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A See-Through House Built Around a Tree in a Kazakh Forest
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Buried in the trees of Kazakhstan’s sweeping Almaty forest is a cylindrical glass house, a space designed to help one with spiritual and creative development. At the moment, the four-story tree house designed by Architect Aibek Almasov, founder of Amaty-based A.Masow Design Studio, is a still in early concept phases. Soon, the home will be…
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Photographer Captures Monumental Portraits Of Ancient Trees Reveal Some Of Earth’s Oldest Living Wonders
Beth Moon has positioned herself as a sort of documentarian of baobabs. In a book titled Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time, the photographer reveals heart-stopping images of bulging plants reaching to the heavens and the horizon. Although she photographs other types of ancient trees, like sequoias and yews, her framed baobabs – trees that can…
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Dog Is Trained To Respond To Harry Potter Spells And He’s Probably The Cutest Hogwarts Student Ever
Dog training can be a pretty overwhelming task, but proper training and socialization are very important for every dog. So many dog owners choose not to skip this step. Armed with snacks and patience owners usually get pretty good results at getting their puppies to listen to them. Although some puppy owners are not afraid…
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Phodography Shows That Dogs Can A Be Woman’s Best Friends As Well
I have been photographing my dog in silly costumes for over a year, and I don’t regret a minute of it. They say never work with animals and yet I have spent the last 5 years of my life doing just that and couldn’t be happier. Phodography was inspired by my late great Uncle and…
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Photographer Travels Across India To Show How Incredibly Beautiful Its Local People Are
Meeting people from different backgrounds and understanding that you're different and the same at the same time really broadens your horizons. Yet most of us can't travel to all the corners of the world. However, just because we can't shake hands with a person from a distant place doesn't mean we can't get introduced to…
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Company Finds A Genius Way To Use Avocado Seeds To Create Biodegradable Single-Use Cutlery
It seems that people are slowly but surely beginning to understand the terrible impact our actions can have on earth. And one of the biggest and most environmentally harmful human marks we have made is with plastic. From plastic bags to straws, single-use plastic is one of the biggest causes of pollution in our oceans…
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Artist Removes Makeup From Dolls To Repaint Them In A Very Realistic Way
The unrealistic portrayal of dolls and its effect on female self-image is a persistent discussion surrounding the toy industry. Dolls were, and in most cases still are, an ideal of proportional body shape and beauty which has been influencing girls around the world from the very young age. This perfectly symmetrical and flawless image has…
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Architect Designs An Earthquake And Bomb Proof Climbable Library
Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves are lovely, and can act as a robust focal point in any home. But accessing the high shelves can be a problem. The common side-kick has always been ladders, which can also add character and charm. But for smaller homes like in Japan they can be a nuisance, occupying too much space for…
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Artist Makes Eminem ‘Smile’ By Photoshopping His Pics And They Look Better Now
Marshall Mathers, otherwise known as Eminem, has fashioned his career as a serious, introspective figure that made us think more deeply about social and psychological issues such as poverty, inequality and addiction. [zombify_post]
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The Sketchbooks of a 21 Year-Old World War II Soldier Are Amazing
Victory A. Lundy recalled that during his training, he “never listened, I was busy sketching.” But soon, “I sort of took to it. … war experience just hypnotizes young men.” When the aspiring architect was 19 years-old, he enlisted in the Army Special Training Program with a dream of helping to rebuilt post-war Europe. He…