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Posted Nov. 1, 2007,
Elephant on LSD is #1!
By David Hershkovits
The foibles of man knows no bounds. The figure of the mad scientist looms large in fact and fiction for a simple reason. They're for real! If you need further proof, New Scientist has put together a listing of the top ten wackiest experiments of all time. And the # 1 is Elephant on Acid:
When Warren Thomas, the director of Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City, approached Tusko the elephant with a syringe full of LSD in 1962, he thought that he was about to make a major contribution to science.Within a few moments of being injected, Tusko began trumpeting furiously, before keeling over as if he had been shot. An hour later, he was dead. “It appears that the elephant is highly sensitive to the effects of LSD,” Thomas and his colleagues concluded.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. via timesonline
Posted Jul. 30, 2007,
Pets on PAPER: Meet Sammy
By Alexis Swerdloff
Welcome, animal-lovers, to Pets on PAPER, our regular feature wherein you, dear readers, put your pet on PAPER, take a photo of said pet on PAPER and send it our way. For this edition, we are pleased to introduce you to Sammy.
Where do you live? I'm a Chelsea Boy.
How old are you? I am not crazy about telling, but more than 7 and less than 9.
What are your pastimes? Stalking pigeons that are not in my reach, having love-fests with my owners, wrestling with my brother Leonard, hunting water bugs, meeting new people and sleeping in my bowl.
What's your favorite PAPER cover and why? Duh -- Cat Power of course. She is my idol -- I really like her music and she looks amazing on the cover.
Put your pet on PAPER! Take a photo of your pet with a copy of PAPER magazine, have him/or answer the questions above and email the goods to vip@papermag.com with the phrase "Pets on PAPER" in the subject line!
Posted Jun. 18, 2007,
Pets on PAPER: Meet Indiana and Chewbacca
By Alexis Swerdloff
For this, our third installment of Pets on PAPER, we have not one, but two pets. On PAPER. Meet Indiana and Chewbacca.
What is your name? Indiana
Where do you live? Denver, CO
How old are you? Two years old
What are your pastimes? Licking people's faces, annoying the cats, and playing fetch with any and every object I can find.
Posted Jun. 18, 2007,
Bunny Rabbit Sighting at the Botanical Gardens!
By Shanon Kelley
This Saturday I rode the ol' bike over to the Botanical Gardens to see the June roses. I spent a delightful afternoon sitting in the Cherrytree Esplanade, reading a book and napping in the shade. The really exciting moment, however, came as I was leaving. I cut through some grass and stumbled upon a bunny rabbit... in Brooklyn!
Am I a giant dork? Why yes, yes I am.
Posted Jun. 4, 2007,
Pets on Paper: Meet Potato Persepolis Sutherland
By Alexis Swerdloff
Welcome to the first installment of Pets on PAPER, a new feature in which we ask you, dear readers, to take photos of your beloved pets (dogs, cats, gerbils, horses, etc.) reading, playing with, placed on top of, or doing anything, really, with a copy of PAPER magazine. So without further ado, say hello to this week's pet, the adorable and East-Village-based Potato.
What's your name? Potato Persepolis Sutherland
How old are you? I am 3.8 months old, I’m an Aquarius.
What breed of cat are you? Persian
What are your pastimes? I just got a new cardboard box, I spend a lot of time with it. I jump into it then I jump out of it. Then in, then out. My local park is Tompkins Square. I want to learn to skateboard. I also love spaghetti and taking baths.
What's your favorite PAPER cover and why? I think Pharrell with all the hearts on it. He’s a good role model cause he’s drug-free and his sneakers are cool.
Posted May. 23, 2007,
The Breed: Killer Dogs!
By Dennis Dermody
Poor Michelle Rodriguez -- she has bad luck on islands. She was killed off in the TV show Lost, and now in The Breed, she and some college friends travel by water plane to a remote house on an island to party one weekend only to find the place inhabited by genetically engineered killer dogs. Bad puppy! Produced by Wes Craven and directed by Nick Mastandrea, it's actually lots of fun. None of that annoying computer generated CGI -- they used plenty of real dogs and grease them up so they look pretty threatening. Others in the cute cast include Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Hill Harper and Eric Lively. Made me think fondly back on The Killer Shrews and other psycho-dog-themed movies like Cujo, The Pack, Man's Best Friend, Devil Dog - Hound From Hell and one of my all time faves, Baxter....
