Beer Can Hill

Watermelon carving from Vid Nikolic on Vimeo.

The Live Monarch Foundation released this video about helping injured butterflies.

Jared Jared tattoos at Artistic Encounter Tattoo in Dallas, Texas.

95% of Ms. Gnuse’s body is covered in tattoos. Beer Can Hill is unsure of who her tattoo artist is.

April is sexual assault awareness month.

Video clips at Ustream

More photographs of Margaret Wertheim’s work can be viewed here.

Purchase one here.

via Shorpy.

March 6th 2010 – Culver City,California.

The proceeds benefit the Down Syndrome Association Of Los Angeles, Inc. a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization, to enhance the lives of those born with Down syndrome in the Greater Los Angeles area. To learn more about the organization go to: DSALA.org

More information about this project visitWafaa Bilal’s official site.

View more of Jason Mecier’s artwork over here.

Before the hate mail commences, please note that Beer Can Hill advocates personal liberties, but it does NOT endorse or recommend pedophilia or prescription drug abuse.

Yesterday Lady Gaga shared her new tattoo via Twitter. It is reportedly a tribute to her fans.

The wonderful Marisa Kakoulas of Needles & Sins has requested submissions for her next tattoo book project. Her last contribution to tattoo culture, Black Tattoo Art (Illustrated)was published this past fall.

Shakespeare’s Den is now selling temporary tattoos for nerds.

In other news, law enforcement may be using tattoos to fight crime in the near future. I question this proposed method’s reliability, but somehow I doubt that they are interested in my opinion on the issue!

TV1: Beach from sixty40 on Vimeo.

The Aquarium Phone Booth was created as part of the Lyon Light Festival.

“With the advent of the mobile telephone, telephone booths lie unused. We rediscover this glass cage transformed into an aquarium, full of exotically coloured fish; an invitation to escape and travel,“ statement made by creators Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino.

Jan. 2, 2010 is a palindromic date, meaning the number can be read the same way in either direction: 01-02-2010.