May 2013
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A Surreal Skate Film
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Mike Mitchell's Awesome Movie Character Portraits
Move over, Warhol. Mike Mitchell’s here. Gaining national recognition last year following his “I’m with Coco” poster for Conan O’Brien, Mitchell borrows from the hyper-saturated hues that defined the portraits of Warhol’s larger-than-life subjects and makes them his own by using paint–not just Polaroids–to capture celebrities.
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The World's Most Incredible Umbrella Designs
Portugal
This colorful walkway of umbrellas is an art installation over the streets of Águeda, a small town in Portugal. There is little known about this mysterious installation that appears to mimic the 1964 film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. As the sun hits the umbrellas, shadows and colors rain down on the pedestrians below:
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England
Dating back to 1931, this miniature umbrella...
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Patrick Dougherty’s Stunning, Eco-Friendly...
Source: Don’t Panic Online
Patrick Dougherty is yet another contemporary sculptor whose eco-friendly artwork blurs the line between art and the environment. By manipulating saplings into spectacular shapes and images, he flawlessly builds green artwork that has garnered worldwide praise. Dougherty is yet another artist interested in earth-friendly artwork, and his success confirms that the green...
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Japan's Most Awesomely Eccentric Products
Source: Early Adopter
Meowlingual
Source: Early Adopter
Ever wanted to know exactly what your cat is saying? With Meowlingual, the mystery behind your cat’s cries is finally gone. This Japanese device promises to translate your cat’s ‘language’ from a series of purrs into phrases such as “I can’t stand it” and over 200 more expressions. The quirky device records your cat while it speaks to you...
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General Patton's Dog
Source: The Poodle (And Dog) Blog
A man throws a birthday party for his dog. Perhaps a little bit strange, but add a few more key details to the story, and it becomes even stranger: the party thrower in question is General George Patton, known primarily for leading armies in World War II and for his brusque, pugnacious nature. Man and dog to one another instantly, yet sadly one day prior to...
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The Incredible Invisible Bicycle Helmet
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Gdańsk At Night
Despite its characteristically frigid temperatures, this Baltic Coast beaut certainly appears warm and inviting in this photo.
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The Technicolor Town Of Burano, Italy
Popular among artists for obvious reasons, this northern Italian island gets its multicolored streets thanks to a system stemming from the golden age of the area’s development. In other words, if you want to paint your home here, you must send a request to the government who will respond by making notice of the permitted colors on that specific lot.
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A History Of Fad Diets
Source: Fitness 19
With hundreds of diets claiming to be the holy grail of weight loss, it’s hard to distinguish the legitimate schemes from the frauds. Dieting itself has been around for most of human history, though fad dieting grew increasingly popular at the beginning of the 20th century. Yet for every successful diet plan, there are twice as many that have been disproven or retracted. Here’s...
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The Gift Of Spring
Source: The Atlantic
By now, we’re knee-deep in spring; or in this three-year-old’s case, up to our noses. Taken at the Sensational Butterflies Exhibit at London’s Natural History Museum, this blue morpho butterfly and child duo has never made spring seem sweeter.
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Our Stunningly Symmetric World
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The Anatomy Of The World's Densest City
A quick study of this cramped historical accident can make even your hole-in-the-wall apartment seem grand.
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A Peek Inside The Grand Canyon
At 277 miles in length, the Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
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A Make-Believe Firing Squad?
Taken on the cusp of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, violence seeped into nearly every facet of Spanish life–even into the minds of children. Featured above, several children in Barcelona don’t spend their free time making daisy chains or playing hide and go seek; rather, they imitate firing squads.
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Florentijn Hofman’s Bright Take on Public Art
Source: Gessato
In the past, public art was confined to commemorative pieces, murals, or architectural structures. These days, the umbrella of public art encompasses a variety of art forms including land art, graffiti, political art, architecture, and more. One contemporary artist, Florentijn Hofman, creates striking, bold, and joyful pieces that force the average passerby to stop and take...
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What We Love This Week, Volume XIV
Source: This Is Colossal
The Astounding Digital Art Of Adam Martinakis
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Paolo Venturella’s Solar Powered Mosque
Source: Design Boom
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The Great Gatsby: 1974 x 2013
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Alpstein, Switzerland's Underrated Alps
Source: Interface Lift
The Alpstein massif don’t even come close to rivaling the stature of the Alps’ more snow-covered and soaring landforms, but that doesn’t make this alpine subgroup less worthy of your ogles and awes.
