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A view of the Pennsylvania Breaker. “Breaker Boys” remove rocks and other debris from the coal by hand as it passes beneath them. The dust is so dense at times as to obscure the view and penetrates the utmost recesses of the boys’ lungs. South Pittston, Pennsylvania. January 1911

The photo above is from Shorpy.com .
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Of Shopping and Singing Crabs

As we were walking in a huge Kyoto shopping arcade we fell victim to the intoxicating siren song of a giant plastic crab. In an atempt to lure customers many restaurants in Kyoto employ the talents of singing plastic food all of whom have childlike voices and big round eyes. I'll post more Japanese singing entrees as I find them.

Very Well Hung

Our co-conspirator in LA Keven has just hung his first gallery show and we're as proud as we can be. TOM OF FINLAND: ROUGH Early Notebooks Preliminary Drawings Master Works This smokin little show is on through September 9, 2006 at Western*Project in LA. Should sudden swelling occur please contact your doctor immediately or better yet tell us all about it in the comments section.

Angels and Others

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