Dressed in his traditional brown robe, sandals and twirling the rope around his waist, 62-year old Friar Cesare Bonizzi is no ordinary heavy metal rocker.
But as guitarists around him grind out heavy notes, the long-white-bearded Capuchin, a former missionary in Ivory Coast, has no qualms bobbing his head and shouting lyrics about alcohol, sex, tobacco [...]
Director John Waters, famous for both numerous shock films like “Pink Flamingos” and amusing tangents such as a prominent appearance as a character on an episode of “The Simpsons,” stars in this unique stand-up/lecture combination that is one part comedy blitz and one part social observation from an enjoyably bizarre angle. You do not need [...]
In 1856, the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace provided a highly quoted description of the flavour of the durian:
“The five cells are silky-white within, and are filled with a mass of firm, cream-coloured pulp, containing about three seeds each. This pulp is the edible part, and its consistence and flavour are indescribable. A [...]
Paula is a quiet ladyboy who spends most of her time reading art journals and shopping for the latest fashions. Though many do not know this about her, she began her love of art as a young girl while working in a T-Shirt factory and helping the boss make exact copies of name brand shirts.
Her [...]
