Photographer Suzanes Heintz is a self-proclaimed spinster. As a single woman, she got fed up with the bombardment of questions about when she was going to get married. Tired of being pitied, she decided to confront this issue head on. She purchased two mannequins — one male and one female child — and the series Life Once Removed was born. Dressing up and posing with her fake family, she stages witty representations of the American Dream. Ski trips, vacations, and stereotypical romantic moments are all acted out by Heintz, and she sets the scene perfectly. These colourful images feel saturated, in both how they look and the emotional exuberance of the her expression and body language — via Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design
Lioness Kaya and her four cubs are doing well at Reid Park Zoo in Arizona. The cubs, three males and one female, are being cared for by their mum as well as keepers and veterinary staff. The cubs are gaining weight and had their most recent checkup on 3 February. At six weeks old, they’re still not quite big enough to come out on exhibit — via ZooBorns
This is how Bowmanville Zoo does it. We love our animals just like family. This is not a pet! Nor do we believe that exotic animals make good pets — via Youtube
Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium has announced that Sweet Pea, the first documented Shark Ray to breed in a controlled environment, gave birth to seven pups on 24 January — via ZooBorns
VSE OK — via Wil Wheaton
Contented Wolves, originally uploaded by Rudy Pohl
The Octopus Hair Fork is roughly 6” in length. Like all of my work, it is coated in a clear lacquer to preserve the finish. This one is a little heavier than the others at 1.5 oz, so best for people with thicker hair. Bulbous cephalopods — via Etsy
A bill which allows same-sex weddings to take place in Scotland has been passed by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament.
MSPs voted by 105 to 18 in favour of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.
The Scottish government said the move was the right thing to do but Scotland’s two main churches were opposed to it.
The first gay and lesbian weddings could take place this autumn.
Religious and belief bodies can opt in
to perform same-sex marriages.
Ministers said no part of the religious community would be forced to hold such ceremonies in churches — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The other day I watched an overly aggressive Save The Children ambassador almost knock a cup of coffee from a man’s hand on Sydney’s George Street.
A couple of days after that, I felt thoroughly patronised by an Amnesty International representative during an awkward social exchange in Martin Place.
And last Thursday, a Cancer Council worker rudely interrupted my phone conversation as I walked up Queen Street in Brisbane.
Not that these mercenaries really work for those organisations of course. They’re just wearing the tabards.
But I can’t help but wonder whether the price of fund-raising for organisations is becoming too high for the brand damage it inflicts.
Clearly, the street fund raising strategy is a crack cocaine that charities would find hard to kick. Indeed, the very Urban Dictionary definition of Chugger (charity mugger) is now nearly a decade old — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Oscar-winning American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in New York, police say.
The 46-year-old was found in his Manhattan apartment after a friend called the emergency services.
The police said the cause of death was an apparent drug overdose.
Hoffmann made his name in the 1990s in films including Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowski, before winning the best actor Oscar for his 2005 portrayal of writer Truman Capote.
Throughout his career he featured in independent films as well as Hollywood blockbusters such as Mission Impossible III.
His latest role was in the Hunger Games series of films — via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Twisted Doodles
Synchronised Sniffing, Exiting the Water Barrel, Basking, Happy Pod, Wet Legs and Watching, originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Budweiser’s Super Bowl XLVIII commercial following the special friendship between the Clydesdales and a puppy — via Youtube
Gorgeous Octopus, nautical themed bag handmade from an indoor/outdoor material — via Etsy
More Cougars! This time, it’s a trio of two-week-old cubs that were orphaned in the wild. They were rescued last week by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife brought to Oregon Zoo’s Veterinary Medical Centre for care — via ZooBorns
— via Etsy
A talented jeweller has found her own way to make miniature masterpieces worth thousands of pounds — despite being born with no finger. Annette Gabbedey, 48, spends months creating delicate rings and bracelets, glittering with precious diamonds and opals in her workshop. But the expert goldsmith does not have any special tools to help her work without digits — she simply adapts conventional crafting devices to create dazzling ornaments. Determined Annette — who insists she is not disabled — even says she could not imagine doing her job with fingers because they must get in the way
— via Youtube
Tony Abbott’s tirade against the ABC betrays a deeply flawed view of the role of the Australian media in general and the national broadcaster in particular. Worse still, it doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
That it comes from a man who has always expressed pride in his past life as a professional journalist makes the outburst all the more puzzling — and invites the conclusion that another agenda is at play here.
The Prime Minister’s main concern is that the ABC appears to take everybody’s side but our own
, and lacks at least some basic affection for the home team
.
This astonishing proposition — that coverage should be somehow skewed by nationalism, or patriotism — sits uncomfortably with the ideals of a robust democracy with a free, fair and fearless media.
As the Prime Minister knows, it is not the ABC’s job to take sides, but to report fairly and accurately. Like any media organisation in the digital world, it is also to interpret, analyse and explain — via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Spoonflower
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