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Vintage Cover Photos of The Popular Magazine in the 1920s

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The Popular Magazine, a literary publication that ran for an impressive 612 issues from 1903 to 1931, was a staple in early American literature. With a diverse range of genres, the magazine featured everything from short fiction and novellas to serialized works and even complete short novels. Although the magazine covered various subjects, it had a tendency to lean towards men’s adventure stories, particularly in its later years as the demand for hardboiled fiction increased. Continue reading »

This Man Turned Characters Of Popular Series Into Kids by Using Midjourney Neural Network

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We reached the point when artificial intelligence got so advanced we can generate all kinds of images without putting a lot of effort into it. The only thing that is needed here is ideas. And oh boy, there are so many of them, the Internet is exploding! So, today, we want to share something interesting we’ve stumbled upon. Continue reading »

Artist Shows The ‘Unseen’ Side Of Popular Characters And People Are Saying It Looks Just Wrong

Do you like pop culture, dark humor, the occasional pun, and having your childhood ruined? You’re about to find out⁠—once you see these illustrations by Chicago illustrator Alex Solis, you won’t be able to unsee them. Continue reading »

Wonderfully Interpretive Paper Collages Depicting Popular Cats And Dogs Of Instagram

Artist Lola Dupre has created a wonderful series of interpretive, hand paneled paper collages that depict popular cats and dogs of Instagram. Continue reading »

National Geographic Reveals Its Most Popular Instagram Photos Of 2017

National Geographic is wrapping up the year with 18 of its most popular Instagram photos from 2017. Continue reading »

Reimagining The Simpsons’ Home In 8 Popular Architectural Styles

What better way to demonstrate America’s diverse architectural styles than through the country’s most infamous family — The Simpsons? Continue reading »

Most Handsome, Best Dressed, Most Popular, Best Legs – Yearbook “Class Favorites” From The 1970s

Perhaps the best part of a yearbook is awards section spotlighting the students voted “most likely to succeed”, “best dressed”, “most handsome”, etc. They’re especially interesting to look back on forty years later. We can take note of what passed for “best looking” in those days, and enjoy the fashions, haircuts, and other nostalgic goodies that come from these popularity contest portions of every American yearbook. Continue reading »

This Sexy Piece Of Clothing Is Becoming Increasingly Popular In Japan

This knitted sleeveless sweater with a large cut-back is all the rage in Japan right now, and it’s not hard to see why. Continue reading »

How Popular Cartoon Characters Look Like Before Their Morning Coffee

Australian illustrator Sam Milham, who previously brought us his reimaginations of ‘Super Mario’ characters as hipsters, returns with this amusing and laughable collection of famous cartoon characters before their morning dose of caffeine. Continue reading »

Designer Paints Alternative Posters Of Popular Movies Based On Mood In The Films

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UK-based freelance artist Karl Fitzgerald draws inspiration from the mood set in famous films, including Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Kill Bill, to recreate their posters. The illustrator paints these alternative artworks and sells some of them as screen prints. Continue reading »

“Star Wars Bands”: Superfi Spoofs Popular Album Covers Using Star Wars Puns

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The bloggers at Superfi have used the escalating hype to create something rather amusing: “Star Wars Bands,” a series of iconic album covers twisted to match Star Wars-related puns. Lady Gaga’s face from The Fame is mutated into a grinning “Lady JarJar”; Chewbacca throws up Tupac’s “westside” on the cover of 2paca: all jediz on me. Other spoofs include the Sex Pistols, Run-D.M.C., and Green Day. Clever and good-humored, “Star Wars Bands” will amuse music and movie lovers alike. Continue reading »

François Dourlen Blurs The Line Between Popular Culture And The Real World With His iPhone

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The pairing of Instagram and the iPhone led to a lot more creativity than the average selfie. As a matter of fact, people all over the photo-sharing platform are using Instagram to find new ways to make sharing pictures fun again. Instagrammer François Dourlen is a perfect example. The France-based teacher uses Instagram in his spare time to upload awesome, creative images, bringing his favorite cartoon characters and pop culture icons to life. Keep in mind, Dourlen does all of this just using his iPhone and his imagination! Continue reading »

Robot Couple Parody Popular ‘Follow Me’ Instagram Page

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A Robot couple have taken photos parodying a popular Instagrammer who takes photographs of himself following his wife around the world. Dan Tanenbaum decided to take the shots of his miniature robots made of watch parts when visiting various tourist destinations. Unlike the original shots which show a woman holding her husband’s hand and leading him around, the robots are seen holding each others robotic hands. Continue reading »

Beautiful Minimalist Tattoos Inspired By Popular Disney Films

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The effect of a Disney film lasts long after the movie ends. Merchandise, fan art and fan fiction all exist out of a pure love for these stories, and these minimalistic tattoos are no different. Featuring symbols from Peter Pan, The Aristocats, and Lion King among others, these designs are an understated way to pay a tribute to these eternal tales. Continue reading »

Zelda The Shiba Inu Digitally Added Into Popular Photographs And Movie Stills

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Seattle photographer Olivia Lazer had a little fun with her Shiba Inu, named Zelda, by digitally adding the beautiful canine into popular photographs and movie stills. The entire collection of photos are available to view on Instagram. Continue reading »

What If Popular Media Persons Appears In Popular 2016 Movie Posters?

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Onur Kurnaz and Sevil Yılmaz are the creators of one of the most popular and humorous works of last year in Turkey which was a blend of Oscar nominees movie posters with Turkish memes and funny social media characters. Continue reading »

Woman’s Hilarious Parody Portraits Recreate Popular Celebrity Instagram Photos

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Comedian Celeste Barber set out to prove that while celebrity Instagram photos may be interesting to look at and admire, they aren’t always realistic. She created the #CelesteChallengeAccepted project that follows her as she attempts to recreate some of the most unique social media snapshots of famous actors, musicians, and TV personalities. Continue reading »

Trolling Items at the Popular Furniture Store

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Popular IKEA furniture stores fell victim to the famous comedian Jeff Wysaski (previously). The guy made fake and funny reviews of many products and put them in the store. Let’s see his latest creations.
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An Artist Recreates Popular TV Series Posters Into Fun Illustrations

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“I created the digital series of illustrations based on the posters of popular TV series.”, says artist Toshib Bagde to Bored Panda. Continue reading »

Beautiful And Tasty “Sushi Cakes” Are Now Very Popular In Japan

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Have you ever seen Japanese “Sushi Cakes” (originally they were called “Oshi-sushi”.)? They are very popular in Japan right now. They look great and people enjoy both making and eating them.
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Mermaid On Starbucks Coffee Sleeves Turned Into Popular Characters

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Art can be done anytime and anywhere. Take, for example, @Sleevebucks, an Instagram (and tumbr) about movie and pop-culture characters drawn on the sleeves that come with cups of Starbucks coffee.
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Popular Trail Closed After Two Giant Sequoias Fall

One of two downed trees lies across the popular Trail of 100 Giants at Sequoia National Forest, California, temporarily closing the trail. The Forest Service said the downed trees were reported Friday and no one was injured. Officials are still working to determine the ages of the trees and why they fell. Some of the giant trees in that area are 245 feet tall and have diameters of 18 feet. (Sequoia National Forest via AP) Continue reading »