Art
November 14, 2014

Surreal Wood Sculptures Feature Multiple Facial Expressions on One Face

Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Kanemaki chisels these impressive life-sized figures from a single piece of wood. They are portrayed in a realistic manner, but Kanemaki gives his sculptures unique traits. Every impeccable artwork features two or more characters or expressions that are merged into one form. Sometimes, this means that an individual has multiple faces attached to their head, while other times parts of their body is joined with another person.

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Design
November 6, 2014

Second Languages Spoken by Countries Around the World

Do you know what your country or region's second language is? And if so, do you know how to speak it? The website MoveHub.com is a resource for people who want to move abroad, and they recently released this fascinating infographic that shows the popular second tongue of every region around the world. Some places, like Canada's knowledge of the French language, are fairly predictable.

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Photography
November 4, 2014

Two Friends Turn Their Van into Australia’s First Mobile Laundromat for the Homeless

Two 20-year-old friends have come up with an ingenious way to help the homeless population in Brisbane, Australia by turning a van into a mobile laundromat, where the homeless can safely wash and dry their clothes. Lucas Patchett and Nicholas Marchesi, the founders of the project, started out with an old white van, which they outfitted with a portable generator.

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