Painting
May 8, 2024

Artist Uses Squeegee To Create Invigorating Paintings Filled With Unexpected Color and Movement

An artist known simply as Sharece has been captivating fans with her unconventional painting process. Equipped with a canvas, acrylic paint, and a squeegee, the artist lets her imagination soar. Stylistically, Sharece focuses on the ways that form, color, and gesture come together to create a certain image. As she carefully employs these artistic elements, the artist's process involves a very intentional application of paint.

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Cats
May 8, 2024

Kindhearted Man Leaves His Cat’s Fur Outside for Birds To Make Their Nests

Cats and birds are pretty much natural enemies, and it's not difficult to figure out why. However, one cat owner in the UK, affectionately known as CatDad, has made it his mission to begin mending the divide between the two species. In a heartwarming video, he demonstrates how he repurposes shed cat hair. Rather than throwing it away, CatDad carries it outside (while holding Teddie, one of the two cats it came from)

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Animals
May 7, 2024

New Evidence Suggests Bioluminescence Has Been Present in Animals for at Least 540 Million Years

According to NOAA, “Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism.” It is frequently found in ocean creatures who have evolved to have this unique property. According to Andrea Quattrini of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the ultimate reason behind the ability is still unknown. Quattrini and his colleagues recently published a paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, illuminating the prehistoric past of bioluminescent sea life.

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Music
May 7, 2024

John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s Sons Collaborated on a Brand New Song

John Lennon and Paul McCartney co-wrote some of the most famous songs of the 20th century. Sadly, their collaboration came to an end with the dissolution of The Beatles and Lennon's later passing. Now, almost 55 years after they wrote their final song together, their respective sons, Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney, have come together to write a brand new single titled “Primrose Hill.

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