Blog Detail

Quigley's Cabinet

Quigley's Cabinet

http://quigleyscabinet.blogspot.com/

A visual and verbal chronologue of my peculiar life, foremost my research interests—death and the anatomical body—and travels and people I've met in pursuit of same; my collecting interests—fossils, postmortem photographs, weird news, and new acquisitions to my “museum”; and (reluctantly) my health, having been diagnosed with MS in 1990. "Satisfying my morbid curiosity and yours..."

subscribe Recent Posts

  • Alligator urban legends

    Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 12:17 in animals, folklore, weird news

    Like me, you may have received an e-mail with one or more of these photos that misattributes the location and exaggerates the size of the alligator. With the help of Snopes.com, I have sorted out the circumstances and provide the correct captions bel...

  • Follow-ups

    Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 07:21 in aging, animals, accident, leonardo da vinci, fossils, steampunk, eunuchs, conjoined twins, hoarding

    A more modest list of follow-ups...Conjoined twins 11/5/09 Reader Sandra Konigmacher suggested this link, which offers antique anatomical prints like this 1775 print by Johann Gottlieb Walker.Collyer brothers 9/9/09 I neglected to mention in my post ...

  • Circus animals on the lam

    Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 15:06 in animals, weird news

    Lisa Falzon, "Jailbreak - Leopard and Girl Circus Escape" (10" x 8" giclée print).My Mom and Del are having their 8th Annual Multi-Family Yard Sale today and tomorrow, so I have taken some time out from people-watching to do my blog post, which this...

  • Placentas and more

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 15:45 in weird news, anatomy

    For those of you who find the subject of today's post a bit repulsive, read no further and come back and join us tomorrow! For those with strong wills and strong stomachs, here we go...A new book called Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation has ju...

  • Camino del Rey

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 09:25 in weird news, accident, expedition

    I concur that this is the world's scariest path. The video, which I found last night, is both mesmerizing and frightening - and of course I had to know more. The walkway is called the Caminito (or Camino) del Rey and the 6-minute video was made in 20...

  • Humpback whales

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 13:17 in animals

    Let's have a look at (and a listen to) humpback whales, so named because of the curving of their backs when diving. Their numbers have increased so much since their near-extinction in the 1960s that the U.S. Government is considering taking them off ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

benzer

5 stars benzer

love your combination of history and photography and in general your interesting commentary of the weird and wonderful.

Posted: April 20th, 2009 | More Reviews From benzer | Report This Comment

Post A Comment/Review

* Your IP is being logged.
* Your e-mail address is used only for verification purposes only and will not be sold, or shown publicly.
* No HTML tags allowed
* DO NOT use the Comments/Reviews to promote your own site.

Name: or Login
E-mail:
Rating:
Verify: Spam Protection: sum of 1 + 3
Comment:
  Remember Information