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Japanese Artist Turns Found Stones Into Animals You Can Hold in the Palm of Your Hand
To me, stones are not simple materials or canvases for painting pictures on. Among all those numerous stones on a river bank, one stone, looking like an animal, catches my eye. When I find a stone, I feel that stone has found me too. Stones have their own intentions, and I consider my encounters with…
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Japanese Artist Illustrates The Typical Life Of His Pet Hamster
Japanese artist Gotte loves their pet hamster Sukeroku so much that they decided to focus an entire series of light-hearted watercolor paintings on him. What’s most charming about these works is that it depicts Sukeroku going about a typical day in its life, participating in activities that are inherently ‘human’. From fixing a meal to making…
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The Way Roald Dahl Shuts Down Anti-Vaxxers After Losing His Daughter To Measles Is Surprisingly Relevant Today
If you are like us, your favorite author as a child was Roald Dahl. His books filled our imagination with tales of wonder and adventure while at the same time teaching us important life lessons about kindness, independent thought, and humility. Nearly 20 years after his passing, this brilliantly insightful man is still inspiring the…
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French Designer Creates Unique Dresses From The Spines of Books
French creator and fashion designer Sylvie Facon sew dresses from fabrics that she has created and with such attention to detail, they would steal any catwalk. The designer gowns crafted by Facon ranges from very romantic lacework to high fashion dresses made from book spines, highlighting the incredible versatility of the dress designer skills. Craftsmanship…
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These Giant Urban Flowers Bloom When Pedestrians Walk Under Them
HQ Architects have designed a set of giant flowers that bloom and react to pedestrians and transportation. Located in Vallero Square in the heart of Jerusalem in Israel, the flowers have been installed as part of the municipality’s effort to improve the urban space. The four giant flowers, that are 30 feet tall, have been…
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Mongolian Band Plays Heavy Metal with Traditional Folk Instruments and Throat Singing
Over in Mongolia, a folk metal band called The Hu have been inventing what they call “Hunnu Rock,” a style combining Western headbanging with instruments like the horsehead fiddle (morin khuur) and Mongolian guitar (tovshuur). “It also involves singing in a guttural way,” Katya Cengel points out at NPR—no, not like this, but in the…
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The Hilariously UnDangerous Dogs Behind The “Beware Of Dog” Signs
Have you ever had a peak over the top of a fence of a property with a “Beware of the dog” sign just to see if the doggo is actually dangerous? We definitely have. Most of the time it’s not some ferocious beast, although we suppose there’s a small chance you may be licked to…
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Father Takes Photos of His Baby Doing Manly Things, And The Result Are Hilarious
Our son Ryan was born 9 weeks premature weighing just under 3 lbs. He spent 6 weeks in the NICU and it seemed to last forever. When my daughter was born 2+ years ago, I photoshopped her playing sports as an infant and had wanted to do something similar for my son. Although things didn’t…
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Artist Illustrates Comics Where He Tries To Explain Human Behaviour To An Alien
‘Lessons in Humanity’ follows the day-to-day life of Will as he attempts to help his roommate, an alien named Armstrong, unravel the mysteries of human society. A mix of satirical and silly humor, the comic ultimately aims to showcase how mind-boggling human behavior really is if you think about it hard enough. Below is a…
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Artist With Alzheimer’s Draws Self Portraits for 5 Years Until He Barely Remember His Own Face
In 1995, U.K.-based artist William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This is a difficult diagnosis and disease for anyone, but before his death in 2007, Utermohlen created a heart-wrenching final series of self-portraits over a roughly 5-year period documenting the gradual decay of his mind due to this crippling disease. An essay by the…