Installation
June 28, 2024

Abraham Lincoln Wax Statue Melts From Extreme Heat in Washington, D.C.

If you’re in the U.S., you’re either just coming out of or in the middle of a heat wave. Our increasingly hot summers can be devastating for our health, but at least we’re not made of wax. This past week, a Washington, D.C. sculpture of the nation’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, became another casualty of global warming. In fact, poor Abe has suffered quite a bit this past year.

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Art Supplies
June 28, 2024

Fun Hokusai-Inspired Erasers Designed To Turn Into Mount Fuji the More You Use Them

Japanese stationary company PLUS just released a set of three of the cutest erasers. Featuring some of 18th-century Japanese woodblock printmaker Katsushika Hokusai‘s most popular prints of Mount Fuji, the erasers are perfect to use when channeling your inner artist. Famously, The Great Wave off Kanagawa features a stunning wave in the foreground with a snow-topped Mt. Fuji in the distance.

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Food Art
June 27, 2024

Baker Designs Loaf of Bread To Look Just Like a Tuna Fish, Especially When You Slice It Open

The “Is It Cake?” trend has left many people scratching their heads due to the level of detail pastry chefs can achieve with fondant. Now, a bakery seems to have taken this concept in a new direction by asking their followers, “Is it bread?” Japanese baker Ran, better known as Konel Bread, creates detailed loaves of bread that look like a myriad of animals and characters.

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