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Woman Turns A 110 Year Old Dead Tree Into A Free Neighbourhood Little Library
The not-for-profit Little Free Library is a book program with locations in 88 countries, with over 75,000 registered Little Free Libraries. Although it exists in many shapes and sizes, the basic premise is that it is a small house-like structure on a public thoroughfare which has a front door that opens to allow passersby to…
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Sneaky Artist Draws Fantastical Creatures Playing with Commuters on the NYC Subway
Travelling on the New York City can be a bore at the best of times. However artist and illustrator Ben Rubin chooses to pass the time by producing the imaginative series titled Subway Doodle, which features snapshots of New York City subway passengers interacting with Ben’s fantastical creatures who are almost always up to some kind…
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These Women Are Choosing Not To Shave For ‘Januhairy’, Share Pics Of Their Progress
2019 is off to an interesting start, as women have taken to social media to celebrate #Januhairy, a project that encourages women to grow out and share photos of their body hair for the month of January. Started by student Laura Jackson, who first grew out her body hair for a school project, #Januhairy encourages…
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Artist Reimagines Superheroes as 16th Century Paintings
One day when struggling with an extended creative block, photographer Sacha Goldberger asked himself “what would it look like if Superman was born in the 16th century? What if the Hulk was a Duke?” With this, Sacha’s block was broken and his playful new series Super Flemish was born. According to the artist, the whole project…
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Father Of 4 Girls Tweets Conversations With His Daughters, And They’re Hilarious
James Breakwell is a pretty cool dad. Since April 2016, the comedy writer and family man from Indianapolis uses Twitter to share the daily conversations he has with his girls. And it’s hilarious. With over 1M Twitter followers and counting, James tells us that his little ones love the attention. “They like what I do…
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Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village Being Swallowed By Nature
Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China’s Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Jane Qing, a creative photographer based in Shanghai, take us into this lost village on the beautiful archipelago. [zombify_post]
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Company Invents The ‘Dress for Respect’ Which Shows How Often Women Are Touched By Men Without Their Consent
Since the #MeToo Movement got a big boost in 2017 with the help of some celebrity campaigners such as Alyssa Milano, companies have been addressing harassment and/or feminism in their advertising campaigns. Schweppes is the latest to promote the cause, recently teaming up with Brazilian advertisement agency Ogilvy to create a campaign called the ‘Dress…
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Optical Illusion Paintings By Rob Gonsalves That Will Twist Your Brain
Ready to have your mind twist and turn by the magically surreal paintings of Canadian artist Robert Gonsalves? Inspired by other surrealist artists such as M.C. Escher, Dali and Vladimir Kush. Gonsalves has developed his own unique style which will have you trying to tell your eyes and brain to work together! [zombify_post]
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Huge Lion Carved From A Single Tree Trunk Took 20 People 3 Years to Complete
Sculptor Dengding Rui Yao has carved this incredible wooden lion from a single tree trunk. The artist led a team of 20 assistants on a three-year journey to complete the sculpture, which was made in Myanmar and was transported to its permanent home at the Fortune Plaza Times Square in Wuhan, China. According to Woodworking…
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Artist Uses Microsoft Excel Instead of a Paintbrush to Create Amazing Japanese Landscapes
In this day and age, artists using technology in their art isn’t an uncommon practise. But 77 year old Tatsuo Horiuchi has taken technology and art to the next level, working exclusively with Microsoft Excel to produce his beautiful works of art. His “paintings” are remarkably intricate works that mimic traditional Japanese paintings that offer…