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Christina's World
Death affects everyone differently, and that truism might be most pronounced when comparing the works of a handful of artists–or even within a single one. Painted three years after his father’s own death, artist Andrew Wyeth shared his new, harshly muted, and ominously desolate worldview to the masses with “Christina’s World”. The work represented a marked shift in style for the painter, as if...
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Brooklyn's Finest
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The Deadly Draw Of The Clearfin Lionfish
Despite its Miami Vice coloring, this isn’t much of a “fun-loving” fish. The venomous, carnivorous lionfish can be found cruising through the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, and unlike other lionfish, this species’ spines lack any kind of marking.
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The World's Eight Most-Executing Countries
China, Iran, Iraq, Saudia Arabia, Yemen, North Korea, Sudan and The United States. Only one of them claims to be a true arbiter of justice and equality for all, and its internal statistics belie the claim. While only 12% of the US population, nearly half of all death row inmates are African American.
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Gazing Into New Zealand's Emerald Lakes
Don’t let the Oz-esque colors deceive you. The emerald lakes you see above are nestled within New Zealand’s imposing Mount Tongariro, a compound volcano and one of the three active volcanoes that dominate the North Island’s landscape.
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The Art Of Coffee Portraiture
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The Execution Of Lady Jane Grey
Painted by Paul Delaroche in 1833, the soon-to-be fallen maiden is Lady Jane Grey, whose innocence was stolen from her just as quickly as her marriage. Grey bore the title of England’s queen for a mere nine days before her 1554 execution. While he waited 300 years to paint a dramatization of the subject matter, where Delaroche gains in emotional effect he loses in historical accuracy. For...
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The Incredible Colors Of Oregon's Crater Lake
Best known for its water clarity and blue hue, this west coast caldera looks great in any light.
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The Fascinating Psychology Of Color
Who knew?
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Three Sisters Springs, Your Next Vacation...
The natural inlet near Florida’s Kings Bay sports some incredibly clear water, which makes it quite easy to spot the springs’ many manatees. The region is such a popular destination for sea cows that these sanctuaries are off limits to humans from November 15th through March 31st. So, spring breakers, make sure to book your hotel for April.
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Nine European Kings, One Funeral
Source: Wikimedia
From Wikipedia: The Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII. Standing, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel of Portugal, Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire, King George I of The Hellenes (Greece) and King Albert I of the Belgians (Belgium). Seated, from left to right: King Alfonso XIII of Spain,...
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The Luscious Landscapes Of New Zealand
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The Delicate Arch Forges Through The Night
Source: Flickr
This 65-feet-tall stunner is no stranger to controversy. In 2000, a nature photographer came under fire for, well, lighting one beneath the arch to demonstrate a particular photography technique and was subsequently fined over $10,000 for damages. Following that, photos surfacing of climber Dean Potter’s jaunt to the top caused authorities to forbid climbing on any named arch all...
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A Mesmerizing Fog Over Dubai
One of the world’s most vertical cities, Dubai’s astonishing stature can hardly be concealed by Mother Nature herself.
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A Look Down The Lower Lewis River Falls
Yes, the lake may be found in Washington, an alleged entrance to the much-mythicized northwest passage whose specious existence sent two explorers on their “merry” way across the country in the early 19th century. But if you think these falls are named after one of these adventurers, Meriwether Lewis, you’d be sadly mistaken. Rather, the Lewis River received its name from Lee Lewis, a mere...
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The Stunning Assassination Of Inejiro Asunma
When most people tune into a political debate, they anticipate that things will quickly heat up–but not to the point that they will witness the assassination of one of its speakers. And yet in 1960 in Tokyo, that exact event transpired. The slain was Inejiro Asanuma, a prominent politician and leader of the Japanese Socialist Party whose contentious support of the Chinese Communist Party proved...
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Lighting Up Ibiza
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What We Love This Week, Volume XIII
Source: Hi Fructose
Joel Rea’s High Velocity Paintings
Source: Hi Fructose
Blurring the hyper-realistic with the out-of-this-world, Australian painter Joel Rea stuns viewers around the globe with his movement-obsessed work. By portraying human subjects before scenes of staggering natural might, Rea hopes to challenge the viewer’s perspective on human importance. For more mind-boggling...
