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Aug 1, 2014 • These sparkling little fellows are called mirror, or sequined, spiders. Like all of the spider species of the thwaitesia genus, their abdomens are covered with reflective silvery patches that look just like tiny stained-glass sculptures or even pieces of jewelry.
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Aug 1, 2014 • Each week, Lila and Lyle, the talented chalkboard artists at Not a Burger Stand, draw a well-known movie, TV, or cartoon character to promote a 10% discount. But the catch is this – the customer has to order in the voice of or dress up as the character of the week to get the discount,...
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Aug 1, 2014 • Hundreds of thousands of ceramic poppies are pouring out of the Tower of London and flowing around its walls like a waterfall of crimson blood. This dramatic picture is part of an ongoing installation called “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red,” created to commemorate Britain’s involvement in the First World War one hundred years...
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Jul 31, 2014 • 12 years ago, Australian photographer Julie Fletcher exchanged her mundane job, failing romantic relationship, and comfortable Sydney city life for one of the remotest and tiniest towns in the country - Marree. Her move helped her see the most spectacular and breath-taking landscapes in Australia and capture them with her camera.
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Jul 31, 2014 • David Irvine, the multi-talented artist behind the Gnarled Branch, collects thrift-store paintings and enhances them by adding pop culture characters to them. He marvelously maintains the original artists' styles while incorporating movie, book, and comic characters.
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Jul 31, 2014 • Waking up in the morning is one of the hardest parts of the day for some of us. The market is full of ingenious alarm clock apps and designs, but this coffee maker alarm clock, called “The Barisieur,” seems like it will make waking up as fast and painless as possible.
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Jul 30, 2014 • This guy was sad to hear that his pregnant wife didn't want to do a maternity photoshoot, which he was looking forward to so eagerly. Luckily (or not), he came up with an idea: he decided to take his wife's place and have a maternity photoshoot with himself instead of her.
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Jul 30, 2014 • Warsaw-based artist NeSpoon creates traditional ornate lace patterns to decorate various corners of the cities. What's even more interesting, is that she embraces many different forms of visual arts to create the laces, considering the specifics of particular sites that the artworks are destined to be places at.
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Jul 29, 2014 • Mohammad Domiri is a young self-taught photographer from northern Iran who takes beautiful photos of traditional architectural monuments throughout the Middle East.
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Jul 29, 2014 • Google has a truly outstanding exhibit on its campus in California – a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton named Stan. The dinosaur was discovered near Google's headquarters and has been “living” on the campus since 2006. The quirky pet, however, has gradually been overwhelmed by a flock of pink flamingos, making it an even more picturesque scene....
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Jul 29, 2014 • American artist Mary Ellen Croteau assembles realistic images using only the caps of used plastic bottles. She uses the caps' original colors to create realistic shading and hues in her images.
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Jul 28, 2014 • These Palestinian artists draw symbolic, inspiring and thought-provoking images that they see in smoke rising from rocket strike sites. Their work forms an online protest against the conflict.
