Sure we’ve all heard of synonyms (words that have same/similar meanings) and antonyms (words that have opposite meanings) but have you ever heard of a contronym? A contronym is a word that can be it’s own antonym i.e., an individual word with opposite meanings. There’s a great list of these English oddities on Rinkworks [...]

Photograph by Andrey Pavlov     Russian photographer Andrey Pavlov has created an incredible series of 80+ photos where real life ants are shot in fantasy landscapes he has created. Every summer Andrey moves to his cottage in the countryside where he lives close to an anthill of red forest ants. Fascinated by their colony [...]

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  In spring of 2010, Tadao Cern decided he was done with being an architect. He wanted to try something new and he quickly found himself in the wide world of photography. His primary focus has been wedding photography (www.fotoperlas.lt) and he now finds himself traveling around the world doing both commission work and personal [...]

  PHOTO FINISH AT THE ALLIGATOR GRAND PRIX   Photograph by Gabygz on Reddit   SEA WORLD, SAN ANTONIO, TX: In a dramatic photo finish, Raphael edged out Donatello for the driver’s championship at the annual ‘Alligator Alley Grand Prix’. On the final lap, Michaelangelo squandered a huge lead as he led his alligator ‘Anchovy’ [...]