Science Fiction/Double Feature
Mant! Half man half ant. Cast of Thousands. This was a faux-film presented in Matinee, but this poster is all too real. The previous owner… Read More »Science Fiction/Double Feature
cultural
Tijuana Bibles
Tijuana Bibles “were palm-sized pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s.” As you can see, many feature… Read More »Tijuana Bibles
Cow Brand Beauty Soap
In the US, you probably wouldn’t choose a cow as the emblem of your beauty soap. But in Japan, you can be very successful. Indeed,… Read More »Cow Brand Beauty Soap
Basket
Everytime I see a Native American basket like this, I think, “This is the thing you find for $3 that winds up being worth a… Read More »Basket
Mayan table
I am a sucker for Precolumbian stuff. This table is not quite so old as that, but still a handsome and unusual item. The legs… Read More »Mayan table
The way to a young maiden’s heart
Is through the rib cage. OK, since it’s stamped PERU in big letters, I think we can reasonably conclude that this dagger was never used… Read More »The way to a young maiden’s heart
That’s another way to make a French Martini
See, a French Martini is one made with Chambord, a raspberry liqueur. But it looks like these glasses with Eiffel Tower stems would also be… Read More »That’s another way to make a French Martini
Female-heads – Yokai
While it probably isn’t what these odd beauties were meant to invoke, all I can see in these female heads perched on hair? necks? are… Read More »Female-heads – Yokai
Oosik aka Walrus Penis Bone
Now this is what this site was made for. You’ll laugh, learn and love the world a bit more. At least the first two. This… Read More »Oosik aka Walrus Penis Bone
- « Previous
- 1
- …
- 6
- 7
- 8