Technology
September 27, 2018

SpaceX Aims to Start a Self-Sustaining City on Mars in 2022

Elon Musk's SpaceX recently announced that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will take a private passenger flight around the moon in 2023. Thanks to this trip, the company will be able to continue development on the BFR (Big Falcon Rocket), which will help with satellites, space station missions, and interplanetary transport. “Interplanetary” means that things are about to get interesting—all plans are leading up to the development of a self-sustaining civilization on Mars.

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Installation
September 26, 2018

Immersive 3D Installation Invites Viewers to Step Inside a Giant Photograph

Photographer Chris Engman invites you to enter a world within a world. His photography installation, titled Containment, is an immersive work that features images spanning the walls, ceilings, and floors of a specially constructed room. Upon stepping foot inside the space, you’re transported from a gallery setting to the middle of a bustling stream surrounded by a dense forest with trees cloaking most of the blue sky above.

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Design
September 25, 2018

“Garden Wizard” Mows His Lawn 3 Times a Day to Create Award-Winning Grass Art

Birmingham-based greenskeeper Keith Smith is responsible for maintaining the grass at Edgbaston Golf Club. Even when he's not on the putting green, however, Smith doesn't stray too far from his day job. Known as a “garden wizard,” he has cultivated an amazing work of grass art in his own front yard. Smith was able to transform his ordinary lawn into an ornate masterpiece using two trusty $40 antique push-mowers.

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Design
September 24, 2018

This Korean Café Makes Visitors Feel Like They’ve Stepped Into a Cartoon

Most cafe owners know it takes more than just great coffee to create a successful business. From an Instagram-worthy Wes Anderson-esque cafe in the Philippines to a coffee shop shaped like a Rolleiflex camera in South Korea, a space’s design is key to drawing in customers. One cafe to have recently received hype for its novelty interior is Cafe Yeonnam-dong 239-20 in Seoul.

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