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Man Dresses Up Every Sunday To Take His Grandmother To Church

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By now most of the legends have already been debunked and sorted out. Except maybe for the one of the mysterious Sunday Man from Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading »

India To Use 3D Paintings As Speed Breakers To Slow Down Dangerous Drivers

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Barcroft Media

Would you slow down if you were driving towards what looked like a floating pedestrian crossing? We certainly would, and India’s transport minister Nitin Gadkari hopes that millions of other people will too. That’s why he’s proposing the use of these 3D paintings as an alternative form of speed-breaker. And as you can see from the pictures below, these optical illusions are sure to catch your attention. Continue reading »

After The Apocalypse: Emotionally Impacting Illustrations By Jonas De Ro

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I recently discovered yet another amazing artist. His name is Jonas De RoThe. Jonas is currently living and working in London. He is a digital artist doing freelance and in-house concept art, design, and illustration for films and games. His tools of the trade are Photoshop, Sketchup, Wacom Intuos and his brain. Continue reading »

Get Lost In The Majesty Of These Incredible Photos From Australia

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Australia is home to some of the greatest beaches in the world but to truly appreciate them, you need to dive into the crystal clear water and experience them for yourself. That’s precisely how award-winning Australian photographer Warren Keelan achieves these majestic shots of giant swells and towering waves. Continue reading »

Internet In Real Life: This Small Italian Village Became A Web 2.0 Intervention Project

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Civitacampomarano is a small village in the province of Campobasso with just 400 souls, mainly elderly. In this village, rich in folk traditions, Internet is a partially unknown world: mobile phones have difficulty working and the data connection is practically nonexistent. Continue reading »

This Woman Captures Charming Photos Of Her Lovely Giant Teddy Bear

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The Instagram account @boonethebear, created by sophomore graphic design majors Spencer Findlay and Mackenzie Schmutz, features a giant teddy bear in locations ranging from Palm Drive to the snowy mountains. Continue reading »

Edouard Martinet’s Masterfully Sculpted Animals And Insects Made From Bicycle, Car And Motorcycle Parts

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French artist Edouard Martinet assembles faithful interpretations of birds, crustaceans, insects, and other creatures with countless objects from discarded bicycles, cars, and household objects. A bicycle pump forms the abdomen of a dragonfly, windshield wipers serve as the legs of a fly, or the metal logos of a bicycle manufacturer are layered to create the dense scales of a fish. All the more incredible considering Martinet never welds or solders his pieces, but instead uses only screws or fasteners, selecting only the perfect components that “fit” each assemblage like a puzzle. Continue reading »

Incredibly Colorized Pictures Show The Life Of Russian People In The Past

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Here is an incredible collection of colorized vintage photos that shoe the life of old Russian people in the past. Continue reading »

Sweet Illustrations And Vector Portraits By The Chinese Female Artist Shingudoo

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They really are some nice pieces. Unfortunately, I’m unable to figure out a way to for you to preview them without first going to her gallery on DeviantArt. I found this. Continue reading »

Boxers Before And After The Fight: Beautiful Photography Project By Nicolai Howalt

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“Boxer” is a photography project by Danish artist Nicolai Howalt which created a series of boxers portraits taken before and after a fight. Continue reading »

Waldo Is A Real Guy And You’ll Love Following His Adventures

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Remember Waldo, the stripped sweater-wearing guy who had a knack for appearing in the oddest places in his Where’s Waldo? books? Well, the stripped hooligan is back in action! Nowadays, Wally travels the world spreading good cheer, cheesy jokes, humorous Instagram posts of his latest location. Continue reading »

Secret Worlds Hidden Inside A Wooden Ring

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No matter how much jewelry you own, chances are that you don’t own anything quite like this. “What’s so special about these rings?” I hear you cry. Well, the answer is simple. These rings aren’t normal rings. These rings contain secret worlds. These otherworldly rings are the creation of Canadian jewelry maker Secret Wood. They’re all handmade using fresh wood, jewelry resin, and beeswax, and no two rings are the same which means that the little world you’ll carry on your finger is unique only to you. Continue reading »

The Red Lights Of Parisian Cafés: Dark And Gloomy Photos That Will Fill You With Trepedation

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With his series entitled Red Lights, the French photographer Blaise Arnold decided to document the red lights of Parisian cafes through dark and haunting photographs. Blaise Arnold captures unadorned the storefronts of cafes in Paris, Saint-Denis or Nanterre, illuminating the deserted streets like beacons in the night. Continue reading »