Posted May. 2, 2007,
Save The Kittens!
By Ann Magnuson
No, not from the Germans, but from our own animal shelters! In a disturbing story from the L.A.Times on April 26, I learned that "in the 12 months ending March 31, city shelters put to death 5,622 unweaned kittens. That's slightly more than twice the number of pitbulls -- possibly the most reviled dog on the planet -- that were euthanized during the same period." Hey, I know some very sweet pitbulls! But I love cats -- and kittens even more! But I just can't take in any more strays. But if you have any room in your life for a friend for life PLEASE ADOPT A KITTEN from your local animal shelter! This is "kitten season," says Marcia Mayeda, director of Animal Care & Control for L.A. County "and we are overwhelmed with kittens." Because feral cats bother people less than wild dogs, fewer cats are caught and spayed and neutered, hence an avalanche of abandoned, motherless "neonatal" kittens come springtime!
What to do? One Dee Carey from Seal Beach wrote into the Times Monday with this:
Posted Apr. 23, 2007,
Crocodiles Scare the Sh*t Outta Me!
By Ann Magnuson
This story from China really sends chills down my spine. Nothing scares me more than crocodiles! I think it started when I read a story in the New York Post ('natch) about some dumb vacationing Americans swimming in a swimming hole somewhere Down Under where a Danger: Crocodiles sign was posted. Dumb Americans ignored the sign and a model was snatched up by an Aussie croc and pulled down under herself. (I know this sounds like an urban myth but I SWEAR it was in the news!) They found her body in the crocodile's nest, buried in mud where the prehistoric monsters like to put their prey to soften it up before mealtime.
ARRGGHGHHRRRGHGHGHGHGHGGHHGH!
I can't believe I once went swimming in the ocean in northern Australia not far from where the Danger: Crocodiles signs were posted!! Those SAW movies can't be as scary as the thought of being pulled down and marinated in some crododile's lair. And now they've found the remains of nine-year-old inside a Chinese croc??
ARRGGHGHHRRRGHGHGHGHGHGGHHGH!
Posted Apr. 12, 2007,
Stay Away From Alligators!
By Alexis Swerdloff
Our good friend and co-worker Gary just passed this along to us:
"Check out this amazing shot of what happens when you get too close to an alligator. The good news is that they sewed it back on and the guy is doing fine. The shot reminds us of last year's "exploding snake." Papermag is the new Discovery Channel."
Posted Apr. 9, 2007,
Horse Humping Flick: Zoo
By Dennis Dermody
Wait until you see the new movie called Zoo! It's pretty terrific and based on a real incident in which a man was dropped off at an emergency room in Seattle, Washington, dying with a perforated colon. This incident went on to reveal a secret ring of “Zoos," men into bestiality who partied at a remote farm. Director Robinson Devor obviously was obsessed with the true story and attempts to tell it in a fanciful, alternative way. The gorgeously photographed compositions make you think you’re watching a Terrence Malick film but then you catch yourself -- oh, wait, it’s about guys having sex with horses. Still it’s artful, haunting and disturbing all the same. This Think Film release (opening in late April) will prove to be very controversial because of the subject matter but it doesn’t play out that way when you see it. Don’t miss it. It also gives new meaning to My Friend Flicka.
Posted Mar. 21, 2007,
Narcoleptic Chick in a Sandwich
By Alexis Swerdloff
My friend Jim Steele recently told me about Skeeter the Narcoleptic Poodle. The story of a poodle named Skeeter who just couldn't keep his eyes open, even when he was eating, was both sad and amusing. I did some further research and discovered Rusty the Narcoleptic Daschund, who was also sweet and sad in his own way. Narcoleptic pups were rocking my world, that is until I stumbled upon Narcoleptic Chick in a Sandwich, and everything changed. Watch as this two-day old chick, conveniently named "Pooface," falls asleep on a piece of white bread. Your world will officially be turned upside down.