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Human Ken Doll Has Had 90 Cosmetic Procedures to Look Perfect
English Artist Creates Detailed Button Mosaics
Share a Table with Your Pooch at Deco’s Dog Café

Human Ken Doll Has Had 90 Cosmetic Procedures to Look Perfect

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:52 AM PDT

32-year-old Justin Jedlica, from New York City, has so far splashed around $100,000 on 90 cosmetic procedures, in his never-ending quest for that perfect look.

Plastic surgery is pretty common nowadays, but some people really take it to the extreme. Meet Justin Jedlica, whose sculpted physique would have you thinking he’s a gym fanatic. But in reality, his muscles are more plastic than meat, as most over his upper body has been augmented with silicone implants. He’s had pectoral implants, six-pack implants, triceps and biceps implants, all so he could attain the look he desired. It all started with his glutes. He wanted his buttocks to be perkier, tighter, harder, so instead of working out, he decided to get some implants, and after 13 cosmetic sessions, he got what he wanted. But that was only the beginning of his affair with plastic surgery. During the last 10 years, Justin Jedlica has went through 90 different plastic surgeries, transforming himself into a real-life Ken doll.

Photo: Justin Jedlica

After he got his chest implants, people started asking him if he only works out his pecs, because he had no arm muscles. So he decided to solve that problem by looking for doctors who did biceps and triceps implants. You’re probably asking yourself “why didn’t he just work out a little?” and here’s Justin’s answer: “that is so not exciting, not glamorous or fabulous”. In an interview for ABC’s 20/20, Jedlica admitted to being addicted to plastic surgery. “I love to metamorphosize myself, and the stranger the surgery the better”, he said, adding that “bucking the norm is so much fun”. And with 90 procedures under his belt, Justin is really pushing the envelope.

Photo: Justin Jedlica

Growing up, he was an overachiever and a straight-A student, but he was always obsessed with the size of his nose. For him, it was “astronomically huge”, so as soon as he got the chance, he decided to change it. Five nose jobs later, Justin says his nose is close to his ideal, but not really perfect. He admits that, except for that first nose-job, which was “a need”. the rest have been “wants”, but he loves what he’s allowed himself to become, and he’s not considering stopping his physical transformation anytime soon.

But experts like Dr. Drew Ordin, a Beverly Hills plastic and reconstructive surgeon, disagrees, saying that by turning himself into a living, breathing silicone sculpture, Justin Jedlica is really putting his life at risk.

Human Ken Doll Has Had 90 Cosmetic Procedures to Look Perfect was originally posted at OddityCentral.com

English Artist Creates Detailed Button Mosaics

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 03:45 AM PDT

English artist Ann Carrington uses hundreds, sometimes thousands of everyday objects to create awe-inspiring mosaics.

Not everyone looks at buttons, safety pins or metal coins and sees art, but for Ann Carrington, “all objects are saturated with cultural meaning. Mundane objects like knives, gloves, shoes, shells and tin cans come with their own ready-made histories.” Whenever she decides on what material she’s going to use for a certain work, there’s a certain reason for her choice. For example, her Pearly Queens series made with buttons was inspired by the Pearly Queens and Kings fashion movement, in London, while her bluejeans-made flag of America is a homage to this iconic American symbol.

All of Ann Carrington’s artworks are fascinating in their own way, but perhaps her most impressive project yet was the Pearly Queen of Jubilee Gardens, a mosaic made especially for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, from over 500,000 gold buttons on a red velvet background. Each of her unique creation take about 3-4 months to complete, as she never sits down to work on a single piece at a time.

Photos © Ann Carrington

English Artist Creates Detailed Button Mosaics was originally posted at OddityCentral.com

Share a Table with Your Pooch at Deco’s Dog Café

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:30 AM PDT

Animal cafes, places where you can enjoy a nice drink surrounded by animals, have become really popular in Asia, but Deco’s Dog Cafe takes things to a whole new level by allowing pet owners to share a gourmet meal with their pooches.

Even if they don’t have the time or space to take care of a pet, people seem to enjoy spending time around animals, so cat cafes, dog cafes, and even reptile cafes have become popular venues in Asia. But when Hideko Notani opened Deco’s Dog Cafe, in 2001, she wanted to create more than just a place where people could relax surrounded by pooches. She envisioned a cafe where dogs would be in charge instead of their owners, where they would be treated to gourmet meals very similar to those eaten by their human masters. The special menu includes human and canine versions of fine dishes like cabbage rolls, sweet potato scones and chicken pie, but no one’s stopping owners from sharing the food with their dogs.

Photo: Lococom

There aren’t many places where you can organize a birthday party for your beloved pooch, but Deco’s Dog Cafe, in Tokyo’s fashionable Daikanyama district, is one of them. For just ¥2,500 ($32) you can surprise your four-legged companion with a delicious meat cake decorated with a bone biscuit. Personalized birthday cakes can also be arranged, but they’ll need at least a week’s notice. Sharing a table with your dog and treating them to fine cuisine certainly isn’t cheap, but at least you get as many water bowls as your pooch can drink, for free. Or you can enjoy a cappuccino and treat Fido to a “puppychino”.

Photo: Lani & Lea

This kind of dog cafes have really taken off in Japan, and even people who don’t own their own canines can just come in and rent one to feed, pet and even take out for a short walk.