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A Gorgeous View Of Lake Powell
Named after a one-armed Civil War veteran who explored the Colorado River from which the lake may be found, Lake Powell is the second largest manmade reservoir in the United States.
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The Reason Behind Ghadames' Many Roofs
Source: National Geographic
From National Geographic: Tight clusters of traditional mud-brick-and-palm houses have stood for centuries in Ghadames, a pre-Roman oasis town in the Sahara. Rooftop walkways allowed women to move freely, concealed from men’s view.
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Elephants Grazing Kenya's Lake Amboseli
Located between the Kenyan and Tanzanian border, Amboseli National Park is one of the best wildlife viewing experiences in the world, especially for avian acolytes. Within its 151 square mile region, you can behold over 400 different species of bird!
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Mont Aiguille, The Birthplace Of Mountaineering
1492 proved a seminal year for exploration both upward and outward. As Christopher Columbus so famously sailed the ocean blue, France’s Mont Aiguille had been discovered for climbing. From then on, the French Pre-Alp plateau was considered the birthplace of mountaineering.
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The Magical World Of Magnetic Putty
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The Modern Marvel Of St. Petersburg
Forged by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, St. Petersburg served to westernize Russia’s “face” to the rest of the world. The trade-heavy Rusky city maintained its title as the Imperial capital of Russia until 1918, when, following the Bolshevik revolution, central government bodies made the move to Moscow.
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Pelé At The 1958 FIFA World Cup
What a year for Pelé: at 17, he became the youngest player in the World Cup Finals in 1958, the youngest scorer ever in the World Cup Finals, and the youngest player to win a World Cup Winner’s Medal. For Sweden (where the World Cup was held), though, the year proved sour: 1958 marked the only year that a World Cup in Europe was not won by a European team.
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The World's Most Stunning Glaciers
Source: My Opera
With their endless expanses of snow, blue ice, and crystal clear surfaces, glaciers are an incredibly breathtaking natural wonder. If you’re looking for a less poetic way to describe them, these astonishing bodies of icy mass are essentially large bodies of ice formed over centuries, when the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation). A combination of...
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The Legend Of Sri Lanka's Sigiriya Rock
Talk about placing oneself on a pedestal. According to ancient Sri Lankan chronicles, the 200-meter tall Sigiriya Rock stood high enough over the masses to prove fit for the then-king Kasyasa’s residence. There, Kasyasa marked his regal territory with impressive frescoes and, of course, an opulent lion gateway. Today, the site has been abandoned by royalty but maintains its renown by comprising...
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How The Black Death Plagued Europe
For a while, the black death’s etiology was uncertain. But thanks to ever-improving technology, scientists have determined that the plague originated in a Chinese rodent population in the form of the rod-shaped Yersinia pestis, which likely made its way to Europe via the Silk Road and merchant ships between 1346 and 1353. Science jargon aside, the plague took with it between 75 and 200 million...
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The Beauty Of Cinemagraph GIFs
Developed in 2011 by Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg, cinemagraphs are GIF images that combine still photography and video to produce a stunning effect. Typically, the entire GIF is motionless except for one or two elements, providing a brilliant juxtaposition between the motion and the motionless. For your viewing pleasure, we’ve collected 43 beautiful cinemagraph GIFs:
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The Retina Nebula, A Dazzling--And Dying--Star
Labeled IC4406, despite its incredibly lustrous and “lacy” appearance, this nebula is actually dying. As the nebula expands, it remains to be seen if the dense “mesh” veil will become part of space or simply dissipate. In the meantime, at least the Hubble grants us the opportunity to ogle at IC4406 while it’s still “alive”.
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The Menace Of The Maori Battalion
Not a force to be reckoned with, the Maori battalion (consisting of indigenous Polynesians residing within New Zealand) proved the most decorated New Zealand battalion during World War Two.
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Rasputin, The Mad Monk Who Wouldn’t Die
Source: Fresh Net
Most people have heard of Anastasia, the daughter of Czar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna who, according to a trove of rumors, survived her family’s extrajudicial murder in July 1918. Though the rumors were later disproved, general fascination with Anastasia and the tragic story of Imperial Russia’s final sovereign family has garnered extensive attention and even an...
