Nature
January 20, 2016

This Is What 17 Different Foods Look like Growing in Their Natural Habitats

Before our favorite fruits, nuts, spices, and veggies are harvested and distributed around the world for our culinary enjoyment, they often look astonishingly different from what we're used to seeing. Seeds, stalks, roots, filaments–do you know what forms your snacks took in their natural habitats? Inspired by a list put together by Bright Side, we've compiled some common foods in their raw, untouched states. What you see may surprise you!

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Drawing
January 19, 2016

Police Sketches of Literary Characters Based on Their Book Descriptions

A great author paints a picture with words of their character's physical appearance. Often, there is painstaking attention paid to the descriptions, with the chosen attributes helping shape a subject's personality and, by extension, the novel. If the book is made into a movie, these carefully-selected details can be ignored–suddenly, the two might not match.

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Art
January 18, 2016

Interview: 16-Year-Old Artist Dimitra Milan Paints Her Wildest Dreams

Sixteen-year-old artist Dimitra Milan grew up surrounded by art and has since worked to cultivate her own unique style. Four years ago, she began painting when her parents opened Arizona's Milan Art Institute, allowing her to take any class that caught her attention. From classical oil techniques to contemporary mixed media, Milan's skill set grew along with her desire to paint.

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Entertainment
January 14, 2016

Photoshop Master Seamlessly Combines Two Celebrities into One Famous Face

Hollywood has some of the world's most unmistakable faces. Thanks to their famous faces plastered on everything from magazine covers and movie posters to tabloid features, it's easily noticeable that there's something slightly off about these celebrity portraits by artist Gesichtermix. In fact, they aren't celebrities at all–they're totally fake photographs that are composites of two different famous people.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.