Gruesome and bloody Chinese torture methods from the distant past
Execution of a Chinese prisoner by beheading In China, over many, many centuries, dating back more than two thousand years, two philosophies known as Confucianism…
Art Archives: 07/2016
Pulp fiction painter: The suggestive and sexy art of Paul Rader
Pulp fiction cover art is sexy. The whole point of it is to entice you to pick up a random novel called Tall, Blonde and…
Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ is now a poseable action figure
Figma, who manufactures articulated action figures, unveiled their new Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” figure. Exactly when it’s available to purchase is a bit unclear. I…
‘Stick ‘n’ poke’ prison tattoos go mainstream
There’s a trend that’s only been getting bigger recently in the tattoo community…. stick ‘n’ pokes. What started out as a jail tattoo (or a…
From Russia with drugs: The twisted erotic surrealism of Dmitry Vorsin
A creation of artist Dmitry Vorsin. According to Australian art collective beinArt the Surrealist responsible for the provacative Dali-esque creations in this post is Russian…
Hip hop pioneer Egyptian Lover offers up hand-drawn 12-inch covers
LA hip hop and electro music pioneer, Egyptian Lover released some of the earliest rap LPs but is more widely known for his twelve inch…
Cleveland braces for the Republican National Convention with a rude coloring book
Trump emulating King Kong on Cleveland’s landmark, Terminal Tower I moved to Cleveland three years ago, and as a Cleveland resident, I think of the…
‘Disney presents Cannibal Holocaust on VHS’ and other killer fan-art mashups
Collecting horror and exploitation films on the VHS format has become a huge deal in the past five years with several Facebook collector groups popping…
Tiny Andy Warhol-themed vinyl toys
Here’s a delightful Andy Warhol-themed series of Dunny figures by Kidrobot. I’m sure most of you already know this, but if not, a Dunny is…
Paul McCartney on the bust-up with Lennon
When The Beatles split-up in 1970 the music press divided the pop world into two camps: those for John Lennon and those against Paul McCartney…