Animals
April 10, 2017

Adorable “Leaf Sheep” Sea Slugs Look like Cartoon Lambs

If you thought sea bunnies were cute, here’s a different species of sea slug that will make you say “aww!” Costasiella kuroshimae (common names including “leaf sheep” and “Shaun the sheep”) is a gastropod species of sacoglossan sea slug whose beady eyes and flat face make it look like an adorable cartoon sheep. Add some droopy feelers and a phosphorescent, leaf-like body, and this little darling may just be the loveliest slug in the ocean!

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Architecture
April 9, 2017

Texas Barn Transformed into Rustically Modern ‘Barnominium’ is Now For Sale

Recently, we marveled over a charming one-bedroom castle that's been put up for sale in the UK. Well, there’s now another unconventional modern home that’s available to purchase—this time, it's in a barn. If that sounds like a downgrade compared to the other quarters, we promise you that it’s not. Known as a barndominium, it’s a converted barn located in Lacy Lakeview, Texas that’s a stunning example of contemporary architecture with a rustic appeal.

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Food Art
April 7, 2017

Elegant Towering Cakes Inspired by Architecture and Fine Art

The creative cakes produced by Moscow-based bakery Tortik Annushka aren't your average confections. Founded by siblings Madina and Tortik Yavorskaya, the family-run pastry company boasts an impressive selection of colorful cakes with a hint of artistic and architectural flair. Madina, who's academically trained in the fine arts, and Tortik, whose background is in architecture, opened the bakery in 2009.

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Design
April 7, 2017

Herb-Scented Temporary Tattoos Add a Fragrant Twist to Botanical Body Art

For over 30 years, French artist Vincent Jeannerot has been capturing the splendid diversity of plants with his botanical watercolors. Now, in collaboration with Tattly, Jeannerot has creatively turned a selection of his charming paintings of herbs into fresh and fragrant body art. The dainty and delicate collection of herb-scented temporary tattoos features sprigs of flavorful plants like parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.

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