Architecture
January 8, 2020

New Smart City in Cancun Will Include Over 7 Million Plants

Italian architecture firm Stefano Boeri is expanding its vertical forest concept into an entire urban center with the new Smart Forest City in Mexico. Located just outside of Cancun, this sprawling environment is thoughtfully designed so that nature sits in perfect harmony between green areas and built architecture. Smart Forest City will sit on 1,376 acres of land that had previously been designated for a shopping center.

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Photography
January 8, 2020

Breathtaking Photo of Bengal Tiger Taking a Stroll in Front of Ancient Ruins

Many photographers have a dream image they're dying to capture. Mulled over in their minds for months, or even years, it's the elusive photograph that they know would be spectacular if only they could achieve it. For Indian wildlife photographer Nitish Madan that dream recently became a reality during a December morning at Ranthambore National Park in northwest India.

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Entertainment
January 7, 2020

Celebrities Make Their Grand Entrances at InStyle Magazine’s Golden Globes After Party

The 77th annual Golden Globes just called it a wrap, which means that the InStyle Elevator was back and busier than ever. For the fourth year in a row, the fashion magazine teamed up with Warner Bros. to throw a post-Globes after-party where the drinks and hors d'oeuvres were accompanied by an art deco-inspired elevator. There, celebrities showed their playful sides by creating charming short videos that were later shared on InStyle’s Instagram.

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Painting
January 7, 2020

Modern-Day Impressionist Paints the Striking Beauty of Canadian Landscapes

In the 19th century, Impressionists found constant inspiration in their bucolic surroundings. Artists like Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted en plein air to achieve their enticing pictures of the sun-dappled outdoors. Even today, modern-day Impressionists carry on the style in new surroundings. Contemporary artist Joe Reimer captures the idyllic scenery of Western Canada in his series of Impressionist-style landscape paintings. Among his subjects are rural hay bales, forests, lakes, and the Canadian Rockies.

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