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“pill”ows

“Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft is a group of large pillows crafted out of hand latch-hooked rugs, which have been sewn together and stuffed. These soft, oversized anti-psychotics and anti-depressants provide a different kind of comfort than their prescription counterparts. The time … Continue reading

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How to make an origami crane

seems like a good thing to know how to do. here’s a link to some instructions, with instructional slide show. http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/heroes_and_hope/crane.html

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NLM’s Historical Anatomies

A really great collection of scanned images from historical atlases on anatomy may be viewed at NLM’s site. My favorite atlas is Adriaan van Spiegel and Giulio Casseri’s De humani corporis fabrica libri decem, where the figures are dissected and … Continue reading

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