by Kevin Bauder | Aug 16, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
. . . Swallow it. Here’s how, according to the Scientific American. Lesson One: Essentially, sword swallowers have to figure out how to carefully align a sword with their upper esophageal sphincter — a ring of muscle at the top end of the throat– and...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 15, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
If you’re interested, you can see it at the Daily Timewaster.
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 14, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
I’d never really thought about how taxidermists learn their craft. I’d never considered what amateur or failed attempts at taxidermy look like. What happens to taxidermy gone wrong? It gets posted to “Bad Taxidermy.” Yup, there’s even a...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 12, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
He was an amazing U. S. Marshall who patrolled the Indian Territory. He was African American, an escaped slave. He was illiterate but highly intelligent. The story’s at Atlas Obscura.
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 26, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
Most defy any brief names. See them at Atlas Obscura.
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 19, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing, Poetry
It’s an easy one. From Middlingpoet.
