“…a gallery of beauties looking goofy.”
http://www.asylum.com/2008/05/16/goofy-beauties-even-stunning-women-look-silly-sometimes/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Fascinating photo essay portraying life literally on & atop active volcanoes. Among Indonesian villages. Beautiful, powerful shots — of volcanoes as well as village life & impact volcanoes have on people who live there. [If interested, accompanying article provides good context.]
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/volcano-culture/stanmeyer-photography” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

What comes to mind when someone mentions stuffed animals? For most of us words like ‘cute’ & ‘cuddly’ or maybe ‘kids’ & ‘toys’ come to mind. For these photographers and product designers, however, words like ‘twisted’ & ‘disturbing’ or even ‘demented’ and ‘deranged’ are perhaps more fitting.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/05/14/15-creatively-twisted-stuffed-animals-intentional-and-spontaneous-distortions-of-childhood-toys/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

This mini golf course closed after about 50 years in Tucson on Speedway Blvd. Members of the group Vanishing Tucson got permission to visit it one last time to photo document the statues before they are razed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/airstreamlife/sets/72157603803009913/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

After the saddle slipped from underneath jockey Anna-Katharina Bromann, her mount Schattenlady crashed into the safety rails, unseating the jockey. She then went on to perform a dramatic somersault, to the amazement of race-goers. And amazingly, both horse and jockey emerged from the acrobatics unscathed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=566411&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490″ rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

(2) Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva - Rampage is 0-2 against Silva, yet the coach on season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter has referred to his foe as “The Chump Murderer” — a clear sign of a rivalry.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0805/mma.rivalries/content.1.html” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Color Wars invited readers to choose a childhood photograph of themselves and recreate the scene. Here are the results.
http://colorwar2008.com/submissions/youngnow?page=01″ rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Ever want to sleep suspended in mid-air, stay in a barn loft or live out some other strange fantasy you’re afraid to tell anyone? If you can think of it, chances are someone has created it.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/05/04/18-more-artistic-creepy-and-kinky-hotel-rooms-from-japanese-fantasy-to-time-lapse-photography/#/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

We know where brand logos come from and what they mean, but what did they look like when they were babies? Thanks to Brazilian ad agency Dentsu working for Minichamps, a die-cast scale model company, we now know what the toddler versions of logos from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati and Jaguar all look like.
http://lerr.info/cool-stuff/baby-car-logos.html” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Berlin street performer Johan Lorbeer has an unusual approach to street performance. Just by “hanging out” on the side of a building, thousands of locals and tourists marvel as they walk by.
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22331/49453-unusual-german-street-performer” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title