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April 25, 2024

Artist’s Hyperrealistic Paintings Reflect the Vulnerability and Beauty of Animals in the Wild

UK-based artist and environmentalist Sophie Green paints remarkable stories of wildlife. Known for her hyperrealistic paintings of animals, Green's quasi-photographic style captures the vulnerabilities of nature. The artist depicts the grandeur, beauty, and intensity of animals such as guerrillas, leopards, rhinoceroses, penguins, and other species at risk of extinction. “This is not a celebration of nature,” says Green of her most recent collection, Commodities. “This collection is wildlife void of both ‘wild’ and ‘life.

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April 24, 2024

You Can Now Download and Watch Over 9,200 Short Vintage Films for Free

America has always had a unique relationship with film. Movies have shaped the United States in more ways than one, from drive-in theaters to classic blockbuster films. Amid these iconic cultural symbols, there is also a vast array of short films that have been nearly forgotten. The Prelinger Archives‘ goal is to prevent these movies from being lost in the ether.

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April 24, 2024

Sculptor Reimagines How Ancient Art Will Be Viewed 1,000 Years From Now

Archaeology is the practice of excavating ancient sites and analyzing artifacts to learn more about the past. But what might archaeology look like in the future, as our descendants look back and try to learn about what life was like hundreds, or even thousands of years before? This is the question that Daniel Arsham tries to answer in his new exhibit, VENICE 3024, as the artist uses iconic artifacts to honor humankind's collective cultural memory.

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April 23, 2024

89-Year-Old Japanese Man Bikes Over 370 Miles to Visit Children Halfway Across the Country

An 89-year-old man named Mitsuo Tanigami set his sights on a mission—to visit his children Naoya and Sayuri. Although both are adults who live far away, he opted to take the scenic route by bicycle. Making the trek from Kobe to Tokyo is an incredible achievement, and the devoted dad pedaled a few hundred miles during his nine-day journey halfway across the country.

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