Accidental Amputations – Man’s Penis Amputated by Mistake

(TrendHunter.com) Oops, what a mistake to make. Ib Jorgensen, a 42-year-old Dane and a father of two, had a sore penis a couple of years back and went to see a doctor at his local hospital in Odense.

The doctors diagnosed…

Earth Hour in Asia – Beijing Shuts Off Olympic Bird’s Nest and Watercube for Earth Hour 2009 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) While the number of participants has yet to be verified, Earth Hour 2009 was a huge success, with countries like China joining into the lights-off global eco stunt.

In Beijing, landmarks like the Olympic…

Monster Mummies – Japan’s Mythical Preserved Remains Found in Buddhist Temples (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These fairly freaky historical remains can be found lurking in dark corners of Buddhist temples and museums across Japan. Known as monster mummies, they are, in fact, the preserved remains of demons, mermaids,…

Bare Legs in Winter – Japanese Beauties Brave Freezing Temperatures to Look Hot (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There are times when women will sacrifice basic comforts for the sake of appearances, and these Japanese women are no exception this winter. 

Blogs in Japan and China have had a field day posting photos…

Community Photo Deciphering – ‘Explain This Image’ Decodes Bizarre Pictures (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This site is an extensive catalog of the weirdest images I have ever seen; it’s amazing! Forget about Vice Magazines Dos and Don’ts; these images are too funny, and the best thing is people leaving comments…

Cube-Shaped Architecture – Taipei Performing Arts Center is a Building for Blockheads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) NL Architects have designed the Taipei Performing Arts Center like a giant cube of Swiss cheese set over a public square, with the missing sections there to provide light and visual interest for the overall…

Collaborative Stories on Skin – A Story Written On The Bodies of 2,095 Strangers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A story tattooed in words across the bodies of 2,095 strangers started with a call out on a public forum, and slowly people started showing their interest…

I am word number 275 in a story of 2,095 words.…

Optical Illusion Sportsvertising – Mammoth Mountain Ski Uses Bill(snow)boarding For Attention (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Those with their hands on the advertising budget in Mammoth Mountain, California, have discovered the marketing genius in 3D illusionary billboards. The faux half-pipe wall, complete with a suspended snowboarder…

47 Clothes-Free “Workers” to Celebrate World Nude Day (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) World Nude Day is February 6, so how did you dress? One in eight males who work at home do so without clothes; for females, that figure is one in 14. The holiday started in New Zealand and is slowly working…

Water-Filtering Bridges – China’s Miyi Tower Will Clean River Below, Foster Cultural Arts Above (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Los Angeles-based architects Studio SHIFT and SWA Group recently won a competition to revitalize New South Town in the Sichuan Provence of China. What you see here are the renderings for the Miyi Tower,…

Ultra Luxurious Job Offers – Tourism Queensland Offers ‘Best Job in the World’ (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What’s “The Best Job in the World?” Tourism Queensland has discovered an innovative way to attract quality job applicants: offer them a ridiculous amount of money to live on a gorgeous island–and blog…

Recession-Proof Jobs – Careers Promising Prosperity and Stability in 2009

(TrendHunter.com) The global recession was realized in mid 2008, and since hitting, thousands of people have lost their jobs, taken salary cuts or are sitting fearful that their income is in jeopardy. 10 million Americans…

Eye-Opening Cultural Photo Blogs – ‘Life Goes On in Tehran’ Shows A Different Side of Iran (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Iran is the subject of much controversy, so much so that the country’s name tends to evoke images of grief, war and terror. That’s why I was happy to find Life Goes On in Tehran, a beautiful photoblog…

429-Yard Sausages – Record-Breaking Banger is World’s Largest (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Best Guinness World Record ever: Bucharest has won their place in in the hall of fame with the world’s longest smoked sausage. It’s 429 yards (or 392 meters) of ground meat and spices.

It took two weeks…

Norwegian Sculptural Fashion – Diverse Apparel by Pikene Bak Slottet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The truly creative Pikene Bak Slottet visions shown here are the works of Martine Richter, Ida Disengrenda, Grethe Larsen, and Siri M Larsen. Their Oslo-based studio is where this beautiful but extremely…

Manmusement Parks – Mannerspielplatz is Disneyland for Dudes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What a brilliant 17-acre idea from the Germans: a theme park called Männerspielplatz (men’s playground).

Instead of rides and watching parades, visitors to Männerspielplatz get to play with badass construction…

Geeky Guerrilla Sculptures – The QWERTY Keyboard Monument (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The keyboard monument seen in the photo is located in the city of Ekaterinburg in Russia, though I question how popular the QWERTY-style sculpture is as a tourist attraction. But who knows? The YouTube…

Racist Comic Books – Memin Pinguin (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Memin Pinguin is an extremely controversial Mexican comic book. The global media is lashing out on the Spanish language illustrations which depict the stories of a Cuban-Mexican boy living under conditions…

Super European Motorcycle Festivals – Hamburg Harley Days (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Hamburg Harley Days took place while I was there at the end of June. I had a chance to check out a few hundred machines, some of them shined up and luxurious, others beastly and uber-modified.

The…

Fire Photography on Flickr – California Wildfires Coverage (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The California wildfires are tragic, yet are dramatic sights to see. While you probably don’t want to see them live, Flickr offers a huge database of images taken by the people who are in the middle of…