Architecture
May 10, 2019

Amazon Is Selling a DIY Guest House Kit You Can Build in Just 8 Hours

Did you know that you can buy tiny homes on Amazon? Cute and compact, these DIY houses are a great option for people who don't mind cramped quarters. One humble abode that has proven particularly popular among the tiny home crowd is the Allwood Solvalla, a minimalist “garden house” perfect for a party of one. This modern and minimalist Nordic wood house offers a contemporary take on the traditional log cabin.

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Photography
May 9, 2019

Canon Releases Popular Portrait Lens for Its Mirrorless Full-Frame Cameras

Proving its commitment to providing quality lenses for its full-frame mirrorless cameras, Canon has released the RF 85 mm 1.2/f L USM lens. This not only expands the offerings for the EOS R full-frame mirrorless system, but is the first RF lens to feature Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR) Optics. It's an upgrade that enhances this lens, which is already a favorite of portrait photographers, by reducing chromatic aberration.

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Resources
May 8, 2019

Follow These 4 Easy Steps to Sketch Any Landscape You See

How to Draw a Landscape in Four Steps This realistic landscape drawing process translates across terrains. Using the same four steps, it will help you break down even the busiest of places so that they can be rendered in pencil. Before you begin, make sure you have a great view of your landscape, whether that’s in real life or in a photograph.

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Entertainment
May 7, 2019

Vogue Invites 2019 Met Gala Attendees to Star in Their Own Campy Short Films

The annual Met Gala is known as “fashion’s biggest night out,” and 2019 did not disappoint. As in previous years, there were incredible and often outrageous ensembles worn by some of the world’s biggest stars. The theme of the night was “Camp,” which refers to a style—well-known in film and drag culture—that is ostentatious and theatrical. It can be over-the-top and even silly. (John Waters’ 1988 film Hairspray is a great example of camp.)

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