1ST REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION HELD – JULY 6, 1854 First notable appearance of Republican Elepahnt | Illustration by Thomas Nast, Harper’s Magazine 7 Nov. 1874 The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists…
Lake Front in Chicago – Matt Wilhelm | Photograph by FAT TONY My friend Fat Tony recently sent me this fantastic collection of flatland BMX photographs he took. As the online editor of the world’s leading BMX web site, ridebmx.com, Fat Tony is no stranger to the BMX community. Check out these 21 photographs…
COPS IN CANADA Photograph by CARLOS OSORIO / TORONTO STAR A police officer is spotted performing crowd control at this year’s annual Pride Parade in Toronto, Canada. It takes place during the last week of June and has been an annual event since 1981. Pride Week celebrates Canada’s diverse sexual and gender…
Artwork and Photography by SKOUNT Born in Almagro, Spain and currently working out of Amsterdam, street artist Skount has showcased his incredible work on walls around the world. A prolific graffiti artist in Barcelona, he moved from Spain in 2009. While often collaborating with other graffiti and street artists, Skount’s work is much more…
KRAKATOA ERUPTION FROM AFAR Photograph by MARCO FULLE Photographer’s Description: A volcano on Krakatoa is still erupting. Perhaps most famous for the powerfully explosive eruption in 1883 that killed tens of thousands of people, ash from a violent eruption might also have temporarily altered Earth’s climate as long as 1500 years ago.…
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COLDPLAY @ GLASTONBURY MAIN STAGE 2011 Photograph by MATT CARDY / GETTY IMAGES Fricken Lasers fill the sky above the audience as Coldplay performs on the main Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival, on June 25, 2011. via The Atlantic’s In Focus with Alan Taylor – Glastonbury 2011 …