Taman Shud
An unidentified body, unidentified means of death (suicide?, murder?), a scrap of cypher written on a piece of paper... Thus begins one of Australia's most enduring mysteries.
Read more here: Wiki on the Taman Shud
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Having tried every variety of quack remedy...
...the issue persists. By every variety I mean syringing Hydrogen Peroxide in my ear, Olive oil, warm water, holding ear above steaming mug of hot water, of hot water with menthol crystals, of banging my head like an autistic madman against my pillow, of banging the opposite side of my head...
And there are these moments where it feels as though it must be done, I can feel a trickle, quick tickle in my ear, but still it persists. Q-tips dipped in oil, hot compresses, and still I can't hear a bloody thing, although I've noticed that some of the dozens of Q-tips stuffed in my ear have come back dirty and so it's possible that there is indeed some sort of waxy-buildup dislodged by the water. Today I'll try again and hope, leave the oil in to soak, loosen the wax, perhaps it's getting better by small degrees and I'm just not noticing? If it persists past the weekend I'll have to see a doctor (quack quack), although it'd be better to see an ear-wallah...
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2010 Best Commercials
IFN with the boy at the Plaza. Again, the movie was an HD DVD disc played upon the big screen, trifles like this really annoy me. Otherwise, while some of the commercials are good, some are great, almost all are available online and most were viewed shortly after they were released, such is the internet. So I'll probably give a miss to future screenings of Cannes Best Commercials as I've seen most of them. That said, the one embedded below was new to us both and was remarkable not only for it's clever animation but as well for it's frank depiction of graffiti sex scenes....
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Dick Justice - Cocaine
A classic from the internet archive, Dick Justice singing a 20's ballad about his love of cocaine. Listen here.- Details
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