Bettie Page, Dead Since 1957 < Pop Past | PopMatters

This excellent article pretty much sums up my thoughts on the late Betty Page. It’s a frank examination of her life and her legacy. Whereas Borges was a writer and Monroe was an actress, Page was a body—as pure an object as the pornographer can manage. Page was never really asked to act (unless cat […]

Random Thought Of The Day

What is the smallest possible yield for a nuclear explosive? In other words, what’s the smallest possible mass required to become critical? Could you build a nuclear bomb with the explosive force of a grenade, for example? I understand generally how a nuclear fission reaction occurs, and I’m guessing that the answer has to do […]

I finally see the point of Second Life

God, that’s pretty. And apparently, outside of the camera vignette, this was actually recorded in Second Life; it actually looks like this. This fulfills a lot of dreams I had a long time ago, when I wanted to build virtual worlds that were explorable art pieces. Mescaline’s View: Watch “Pipedream”, and Get the WindLight Preset […]

Good Food For Total Retards: Creamy bacon and garlic pasta

(by Frank Beaton‘s request) This is hella approximate. 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup butter (4 tbsp.) 1/2 package of sliced bacon 4-5 cloves, finely chopped garlic (not bunches, just the cloves) 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions (just the green, not the bulbs) 1 cup red wine 2 cups milk or milk substitute 1/3 […]