‘Game Of Thrones’ Characters From The 80s And 90s

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You’ve probably been wondering what ‘Game of Thrones’ would look like if it took place in the 80’s. We mean, who hasn’t? Finally, you can put this question to rest thanks to Mike Wrobel. The graphic designer just put together these seriously cool renditions of some of the characters if they lived in the 80’s or early 90’s. Jon Snow is a Nirvana fan and Joffrey carries a Nintendo gun in his pants. Obviously. Continue reading »

Superb Yamaha Swan-Like Scooter With Insect Wings Will Make You Feel Like Flying

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Now you can literally fly while you are on the road. With the new Yamaha 04 GEN Scooter, there is no need to board a plane, make a parachute jump or paraglide to feel the air beneath your wings. This concept scooter is designed to look as graceful as a swan, with side wings that open up in the shape of the thin see-through insect wings. Let us see how will the concept scooter look like when it hits the stores – will we feel as elegant as a swan and as fast as a wasp? Continue reading »

Woman Hilariously Recreates More Ridiculous Instagram Photos Posted By Celebs

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Last year, we featured Australian comedian Celeste Barber’s comical recreations of absurd Instagram photos posted by celebrities. What began as a joke has now turned into a full-fledged series that has strangers sending in requests for specific images of superstars to be remade. View highlights of her latest additions below and stay updated via her Instagram account. Continue reading »

Disney Artist Inserts Beloved Characters Into Old, Traditional Japanese Photos

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Disney artist John Ramirez inserts Disney and other inspired characters into traditional Japanese pictures and scenes, turning them into surreal worlds from the 19th and 20th century. Continue reading »

Expressive Photos Of The Pillow Fight In Kiev, Ukraine

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Photo by Roman Pilipey / EPA

Ukrainian teenagers hit each other with pillows during a large pillow fight in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 24 April 2016. About hundred people took part in the event “Pillow battle 2016” in Kiev. Continue reading »

Sony World Photography Awards 2016 Winners

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Professional environment category winner. Eagle Hunters of Western China, by Kevin Frayer, Canada. The training and handling of large birds of prey follows a strict set of ancient rules that Kazakh eagle hunters are preserving for future generations in the mountainous region of western China that borders Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Continue reading »

What Russian Empire Looked Like Before 1917… In Color

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The Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection features color photographic surveys of the vast Russian Empire made between ca. 1905 and 1915. Frequent subjects among the 2,607 distinct images include people, religious architecture, historic sites, industry and agriculture, public works construction, scenes along water and railway transportation routes, and views of villages and cities. An active photographer and scientist, Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) undertook most of his ambitious color documentary project from 1909 to 1915. The Library of Congress purchased the collection from the photographer’s sons in 1948. Continue reading »

Designer Transforms A Boeing 737 Jet Engine Into A Massive Chair

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UK-based furniture design company Fallen Furniture, have created a huge chair out of a BOEING 737 Engine Cowling. Looking like it belongs in some type of futuristic setting, this over-sized chair, is a pure attention seeker. The chair, which can actually spin on its base, has a highly polished exterior shell, and a dark luxurious leather interior. Continue reading »

Colorful Lines, Inspired By The London Underground, Will Lead You To Classrooms At This Language School

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Architect Emil Dervish, has designed the Underhub language school, in Kiev, Ukraine. When designing the space, he was inspired by the London Underground, and wanted to re-create the atmosphere, with the use of bold colorful lines. Continue reading »

Russian Illustrator Reimagines Different Coffees As Cats

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So you’ve been drinking your coffee wrong this whole time. Russian illustrator Elena Efremova, for example, not only drinks her coffee, she depicts its flavor by drawing cats with it! Purrfection. Continue reading »

Negative Space Inspired Interiors By Mungo Thomson

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Mungo Thomson is a contemporary visual concept artist from Los Angeles. His work can be described as simple but fascinating. His interest in what he calls ‘the dumb idea’, something simple but interesting, makes his art so special. Continue reading »

An Artist Has Created A Giant Mosaic Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles Depicting Vincent Van Gogh’s Famous Painting ‘The Starry Night’

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Photo by Yueh-Hua Lee

A giant mosaic made from recycled plastic bottles depicting Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting The Starry Night is to be unveiled in Keelung’s Embrace Cultural and Creative Park, Northern Taiwan. Continue reading »