Spoof Entry Wins American Apparel’s Plus-size Model Search – but Furious Brand Awards Prize to Someone Else
A spoof photo shoot entered into American Apparel’s plus-size model search has controversially won the competition. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Heavy Rains Fall over Bangkok
Heavy rain falls over the city of Bangkok at sunset during the monsoon season on Sept. 18. The East Asian monsoon is a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia. It affects approximately one-third of the global population, influencing the climate of Japan, the Koreas, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and much of mainland China. (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP – Getty Images) Click image to zoom.
What is the WEEE Man and What does He Represent?
The WEEE Man is made from the amount of waste electrical and electronic products that an average UK citizen – YOU – will throw away in YOUR lifetime, if YOU carry on disposing of products at the current rate. Currently most of these products go straight into landfill. From January 2006 manufactures & retailers will be responsible for recycling this waste under new EU legislation called the WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Directive. Continue reading »
Your Portrait Poster-size? Everyday People Plastered all over Israel
Israeli artists paste large portraits on the side of a bridge near the city of Netanya, Israel, early Thursday. (Tara Todras-whitehill / AP) Continue reading »
English Vegetable Grower Claims Guinness World Record for 8 kg Onion
Gardener Peter Glazebrook poses for photographers with his world record breaking onion at The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show on September 16 in Harrogate, England. Peter Glazebrook from Newark, Nottinghamshire claimed a Guinness World Record with his giant onion weighing 8.150kg. (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)
Mona Lisa Made of 3,604 Cups of Coffee
Artist assistants stand next to 3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa in Sydney, Australia. The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different shades. Continue reading »
Burnt Euro Notes Exhibition
Burnt Euro notes are displayed in the money museum of German Bundesbank in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP) Continue reading »
Doraemon gets Museum in Japan
Doraemon charactors are displayed during a press preview on the rooftop playground of the Kawasaki City Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki on August 22, 2011. The museum exhibiting works of art produced by Fujiko F. Fujio, acclaimed author and manga artist, will open to the public on September 3. (AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA) Continue reading »
Origami Cave Puts a Stylish Spin on Emergency Shelter
Australian architecture firm LAVA exhibited its inhabitable “Origami Cave” as part of The Emergency Shelter exhibition, which was held in Sydney earlier this month. The exhibition featured architects from around the globe including Ateliers Jean Nouvel, PTW Architects, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Cox, Koichi Takada Architects, Sou Fujimoto and Terunobu Fujimori. Each architect was asked to create a shelter that would not only protect people from the elements during an emergency situation, but would also provide a space that was secure and comfortable in the aftermath of a disaster.
Sydney architecture firm LAVA has recently exhibited its inhabitable “Origami Cave” as part of The Emergency Shelter exhibition (image by LAVA) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: The Largest Collection of Stuffed Dogs in the World
The largest collection of stuffed dogs in the world, was created by the last owner of the Bitov Castle, Baron George Haas, who commited suicide in 1945 before deportation to Austria, at Bitov Castle in Bitov, South Moravia. The Baron had thousands of animals and around 200 dogs, of which 51 were stuffed after their death and are part of the Guinness World Record collection. (Radek Mica/AFP/Getty Images) Click image to zoom.
Lightning Illuminates the Sky Over Las Vegas
Lightning flashes over the Las Vegas Strip during a thunderstorm early on September 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stormy weather is expected to continue through Thursday. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
Gold-Painted Infiniti G37 In China Towed By Traffic Police for Illegal Parking
The “golden sports car” traveling at Xinjiekou in Nanjing. (chinaSMACK/NetEase) Continue reading »
Panda Girls Wearing Panda Shorts In Shanghai
What is performance art? It refers to artists using reality itself to create a performance. Recently, photographs of a group of seven “panda girls” wearing panda shorts with the “Mo Jie 2” (a MMORPG) panda have been circulating on various large websites and microblogs, with performance art once again melting into marketing. Continue reading »
Most Awesome Wall of Air Conditioners Appears in Fuzhou, China
The outer wall of the Fuzhou Dalijiacheng Building is densely covered with air conditioner compressor units, the entire building’s outer wall having over 500 air conditioning compressor units attached in total and still increasing, and has been called the most “Air Conditioner Wall” in Fuzhou history by city residents. Continue reading »
Underwater Sculptures Turn Natural Wonders
In Molinere Bay on the West coast of Grenada lies the world’s first ever underwater sculpture park, which is home to 65 breath-taking works of art created by underwater photographer, sculptor and conservationist Jason de Caires Taylor. Continue reading »
Cabbage, Radish, Carrots? Oh My! Veggies Crafted in Carving Competition
Russian vegetable carver Anastasia Korsakova makes finishing touches on her work on September 5, 2011 during the first European carving competition in Leipzig, eastern Germany. The competition is taking place during the “Gaeste” trade fair for the restaurant, hotel and catering business running until September 6, 2011. Within four hours, competitors have to carve in front of the jury’s eyes a piece from melons, papayas, stem cabbage, cucumbers, radish, carrots and Chinese cabbage. (JAN WOITAS/AFP/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Montblanc Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco
A general view of atmosphere is seen during the Montblanc “Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco” World Premiere presentation under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco at Opera at Monte Carlo Opera on September 8, 2011 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe) Continue reading »
Sotheby’s Launch Their Sculpture Exhibition At Chatsworth House
The never before seen Legend by Damien Hirst is part of the Beyond Limits exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture displayed in the gardens of Chatsworth, England by Sotherby’s until October 30. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Green German River Dyed Even Greener
Argentinean artist Nicolas Uriburu, dressed in green, pours green dye into the river Weser in Bremen, northern Germany, Friday, Sept. 9, to mark the opening of an exhibition called “Farbe im Fluss” or “Color in the River.” at the museum of modern art. (David Hecker / AP) Continue reading »
Dubai Opens New Driverless, Remote-Controlled Metro Service
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (yellow) arrives at a metro station to inaugurate the second metro rail network, after a two-year delay, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on September 9, 2011. (Karim Sahib / AFP – Getty Images) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Children Watch Revealing Lingerie Show
Underage spectators are simply too captivated. (chinaSMACK)
Cute Chinese Cargo Van Apartment
A car owner in Kunming, China has converted a cargo truck into a mobile home. There is 8.5 square meters of usable area, and one can cook, sleep, go online, and watch television in the car. This mobile home including the vehicle and renovations cost under 130,000 yuan, and because of its low cost and comprehensive features. It features a small kitchen with a sink and electric stove, bunk-beds, refrigerator, flat screen TV and a computer. (chinaSMACK) Continue reading »
Chinese Drug Maker’s Deluxe Office Building Comparable to Imperial Palace
“This is not Versailles; this is office building of 6 Pharmaceutical Factory of Harbin Pharmaceutical Group!” September 5, a group of luxury office building photos of Harbin Pharmaceutical Group spread in major Chinese forums, according to the post person, its lavish degree surpassed magnificent imperial palace,” Photo shows the main building’s decoration is Versailles style, in the corridors are wood carvings, and assembled with gold foil, each angel is vivid.” These photos are found from the medicine factory’s official website. Continue reading »
