Amazing Pictures of New York City in the early 1980s
NYC in the late 1970s and early 80s could best be described using Charles Dickens’ phrase “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Meryl Meisler’s photographs documented it with compassion and humor. As the city neared bankruptcy, crime rates rose, epidemics of arson and crack made the Big Apple seem like it was rotting to the core. In the midst of it all, a scintillating groundbreaking disco nightlife culture arose. Crossing the most exclusive clubs’ velvet gates, Meryl danced and photographed with her medium format camera.
Unisex Beauty Salon, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, 1984.
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“Flight Attendants” by Brian Finke
Photographer Brian Finke spent nearly two years traversing the friendly skies, following the life of flight attendants in the air and on the ground, from Delta and Hawaiian Air, to Hooters Air, Southwest, Air France, British Airways, Air Asia, and dozens more. His images of flight attendants waving, applying makeup and deboarding plans while smiling appear as if they were ripped from an advertisement in a glossy magazine. Continue reading »
These Disney Princesses Drawn as High School Students are So Great
Sometimes on a Wednesday morning, it’s pretty easy to get depressed when you remember that you weren’t born as a Disney princess and in fact have double chemistry, soggy shoes and a rubbish sarnie for lunch. Continue reading »
Beautiful Goldie Hawn’s “Laugh-In” Bikini Photoshoot
Vintage young Goldie Hawn from the time when this was considered pushing the envelope by late 1960’s TV standards, but Laugh-In was the #1 rated show for two seasons (1968-1970). Continue reading »
In Bed with Marilyn Monroe
Perhaps it was her girlish, whispery voice; or the way her eyes danced when she smiled; or how she seemed to have an unearthly glow about her. Whatever the reason, Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most glamorous, seductive, and charming women in Hollywood history. Continue reading »
This Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses as Twisted Characters and They’re So Creepy
If you spend a lot of time dreaming of being a Disney Princess, DeviantArt user Jeffrey Thomas‘s drawings will probably give you nightmares of a whole new kind, as he incredibly reimagines their characters as Twisted Princesses.
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104-Year-Old Grandma Yarn-Bombs Her Town
Street artists are just whippersnappers in comparison to this “yarnbomber.” Grace Brett is 104 and she’s likely the world’s oldest guerrilla knitter. This English lady helped Souter Stormers, a group of knitting partisans, decorate 46 landmarks in the town of Borders. It was done as a part of the Yarrow, Ettrick and Selkirk (YES) festival. Continue reading »
Longest Glass Bridge Ever Just Opened in China and Tourists are Terrified to Walk It
Walking among the clouds is technologically infeasible, but glass bridge is a close second. The longest walkway just opened in Shiniuzhai Geopark in Chinese province of Hunan. It’s about 984 feet / 300 meters long and 590 feet / 180 meters high. It’s both the world’s longest glass bridge.
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Instagram Helps Hide the Harsh Reality of Life in India
Whilst Instagram has helped us all see more of the world, it’s also changed the way we view it in more ways than one. Continuing on from our recent story that revealed what was really happening behind-the-scenes of your favorite Instagram accounts, comes the eye-opening series ‘Broken India’. Continue reading »
These Tiny Frozen Worlds will Give You a New Perspective
British artist Jenny Ayrton has taken the traditional “ship in a bottle” concept in a whole new direction. Her miniature scenes of everyday life are seemingly “frozen” in a solid piece of glass. Continue reading »
This is What Happens When Donald Trump is Cast as The Princess in Classic Disney Films
As Ariel © Disney / Jen Lewis / BuzzFeed
Jen Lewis of BuzzFeed enjoys evenings alone watching Rug Rats, Full House, and Donald Trump speeches while waiting for inspiration to hit. And when it does, boy oh boy, is it good! Lewis’s hilarious illustrations and GIFs are always right on the money. Continue reading »
The ABCs of College
Every student, more or less consciously, adhere to that alphabet. Now read all of its letters and tell us if you agreed or disagreed (or you still do) with this in college? Continue reading »
Kamil Kotarba Explores the Lack of Human Interaction in the Digital Age
In the series ‘Hide And Seek’, photographer Kamil Kotarba reflects on how the rise of mobile screens negatively influences the way we connect and interact with others. His photographs capture daily scenes, such as a dinner for two and an evening on the couch, yet only show arms attached to mobile phones without the bodies. Continue reading »
Impressive Sculptures by Steve Lord
Steve Lord is an award winning artist, and has been sculpting professionally since the age of 19. He has done work for Franklin Mint, Danbury Mint, Rhythm and Hues, Odd World Inhabitants and Frank Frazetta just to name a few. Continue reading »
Stunning Digital Artworks by Richard Kingston
Richard Kingston is a full time graphic designer, illustrator and animator based in the heart of Somerset.
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Chinese Tech Companies Hiring ‘Pretty’ Girls to Motivate Male Employees by Chatting, Playing Ping Pong and Buying them Breakfast
Because they cannot motivate themselves? Who knows! But according to Trending in China (via Tech in Asia), “programming cheerleaders” apparently exist. Continue reading »
Street Artist Creates Guerrilla Posters on the Streets of New York City
Street artist Vermibus is keep on going on his route of the most influential Fashion Weeks around the Globe, travelling to New York, London, Milan and Paris. The “Unveiling Beauty Tour” has a declared objective to reveal the true beauty that lies hidden behind the various campaigns that are forced upon the public spaces of these cities. Here are some shots from the first completed step in NYC, stay tuned and check back with us for more interventions updates from the V-Tour. Continue reading »
Street Artist Creates a Series of Invasions in Ravenna, Italy
Invader is back on the streets of Ravenna in Italy where he just finished working on his second wave of invasions in this lovely city. Continue reading »
If Disney Princesses Were Canadian
As they should be, amiright?
Cinderella
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Fake Family Portraits From the Art World
Self-Portrait with Laurie Simmons at her home in New York. © Chandler Holmes
Throughout college, Chandler Holmes took a lot of photos of his family. When he applied to graduate school, one of his interviewers suggested that he continue this trend by flying back and forth to visit them, an expensive proposition for a student already coping with tuition and other living expenses. “I’d hate for you to have to get a surrogate family,” the interviewer said when Holmes balked at the idea. The idea of using a different family seemed a bit far-fetched but it stuck with him, and a few months into school he began to explore ways to create a project about family that didn’t revolve around his own.
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These Posters Perfectly Sum Up Twentysomethings’ Addiction To The Internet
Ajit Johnson’s #This_Generation series is wise to your dependence on your phone, wifi, and Facebook. Continue reading »
The Complete Number Pi Book
As early as in ancient times, the ancient enumerators noticed that all the wheels have something in common. Their diameter and circumference stay in the same proportion to each other and this figure is close to 3. That is the number Pi exactly and it is usually given approximately because it has more than a million of decimal places.
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Just a Selfie Spoon
Now, even during eating people will use smartphones. All because of a gadget called “Spoon Stick” that allows us to take photos while eating. Continue reading »
Funny Photos of Men Mimicking Women on Instagram
The men you’ll see below maintain a distance from themselves and treat Instagram with a pinch of salt and that’s why they decided to troll women sharing photos on Instagram. Continue reading »
September 25: This Day in Photos from the Past
Holding one of the rockets designed to speed into the stratosphere at 700 miles an hour in search of new meteorological data, Dr. Robert Goddard, second from right, with a few of his assistants (unidentified), is pictured in Roswell, N.M., September 25, 1935. (Photo by AP Photo)
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