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December 4, 2014

100 Years of Changing Beauty, Makeup, and Hairstyles in 1 Minute

Over the past century, ideas of beauty, hairstyles, and makeup trends have changed drastically. Seattle-based creative agency Cut demonstrate this in their short timelapse video 100 Years of Beauty in 1 Minute, in which they condense the evolving aesthetics of the years from 1910 to 2010 in one fascinating minute.

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Nature

December 3, 2014

The Incredible Beauty and Colorful Diversity of Agate

Dense bands, striking colors, fine grain, milky surfaces, and glittering pockets of crystals are just some of the features commonly...

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Art

December 2, 2014

Magnificent Outdoor Cathedral Formed from Living Trees

Located at the foot of Mount Arera on the outskirts of Bergamo in northern Italy, a spectacular outdoor cathedral formed...

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Art

December 2, 2014

Classic Books Updated with Striking Modern Cover Art

Most reprints of classic books are dominated by large companies that produce low-quality paperbacks with bland covers, as David Mautz discovered when he was looking for a nice set of classic paperbacks. Frustrated by the limited options available, he founded Rock Paper Books, a startup publishing company dedicated to working with independent artists to create clean, minimalist book cover designs.

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Art

November 29, 2014

18-Year-Old Artist’s Amazingly Realistic Drawings of Celebrities

Although these images may look like snapshots of celebrities, they're actually the handiwork of Jack Ede, an 18-year-old artist who...

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Art

November 28, 2014

Artist Transforms Children’s Drawings into Adorable Plush Toys

Vancouver-based artist Wendy Tsao turns children's drawings into adorable, handcrafted plush dolls.

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History

November 24, 2014

Remarkably Pristine Ancient Greek Mosaics Uncovered in Turkish City of Zeugma

A team of archeologists led by Professor Kutalmis Grkay of Ankara University recently unearthed three ancient Greek mosaics in the Turkish city of Zeugma near the border of Syria. The excavation project, which began in 2007, was spurred on by flooding in the area due to the construction of a dam.

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Art

November 21, 2014

Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture of a Monk Distorted by Glitches

Perth, Australia-based artist Paul Kaptein explores themes of emptiness and time in his new sculpture titled and in the endless...

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Art

November 18, 2014

Enormous Raised-Earth Sculpture of a Horse Stretches Over 200 Meters in Wales

Sultan the Pit Pony is a spectacular raised-earth sculpture of a horse that extends over 200 meters in Caerphilly, South...

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Art

November 17, 2014

New 3D Optical Illusion Drawings by Ramon Bruin

Dutch artist Ramon Bruin, aka JJK Airbrush, is a master at creating optical illusion drawings that blur the line between art and reality. Bruin, who is mostly self-taught, brings his anamorphic drawings to life by photographing them at precise angles, making the subjects appear to pop right off the page. Even more impressive than his single-page works are Bruin's “multilayered illusions,” which are composed of drawings spread out over multiple sheets of perfectly aligned paper.

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