Installation
May 15, 2021

Artist Turns an Ancient Japanese Battle Painting Into an Energetic Animation

Have you ever looked at a landscape painting and imagined it coming to life? Japanese videographer Yusuke Shigeta decided to transform an ancient artwork into an animation that now looks like something from a video game. His work is titled Sekigahara-Sansui-zu-Byobu (Folding Screen of Painted Sekigahara Landscapes) and is based on a 17th-century multi-panel screen that depicts the Battle of Sekigahara.

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Toys
May 13, 2021

LEGO Launches 2,048-Piece ‘Friends’ Set Including Both Apartments

After releasing their Friends 25th anniversary Central Perk set, LEGO has returned with a new product themed after the popular TV show. This new LEGO set features the two famous New York apartments where Joey, Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Ross, and Phoebe spent a lot of time getting into hilarious shenanigans. Not to mention, the apartments can even be connected by the famed hallway where many more hysterical moments ensued. The LEGO F.R.I.E.N.D.

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Animals
May 13, 2021

Zoo Gorilla Brings Her Baby Over To Meet Mom and Newborn on Other Side of Glass

A mother’s love is unconditional and universal. Both humans and animals have an unbreakable bond with their young, which is beautifully demonstrated in a recent video shot by Michael Austin. He and his wife Emmelina Austin recently visited Franklin Park Zoo in Boston with their 1-month-old son, Canyon. While at the gorilla enclosure, they met a female gorilla named Kiki and her own child, a 7-month-old baby gorilla named Pablo.

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