The Art Department. The Seedy, Scandalous History of Valentine's Day. Forget roses, chocolates and candlelight dinners.
On Valentine's Day, that's rather boring stuff — at least according to ancient Roman standards. Imagine half-naked men running through the streets, whipping young women with bloodied thongs made from freshly cut goat skins. Although it might sound like some sort of perverted sadomasochistic ritual, this is what the Romans did until A.D. 496. Mid-February was Lupercalia (Wolf Festival) time. Celebrated on Feb. 15 at the foot of the Palatine Hill beside the cave where, according to tradition, the she-wolf had suckled Romulus and Remus, the festival was essentially a purification and fertility rite.
Directed by the Luperci, or "brothers of the wolf," the festival began with the sacrifice of two male goats and a dog, their blood smeared on the faces of Luperci initiates and then wiped off with wool dipped in milk. As thongs were cut from the sacrificed goats, the initiates would run around in the streets flagellating women to promote fertility. Jukesy - music player powered by youtube and last.fm. Black Mirror / rorriM kcalB. Men’s Interests and Lifestyle.
Get a Haircut Like Mad Men. AMC’s Mad Men is one of television’s most popular shows right now.
Yeah, the story is good, but the attention to retro detail and the classic style of Don Draper and crew is at least an equal attraction. Well-tailored grey suits, pocket squares, and skinny ties makes the men on the show look cool, sophisticated, and manly. But that classic and masculine look would be ruined if Don Draper sported a dopey looking haircut. Do you think advertising clients and women would take Don Draper seriously if he combed his hair forward and spiked it up front like many young men do these days? I don’t think so. Don Draper and the other men at Sterling Cooper have haircuts that demand that you take them seriously. Unfortunately, many men today walk around with the same boyish haircuts they’ve had since high school. To help upgrade your hairstyle to something more respectable, we provide the following tips from the Emmy Award-winning hairstylist of Mad Men, Gloria Ponce.
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I had a real nice image to work with so be sure and view full size for the detail. Jay-Z has very distinctive lips so they are exaggerated just a bit. He was fun. I think I'll do him again some time. I’ve posted the original source images I worked with below. Original source images below: I hope you enjoyed. Exit Man.
Laughterizer's favorite websites. Split Family Faces. Cousins: Justine, 29, & Ulric, 29 How much do you and your family members really look alike?
Quebec, Canada-based graphic designer and photographer Ulric Collette has created a shockingly cool project where he's exploring the genetic similarities between different members of the same family. By splitting their faces in half and then splicing them together, he creates interesting new people that are sometimes quite normal looking and other times far from it. He calls this series Genetic Portraits. (Did you notice that Ulric, the photographer, is one-half of some of these pairings? The Dark and Obscure Gems of the Disney Vault - Atlantic Mobile. Astronomy Picture of the Day. Discover the cosmos!
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2016 April 15 Mercury and Crescent Moon Set Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva) Explanation: Innermost planet Mercury and a thin crescent Moon are never found far from the Sun in planet Earth's skies. Spoon Fork Bacon.
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