Design by JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH YACHT DESIGNS   The Adastra is the result of more than five years of design and planning. The stunning 42.5 meter (139.4 ft) trimaran is currently being built in China for Hong Kong Clients, Anto and Elaine Marden. Designed and engineered by the world-renowned John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs, the Adastra is [...]

  CARPET FACTORY IN MARRAKESH, MOROCCO   Photograph by YANN ARTHUS BERTRAND   Photographer’s Description: Like Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, Morocco is a major carpet production centre. These carpets are traditionally woven with wool, a symbol of protection and joy, sometimes combined with silk, cotton or camel or goat hair. The colours and patterns are [...]

    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 [...]

  ANOREXIC APPLE   Photograph by SANTY AGO     via !*S4N7Y*! on Flickr      

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. [...]