Art
May 16, 2013

Amazingly Detailed Illustrations Drawn on Foam Coffee Cups

Cheeming Boey, generally known as just Boey, was at a coffee shop and needed something on which to write down his ideas. He didn't have any paper, so he found the next best thing–his coffee cup. After seeing some incredibly awesome results, the Malaysian animator and artist continued sketching on the creative surface and has since produced a wide range of awesome foam coffee cup designs.

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Funny
May 15, 2013

Celebrities Humorously Re-Imagined as Classic Paintings

Steve Carell What if today's celebrities went beyond TV and film and were actually the stars of classic paintings? Several photo manipulators over on Worth1000, a website where various users submit their Photoshopped images, explore just what that would look like. From film legend Jack Nicholson and soulful singer Adele to comedic performers Steve Carell and Weird Al Yankovic, there is no celebrity that is off limits.

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Installation
May 10, 2013

Powerful Portraits of People Crying by Marina Abramovic

If a stranger sat silently across from you and stared straight into your eyes, what kind of emotions would you feel? Or, better yet, how long would it take before you broke down and cried? In 2010, at New York's Museum of Modern Art, world-renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic put on The Artist is Present, or what's been called, “a milestone in the field of performance art.

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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.