Installation
January 17, 2018

Artist Recreates Gritty Details of Abandoned Buildings as a Rundown Dollhouse

Street artist Alice Pasquini transports us into a transitional world with her new installation The Unchanging World. An almost 4-foot-tall dollhouse is the stage for her work, which has been brought down to a miniature scale in order to visually represent our transition from childhood to adulthood. At first glance, the 1:10 scale model appears abandoned by time. Yet, a closer look reveals the careful intention with which Pasquini has dressed the dollhouse.

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News
January 16, 2018

Australia’s 17-hour TV Show Reveals The Incredible Beauty of The Ghan Train Journey in Real Time

Claimed to be Australia’s first attempt at the“Slow TV” movement, the SBS television network recently televised The Ghan: Australia’s Greatest Train Journey. The uninterrupted, 17-hour livestream show revealed the “stunning topographical vistas and dramatic palette changes” of The Ghan train journey in real time. Known to be one of the world’s most scenic train trips, the Ghan train runs 3,000 kilometers (over 1,800 miles)

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Art
January 16, 2018

Hand-Knit Sweaters Designed with Specific Patterns for Urban Camouflage

Brighton-based photographer Joseph Ford collaborated with knitwear designer Nina Dodd (aka The Duke of Woollington) to create a photo series of camouflage clothing that captures the wearers seamlessly merging with their surrounding urban environments. Describing his work as “storytelling with a side order of off-beat creativity,” Ford’s clever, trick-of-the-eye photo collection titled Knitted Camouflage shows models wearing Dodd’s colorful, patterned sweaters against matching backgrounds, creating the illusion of disappearing torsos.

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Funny
January 15, 2018

Family Shares Photoshop Fail of Professional Portraits Gone Hilariously Wrong

Family photos are always filled with memories, but Pam Zaring got even more than she bargained for when she saw the results of her family's professional photo shoot. The family paid a photographer about $250 for the images, and Zaring couldn't contain her laughter when looking at what was delivered as the final product. Yes, you are seeing things correctly—these are the finished images.

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