Tokyo Game Show 2012 Girls
The Tokyo Game Show kicked off at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on September 20, 2012 with 209 companies from all over the world exhibiting more than 1,000 games and devices. Organizers said social networking games are in the spotlight this year due to the popularity of smartphones and tablets. As always, the booth babes attracted a lot of media interest. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Total Recall
Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his new book, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story,” at the Hamilton in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
Cheetos for President
Portraits of Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are made of more than 2,000 Cheetos each by Colorado Springs artist Jason Baalman. (Jack Dempsey/Invision)
Showing His Colours
Colorado Rockies fan, Josh Pugh, displays his team inspired mowhawk before the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. (Getty)
Rain Room
Visitors explore ‘Rain Room’ by artists Random International, a 100 square metre field of falling water which parts as visitors walk underneath, at the Barbican. (PA) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Like Father, Like Son
8-year-old Robert Irwin, son of Steve, feeds freshwater crocodiles with Australia Zoo’s Head of Reptiles, Josh Ruffell first time in public. (Getty)
Foldable.Me Launches!
Ever wished you were cuter, lighter and more portable?
Foldable.Me lets you create 3D cardboard avatars of yourself or your friends. Customise them on http://foldable.me and they’ll be sent anywhere in the world. Foldable.Me launches on October 2nd 2012 – priced at $11.99 including free international delivery. Continue reading »
LEGO Vampire
A giant vampire figure is completed in the early morning at the LEGO Halloween-themed community build in New Orleans. (Cheryl Gerber/Invision for LEGO)
Fantastic Dot Art of Nikki Douthwaite
Art work that takes ages and will hurt your eyes.
“My work for the last three years has been based around two mediums; dot art (also known as confetti art) and collage. My dot art is made by using coloured dots produced by a hole punch, and painstakingly stuck on, one by one, with a pair of tweezers. This idea came from the works of Georges-Pierre Seurat, studying his pointillist paintings from the late 19th century. My collages are made from magazine articles relevant to the subject of the picture.”
Photo of the Day: Spreewald Forest, Germany
Farmer Harald Wenske transports a harvest of pumpkins yesterday from a field that can be reached only by his traditional boat in Lehde in the Spreewald forest, Germany. (Patrick Pleul / The Guardian)
South African Leopard Catches Sandgrouse
Deftly he finished with a birdie that they fly so low? Continue reading »
Alternative Fashion by Circa Nocturna
For those who favour alternative fashion, Circa Nocturna is the one event that cannot be missed during the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. This year’s event was as unusual and infamously different as only Circa can be, however this was particularly significant as it marks the end of the traditional showcase of Australian subculture fashion, and will now be replaced with smaller boutique based previews throughout the year. Continue reading »
Harry Potter Author J. K. Rowling Releases First Book for Adults
A woman at Foyles bookshop looks at a copy of J. K. Rowling’s latest novel “The Casual Vacancy” which has gone on sale today starting at 8:00 am on September 27, 2012 in London, England. “The Casual Vacancy” is J. K. Rowling’s first book aimed at an adult readership and is centered on a parish council election in a small West Country town. (Photo by Oli Scarff) Continue reading »
Girls of Octoberfest 2012
With the traditional tapping-ritual, the Oktoberfest has been opened on saturday, September 22, 2012. As usual, Christian Ude, mayor of the city of Munich, had the honour of declaring the Oktoberfest open. With two strikes he tapped the first barell of Oktoberfest beer at the Schottenhamel beer tent and let let the world know “O’zapft is!” – meaning that the barell has been successfully tapped – and wished everybody a peacefull Oktoberfest.
Despite the rather wet weather on saturday, the first weekend was te xpeted sucess: Approximately 850.000 guests from Munich, Bavaria, the rest of Germany and from all over the world came to visit the 179th Oktoberfest on the opening weekend. About one million liters of beer and about nine oxen have already been sold. Continue reading »
“Tattoos” Project by Scott R. Kline
Environmental Portrait Photographer, Scott R. Kline, creates portraits that are warm in tone and color, engaging the viewer by being direct and honest. He seeks to illuminate the soul of those he photographs.
Scott is a contributing photographer at InMenlo.com, where his editorial photographs portray many of the movers and shakers of Silicon Valley. Scott is a member of Editorial Photographers (EP) and American Photographic Artists (APA).
His True Calling portraits catch people doing what they love. The Burning Man portraits celebrate the joy and creativity of that annual festival. His Women with Tattoos series delves into the beauty and art of the tattoo culture. Continue reading »
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 22
Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio poses with members of The Iniquitus, patrons of death, during a sneak peek at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 22. (Kevin Kolczynski/Universal) Continue reading »
Creauters from Outer Space
More than 125 meteorites will be offered for sale on October 14 by by Heritage Auctions, including a naturally sculpted Gibeon iron meteorite discovered by indigenous tribesmen in Namibia, estimated to bring $140,000 to $180,000; large chunks of rock from the far side of the moon found in Libya, expected to bring $340,000 to $380,000; and a naturally sculpted 179-pound, 18-inch iron meteorite from the Kalahari Desert that has three shallow depressions evocative of the central figure in Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” expected to bring $170,000. (Heritage Auctions) Continue reading »
Mona Lisa in Switzerland
A painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci representing the Mona Lisa is displayed during a presentation in Geneva, Switzerland. (Yannick Bailly/Keystone) Continue reading »
Assembling a Chair
At the GAR Products furniture manufacturing facility in Lakewood, NJ, employees prepare chairs to be sprayed with a UV stain and a chair moves along the assembly line. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Family Portrait
Kukena the baby western lowland gorilla clings to his mum Salome as Kukena celebrates his first birthday on September 27th at Bristol Zoo Gardens. (PA)
Not Quite a Monster Truck
Welder Li Lianzhi poses with his huge bicycle, which is about 2.7 meters in length and 1.9 meters in height. Li Lianzhi spent 20 days and $1,110 making the bicycle. To balance the bicycle, Li injected 100 kilograms of water into the front wheel, so the bicycle weighs nearly 400 kilograms. (Barcroft)
Falling Away
A 3D street painting, about 150 square meters, is seen at in Nanjing, China. (Barcroft)
Unexplained
A crop circle resembling ‘the cube’ from hit action movie Transformers has appeared in a field in Wiltshire. Farmer James Hussey discovered the flattened crops – which some forums believe is a Rubik’s Cube type puzzle. (Barcroft)
Beluga Whales: Play with me!
Baring teeth and charging upwards, this rare beluga whale makes a dash towards wildlife photographer Joe Bunni. But rather than an act of aggression these 4m long mammals are just messing around in the sea, enjoying the company. (Barcroft) Continue reading »
The Rolling Stones: Charlie is my Darling
Fourteen unseen photographs of fresh faced Rolling Stones on their way to a gig in Dublin in 1965 have been uncovered by archivists. (AP) Continue reading »
