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April 23, 2016

Astounding Bird’s-Eye View of Hong Kong’s Colorful Urban Jungle

Photographer Andy Yeung has called Hong Kong home since birth, but it took a trip away to spark the idea for Urban Jungle, his captivating series that captures aerial views of the city's jam-packed skyline. As he descended on the metropolis on a returning flight, he was struck by the staggering panorama of high-rises crammed up against one another.

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Funny

April 22, 2016

Woman Posts Hilarious Parody Portraits to Mimic Bizarre Celebrity Poses

In her #CelesteChallengeAccepted Instagram series, Australian comedienne Celeste Barber recreates celebrity selfies, but with a more realistic twist.

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Photography

April 21, 2016

Firefighters Pose with Rescue Puppies to Help Them Get Adopted

The Australian Firefighters Calendar has released a few sneak peeks of next year's featured photos, and they're irresistible.

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Food Art

April 21, 2016

Rainbow Lattes Put a Psychedelic Twist on Coffee

It looks like the sky's the limit when it comes to rainbow-colored eats. Just a few days ago, we feasted our eyes on kaleidoscopic grilled cheese, and today, there's a dizzying drinkable version of the technicolor trend. Las Vegas-based barista Mason Salisbury has applied the tie-dye treatment to everyone's favorite caffeinated beverage: the latte.

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Design

April 20, 2016

People Draw Bicycles from Memory and Designer Turns Them into 3D Renderings

These bikes designed by Bologna-based artist Gianluca Gimini may appear sleek and serviceable, but most of them have a handful of...

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Animals

April 20, 2016

Adorable Pig Grows Up Bonding with Dogs, Thinks She’s a Puppy Too

One of these four-legged party animals is not like the other–at least, not on the outside.

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Design

April 19, 2016

Exquisite Electric Bikes Made with Vintage Parts From the 1950s

As the founder of Agnelli Milan Bikes, Italian craftsman Luca Agnelli is melding the comfort and convenience of today's technology with the artistry of old-school design. Each one of his electric bicycles is handmade with vintage parts that date back to the 1950s, from the frames to the fuel tanks, but carefully reworked with modern-day modifications and accessories. (The tanks, for example, hold battery packs instead of petrol.)

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Food Art

April 19, 2016

Rainbow Grilled Cheese Is the Latest Tasty Technicolor Food Trend

Move over, rainbow bagel–the technicolor grilled cheese is the newest psychedelic food fad.

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Animals

April 18, 2016

Daring Octopus Escapes Aquarium to Go Straight Back to the Ocean

The Pacific Ocean's newest icon has eight arms and oodles of gumption to match.

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Dogs

April 18, 2016

Adorable Portraits Capture the Droopy Delight of Dogs Lying Upside-Down

Photographer Serenah Hodson has a knack for capturing dogs in their unabashedly goofy moments. Her Dry Dog Wet Dog series, which showed the shifts in pups' playful personalities after a stint in the shower, was only the beginning of the photographer's whimsical dog portraits.

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