#Wrench

It is not widely known in North America. It is common in Europe, where it may be called a pipe wrench, Swedish wrench, or Swedish pattern wrench. Johansson also improved the adjustable spanner, patenting in 1891. De Negri also pierced one of Ricci’s eyes with the cut fingers, smashed his teeth and head with a pipe wrench, and washed his brain with dog shampoo. The morning after, Ricci’s body was found in a landfill, still smoking, as De Negri had thrown fuel onto the body and tried to burn it. [Read More]

Bao’en Temple (Pingwu) Bao’en Temple (also known as Bao’en Monastery) is a well-preserved fifteenth-century Buddhist monastery complex located in northwestern Sichuan province, China. It was built by Wang Xi, a local chieftain, between 1440 and 1446 during Emperor Yingzong’s reign (1427–64) in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Hlavaty of The New York Review of Science Fiction called Strapp an example of the union of the artist and the criminal that is often considered Bester’s defining theme. [Read More]