Today's Wall Street Journal has a fascinating article about "macks," tins of mackerel that are commonly used for bartering in prison. Macks took over around 2004 when smoking bans in federal prison knocked out the previous currency: packs of cigarettes. From the WSJ:
Street Journal has a fascinating history of the "first sound bites," including audio samples. From Science News:
Previously on BB:
• Mark Jenkins: Fake 'living statue' prank
• Cryptid baby onesies
Street Journal has a fascinating history of the "first sound bites," including audio samples. From Science News:
Fish pedicure (AP), Fish pedicure video (Thanks, Mark Dery !)(Hebrew University archaeologist Amihai) Mazar’s team has so far uncovered 25 cylindrical containers for bees in a structure that is centrally located in the ancient city at Tel Rehov. High brick walls surrounded the apiary. Beehives sat in three parallel rows, each containing at least three tiers. Each beehive measured 80 centimeters long and about 40 centimeters wide.
In addition to offering pedicures, Ho hopes to establish a network of Doctor Fish Massage franchises and is evaluating a full-body fish treatment that, among other things, could treat psoriasis and other skin ailments.
Ho spent a year and about $40,000 getting the pedicures up and running...
Previously on BB:
• Mark Jenkins: Fake 'living statue' prank
• Cryptid baby onesies
