Several years ago when I visited Beijing, I remembered observing with a tinge of sadness the presence of a Starbucks joint within the Forbidden City. At that time, I already thought it was sacrilegious for a commercial entity to taint the Forbidden City’s historical significance. Good thing now the Seattle-based coffee chain has been banished… Read More »
Even tiny peckers are blown out of proportion in the Middle Kingdom. A 30ft penis, reportedly the world’s largest erection, has been built at Longwan Shaman Amusement Park in Changchun city. Called “Sky Pillar”, it is made of 6,500ft of straw wrapped around a steel structure. The giant phallus stands atop the 1,250ft Qinlong Hill… Read More »
Related post:Lies, damned lies, and the mess in Iraq
… is lying. War photographers have often been accused of setting-up a scene to improve its artistic content and composition. Rumours of dead bodies being moved, and even posed, were rife during WWII. The most famous example is a shot taken in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, which showed a soldier… Read More »
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