ghost Tales

Posted on October 19, 2013 by ubu507

1830 Artist/Maker: Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, 1760-1849 Color woodblock print Allen Memorial Art Museum

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Wax anatomical figure of a reclining female, c 1771-1780.

Posted on September 28, 2013 by ubu507

This model, probably from Florence, Italy, was used in the study of anatomy, and shows the body’s vital organs. The figure is made of bees-wax and hair, with a detachable front to reveal removable internal organs. The Science Museum

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Lindsay Lohan

Posted on April 8, 2013 by ubu507

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Spleen

Posted on February 9, 2013 by ubu507

When the world turns into a dark dungeon And hope like a bat batters the walls with timid wings Butting its head against the rotten ceiling When the rain descends like prison bars And a silent horde of horrid … Continue reading →

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Memento Mori Ring

Posted on December 4, 2012 by ubu507

Late 17th century The Ashmolean Museum

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While Pensive I thought on my Love

Posted on June 9, 2012 by ubu507

illustration to an unidentified publication. Block cut by George Dalziel After Frederick Richard Pickersgill 1835-1861 The British Museum WHILE pensive I thought on my love, The moon on the mountains was bright, And Philomel down in the grove, Broke sweetly … Continue reading →

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Theodor Baierl; Knight and Death

Posted on August 18, 2011 by ubu507

But whether we struggle violently against death or merely sink into it as though it were a never-ending swoon, the reason is the same. It is because death is incomprehensible to us. The manner in which we meet it cannot … Continue reading →

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1972

Posted on June 23, 2011 by ubu507

What is the true nature of female sexuality? The noted psychiatrist Mary Jane Sherfey suggests the startling possibility that female sexuality is literally an insatiable physical drive that has been powerfully repressed for the sake of orderly human relations. … Continue reading →

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Public Service Announcement

Posted on January 27, 2011 by ubu507

the menace of MAGNETS!

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A Foreign Body

Posted on December 17, 2010 by ubu507

A 35-year-old man presented to the emergency department with profuse rectal bleeding, abdominal pain and an altered mental status. On physical examination, he was found to be intoxicated, with a blood pressure of 70/40 mm Hg, a pulse of 110 … Continue reading →