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Photos of TV
Photographs of what's on the television set.
posted to art by buildingonfire, Aug 13th, 2008
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Aryan Outfitters
"Coming from five generations of Ku Klux Klan members, 58-year-old "Ms. Ruth" sews hoods and robes for Klan members seven days a week, blessing each one when it's done."
posted to culture by Brad, Apr 13th, 2008
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Stuff White People Like
"This blog is devoted to stuff that white people like"
posted to culture by Brad, Feb 19th, 2008
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Left-Handed Writing
A handy video guide to help sinister stenographers lay ink minus the smudging. Also includes other left-only merchandise and propaganda.
posted to culture by jBot, Dec 13th, 2007
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Extreme Japanese Custom Vans
Photos of customized Japanese vans.
posted to culture by Anijunga, Jul 3rd, 2007
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North Korea - Children's Parade
"Children's section of 'Mass Games' or otherwise known as the 'Arirang' performance in Pyongyang city, North Korea in 2005. Watch the giant human mosaic in the background, composed of 15,000 or more individuals each holding a coloured placard. The mosaic changes with the music."
posted to culture by Rabid_Weasle, Jan 14th, 2007
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1950s French Commercials
A collection of brilliant ads from France in the 1950s.
posted to culture by Rabid_Weasle, Dec 7th, 2006
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List of faux pas
"Common or notable faux pas in various cultures"
posted to culture by Brad, Nov 9th, 2006
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The Prejudice Map
"According to Google, people in the world are known for..."
posted to culture by Brad, Jan 11th, 2006
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CommonCensus Map Project
The CommonCensus Map Project is redrawing the map of the United States based on your voting, to show how the country is organized culturally, as opposed to traditional political boundaries. It shows how the country is divided into 'spheres of influence' between different cities at the national, regional, and local levels.
posted to culture by descolada99, Oct 19th, 2005
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Japanese Warning Signs
A collection of Japanese warning signs.
posted to culture by Brad, Feb 17th, 2005
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The Christmas Resistance Movement!
A site devoted to boycotting Christmas with stickers, posters, and cartoons.
posted to culture by Anijunga, Nov 23rd, 2004
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A Guide to British Pub Etiquette
Discover the variety and complexity of pub customs and rituals.
posted to culture by Anijunga, May 11th, 2004
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MetroSexual Tarot
Reveal your metrosexual present, future and fate in or out of the closet with the Metrosexual Tarot.
posted to culture by Anijunga, Feb 23rd, 2004
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Dirt Perfume
Demeter Fragrances, known for its cutting-edge scents, offers a line of fragrances from Christmas Tree to Funeral Home and from Laundromat to Turpentine.
posted to culture by Anijunga, Aug 2nd, 2003
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Tunak Tunak Tun video
The best/worst music video on the net yet. You will be singing the theme for days.
posted to culture by JrnymnNate, May 13th, 2003
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Japanese Sound Effects and What They Mean
A list of sound effect words and their meanings from manga.
posted to culture by Brad, Apr 4th, 2003
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Iraqi Art
"Is a small effort to present Iraqi art and culture on the web. where you can find, Iraqi artists, Iraqi songs, Iraqi music, Iraqi poetry and song lyrics"
posted to art by Brad, Mar 23rd, 2003
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Modern Ruins
A collection of pictures of modern ruins. Spooky and neat.
posted to culture by Brad, Feb 11th, 2003
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Chef Talk
Translate every-day intelligible text into chef-talk. Try the word "chicken". (You have to navigate to the Chef Talk section through the menu bar..)
posted to culture by BeNN_MaKK, Dec 23rd, 2002
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The Book of Visions
"An Encyclopaedia of Social Inventions". It's a large list of interesting, sometimes silly, non-technological ideas.
posted to culture by Brad, Oct 11th, 2002
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The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy
"Using the World Wide Web to gather and process data from across English-speaking North America, I intend to plot the regional variations in the use of the terms "Pop" and "Soda" to describe carbonated soft drinks."
posted to culture by Brad, Sep 13th, 2002
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A Real Plan
A respected US historian outlines a sensible plan for fixing America. Pigs may fly, but it's a nice set of ideas.
posted to culture by DexX, Sep 12th, 2002
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King of Porn
Didn't The Police do a song about this guy? One of the largest and oldest porn collections in the world goes public...
posted to culture by DexX, Sep 11th, 2002
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
"MARY: Avast, Bob. Is that a yardarm in your doubloons, or are you just glad to see me?"
posted to culture by Brad, Sep 10th, 2002
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Australia's National Library set to collect porn websites
Apparently they already have a large collection of pornographic magazines, books, articles, and journals. The internet is the next logical step.
posted to culture by DexX, Aug 25th, 2002
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Wisdom Springs
Information about areas around the world, written by real people. It's a little sparse right now, but still very interesting.
posted to culture by Brad, Aug 12th, 2002
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Topless Carwash!
A group of young ladies in Idaho, USA, have taken advantage of the absence of a law against bare breasts in public and have launched a topless carwash, triggering much angst amongst the prudish...
posted to culture by DexX, Jul 11th, 2002
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Urband Legend Reference Pages (aka "Snopes")
Without question the best urban legend reference available. Has a whole section devoted to email hoaxes, too, which I wish my relatives would read...
posted to culture by DexX, Jul 3rd, 2002
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Robot Rape!!!
Years ago, a young Aussie bloke wrote a letter to a newspaper as a joke, supporting a fictional cause. You will not believe where it ended up... (Thanks to boorite for the URL!)
posted to culture by DexX, Jul 1st, 2002
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Engrish
A -HUGE- site, packed with amusing misuses of English, primarily from Japan, but from all over Asia. I am sure our attempts at trendy Japanese phrases would be just as laughable... :)
posted to culture by DexX, Jun 24th, 2002
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