Tag: aff
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This ‘Dilation Chart’ Helps People Understand That Giving Birth Is Something Else
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There’s something about the word ‘dilation’ that makes me irrationally uncomfortable; it suggests a widening, a swelling, an engorging of bodily fluids to facilitate the smooth passage of something into, or out of, the human body. [zombify_post]
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An Avocado-Shaped Pool Float With Removable Pit Is A Thing And Is Right In Time For Summer!
We've had cockroach floats, unicorn floats, and many others, but this one is special. It’s an avocado. That’s right, one of the most popular millennials’ fruits has just been turned into an inflatable, and everyone is excited to see it. It's available to buy on Amazon, so what are you waiting for?! [zombify_post]
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Nickelodeon Celebrates 20 Years Of SpongeBob With Meme-Inspired Toys
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It has been 20 years since the most iconic animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants, started airing. During all these years millions of fans couldn’t turn their attention away from the lives of Bikini Bottom’s residents. Today we know this cartoon not only as one of the most popular animated series but also as a part of…
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Artist Spends Years Capturing Stunning Photos of Animals on the Brink of Extinction
Photographer Tim Flach has made it his life’s goal to continuously bring to light the plight of our endangered wildlife by confronting us with the faces of these creatures on a daily basis. His latest book titled Endangered features these creatures locking eyes with us—it’s much different than the typical pictures of animals where they…
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Creative Artist Turns Unwanted Scrap Metal into Magnificent Bird Sculptures
Some people see a pile of junk and see a mess, while other people see art. The latter is the case for South Carolina-based upcycling artist Matt Wilson (aka Airtight Artwork), who is a talented craftsman that transforms scrap metal, drift wood, and found objects into magnificent bird sculptures that look like they could come…
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Banned Photos of the WWII Japanese Internment Camps Are Finally Revealed
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Photographer Dorothea Lange is best known for her candid shots of the 1930s Great Depression and showing the heart-breaking struggle that many endured during that time. One of her most famous pieces from the period is the iconic Migrant Mother, in which a destitute pea picker is embraced by two of her seven children. In 1942, she…
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Photographer Spends 10 Years Travelling The World To Photograph The Most Beautiful Libraries On The Planet
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At first thought, you might not regard a library as a place to go to see amazing design and architecture. German architectural photographer Reinhard Görner has made it his life's work to change these perceptions, photographing both historical and contemporary architecture. Attending photography classes during university, he was intrigued by architectural photography after attending a…
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Finely Inked Lines Form Fluffy Black Cats in Illustrations by Kamwei Fong
Using only black ink, Malaysian illustrator Kamwei Fong has created a menagerie of playful black cats. Despite their contextual isolation and uniform style, each of Fong’s cats display unique personalities: some are fluffed and puffed into self-contained balls; others look with curiosity or wariness at fish that dangle or waves that crash from the animals’…
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Perfectly-Timed Photos Transform Sleepy Cats Into Ninja Warriors
In an alternate world where cats were ninjas, Japanese photographer Hisakata Hiroyuki would be king. He takes a conceptually lighter approach to his creature images, revealing the delightful world of ninja cats—otherwise ordinary felines captured in the midst of action that look like they’re performing martial arts. Hiroyuki’s portraits demonstrate the impressive agility of young cats.…
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These Spectacular Night Sky Petunias Look Like They Hold the Galaxy in Their Petals
In recent years, there's been a big trend in the gardening world to purchase plants that are multi purpose (eg: grafted fruit trees that fruit several different types of fruit on the same tree) or downright beautiful. One such example of this latter category is the Night Sky Petunia, which has an iridescent purple bloom…