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Bodhi Tree's arborists

Farewell to the Bodhi Tree Bookstore

The founding owners of the Bodhi Tree Bookstore are dealing with the closure of their L.A. institution as only spiritualists can. "In our best Buddhist sense, we try to incorporate the idea that things always change," says Phil Thompson, who, along with Stan Madson, opened the Bodhi Tree 40 years......
Giant hole built by Russia on the left. Giant hole built by Vader on the right.

Abandoned Russian Mine…or Darth Vader's Death Star?

Coincidence? Have you ever noticed how much the Mir Mine in Russia looks suspiciously like Darth Vader's Death Star? The airspace above the mine apparently is closed to helicopters because "of a few incidents in which they were sucked in by the downward air flow." Holy crap. That probably does......
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Shary Boyle's Creepy Beautiful Porcelain Sculptures

Shary Boyle is a young Canadian artist who dabbles in the beautifully creepy. Her work is about sex, violence, history and femininity in the most deceptively charming way. She paints and draws and has done live projection art for Peaches and Feist, but sculpture is her standout medium. The porcelain......