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January 22, 2015 at 4:32 pm

16 Vintage Movie Theatre Etiquette Posters from 1912

16 Vintage Movie Theatre Etiquette Posters from 1912

The Library of Congress has a fascinating series of vintage movie theatre “etiquette” posters from 1912. At the time, films were silent as movies with sound didn’t become prevalent until the late 1920s. Sadly, a September 2013 report by the United States Library of Congress announced that a total of 70% of American silent…

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January 21, 2015 at 1:40 pm

Repairing a $12 Million Monet After It Has Been Punched

Repairing a $12 Million Monet After It Has Been Punched

Photograph via @MetroUK on Twitter On 29 June 2012, Andrew Shannon entered the National Gallery of Ireland and punched a hole through a Monet painting from 1874, valued at nearly $12 million. While Shannon was recently sentenced to 5 years in prison, the painstaking process of restoring the prized artwork took an arduous 18…

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January 20, 2015 at 4:41 pm

These 18 Before and After Photos of Adopted Dogs Will Warm Your Heart

These 18 Before and After Photos of Adopted Dogs Will Warm Your Heart

Before N After Adoption is a subreddit dedicated to sharing before and after photos of adopted animals. The heartwarming images show abandoned animals in their new and loving homes and it’s just wonderful to see. The subreddit was created after a series of posts on reddit went viral (here and here) and people have…

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January 20, 2015 at 2:12 pm

Creative Dad Illustrates All of the Funny Things His Daughter Says

Creative Dad Illustrates All of the Funny Things His Daughter Says

Martin Buckner is an artist and graphic designer based out of Omaha, Nebraska. He’s also the father to an adorable daughter named Harper Grace. Like so many young children, Harper is known to say some pretty funny, random and insightful things. There’s really nothing more fascinating than a child’s mind and how they perceive…

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January 15, 2015 at 5:06 pm

Wall Street Banker Quits to Open $1 Pizza Joint, Customers Pay It Forward to Feed Homeless

Wall Street Banker Quits to Open $1 Pizza Joint, Customers Pay It Forward to Feed Homeless

Meet Mason Wartman. In 2013, Wartman left his job on Wall Street to open up Rosa’s Fresh Pizza, a shop that sells slices of pizza for only $1 (tax included). The concept is popular in New York City and Wartman wanted to bring the idea to his home town of Philadelphia. One day a…

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January 15, 2015 at 1:31 pm

Artist Imagines 14 Celebrities as Real-Life Disney Characters

Artist Imagines 14 Celebrities as Real-Life Disney Characters

In an ongoing series, artist Thomas Kurniawan imagines which celebrities might play some of your favorite Disney characters in real-life versions of the animated classics. Kurniawan takes the concept one step further, using actual images of the celebrities and photoshopping them into realistic looking movie posters. On his blog Kurniawan also provides the source…

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January 14, 2015 at 2:05 pm

40 Thought-Provoking Quotes to Get You Motivated

40 Thought-Provoking Quotes to Get You Motivated

We could all use a little motivation every now and then. Get inspired with these 40 thought-provoking quotes on life, goals and failure. For more inspiration be sure to check out the r/GetMotivated subreddit. You can also find plenty of motivational quotes and tips on Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram. 1. 2. …

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January 13, 2015 at 12:15 pm

Side by Side Photos of Parents and their Kids at the Same Age

Side by Side Photos of Parents and their Kids at the Same Age

You can often find features and likenesses between parents and their children but sometimes the resemblance is so similar it’s downright uncanny. The Huffington Post recently asked members of their HuffPost Parents Facebook page to share side by side photos of them and their children. The call for photos drew hundreds of submissions and…

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January 8, 2015 at 12:17 pm

Artists Around the World Respond to the Charlie Hebdo Attack in the Best Way Possible

Artists Around the World Respond to the Charlie Hebdo Attack in the Best Way Possible

Artists from around the world have responded to the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo with powerful and striking art that proves the pen(cil) is mightier than the sword. Can't sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/LqIMRCHPgK — David Pope (@davpope) January 7, 2015 …

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January 6, 2015 at 12:53 pm

This Stray Dog Joined a Racing Team and Crossed the Finish Line with Them

This Stray Dog Joined a Racing Team and Crossed the Finish Line with Them

It all started with a meatball. Arthur, a stray dog from Ecuador, caught sight of the adventure racing Team Peak Performance during their race through the Ecuadorian jungle at the Adventure Racing World Championships. After receiving a meatball, he never left them again. TEAM PEAK PERFORMANCE Website | Facebook | Instagram | Arthur…

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