Johannes Vermeer is a master of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age and most famous for his painting titled Girl with a Pearl Earring. His rendition of an ordinary young woman, glancing at the viewer with a shining pearl on her ear lobe, has fascinated art lovers for centuries.
Public lending libraries developed in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century, and to this day...
There’s arguably nothing more eye-catching than a big, bouncy, voluminous afro.
There is nothing quite as luxurious as a car that can drive on water. Pierpaolo Lazzarini of Lazzarini Design Studio has released an amphibious vehicle design that acts as a catamaran on water and also maneuvers through rough terrain on land. “Pagurus,” nicknamed the “Crabmaran,” can also partially run on solar and water renewable energy sources. Pagurus is approximately 82 feet long and features the iconic parallel hulls defining of a catamaran.
It seems like an impossible find, but an extremely well-preserved woolly rhino was recently revealed in the melting permafrost of...
The Rijksmuseum is a popular stop for tourists visiting the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
Throughout history, there have been many sculptors who have made a name for themselves. One is Auguste Rodin, the famous 19th-century French sculptor who created iconic pieces such as The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell. However, there are perhaps just as many artists who have gone unnoticed—particularly women.
For newlyweds Roisin & Hunter Bicklmeier, it was no question that their Golden Retriever named Bear would play a part...
A beautiful white moose has been spotted roaming the forests of Sweden along the Norway border.
While most artists use graphite or paint to render realistic portraits, others find ways to use more unconventional materials. Turkish multimedia artist Deniz Sağdıç has developed a diverse body of work by upcycling various found fabrics. Denim Skin and Ready Remade are two ongoing projects in which she uses scraps of denim to render highly realistic and detailed portraits of men and women.
The multi-talented polar bear can do it all.
Just because you can’t see it, does that mean it isn’t there?
