Sideswipe: Dec 17: It's CSI Jesus ...

An image of what Jesus probably looked like.

Retired British forensic artist Richard Neave decided to give the world a more concrete image of what Jesus probably looked like. Neave studied the skulls of first century Jewish men found in Galilee in Northern Israel. He then got an idea for how Christ's hair should look by studying drawings of men from from that point in history. Neave typically produced such renderings for his past work as a forensic criminologist. The process for creating the image typically involves making a plaster cast of the skull and then recreating the facial features using the measurements he calculated in the research stage.

When fonts go wrong - Senile with Santa - spotted at Milford Mall by Fiona Lane.

Residents cut up rough over razor wire barrier

Slovenia's decision to put up a razor wire fence on most of its border with Croatia, in order to control the influx of migrants, did not sit well with the local population on either side of the border. Some of the folks in the Slovenian town of Vinica protested by placing Christmas baubles in European Union colours - blue and gold - on the fence. Croatia condemned the raising of the fence, with Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic saying that "wire is not a solution" for the migrant crisis.

How to get armrest supremacy

"What do you do when sat on a train or a plane or a bus, or in a theatre, and the fidgety stranger next to you keeps brushing arms or legs with you?" asks Jan Lustro. "Try to shrink in on yourself to shift out of the way? Carry out a subtle battle for ownership of the armrest? Sigh and fidget as well in an act of mini-revenge? All of these actions just serve to make you more conscious of the stranger's invasion of your personal space - there is a much better way to deal with the situation. I read this strange recommendation in a newspaper lifestyle column from some years ago, and I was surprised to find it actually works like a dream. Instead of trying to avoid the contact, embrace it. Let your arm rest against theirs, and imagine warm feelings of friendly companionship and even love travelling from you to them. This is such an unexpected response that it will freak the pesky stranger out, and you will see a change in their behaviour." (Via quora.com)

May the fruit be with you.

Movie madness:

Completely unnecessary merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens includes bags of Star Wars branded oranges and grapes, Covergirl make-up with the tagline of the campaign is "Light side or dark side: which are you on?", a Star Wars themed toaster that burns the Dark Lord into your white bread, Star Wars Mouthwash that fights cavities. Geddit? Enough already! (Via Junkee)

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