The aging process is ongoing and one we don’t typically notice on a daily basis (see the captivating video at the bottom of the post, it perfectly demonstrates the subtlety of aging). However, when you see childhood photos of your grandparents or parents (or even yourself!), the difference can be startling. In a recent video…
THE GREAT(LY) OVERGROWN WALL OF CHINA Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF Blog post | on Flickr | Prints available Seen here is a section of the Great Wall of China tourists don’t typically see. as travel photographer Trey Ratcliff recalls: “Just to get to this point required a long walk through a rocky…
Photograph by Simon Clancy Located in the village of Lotofaga (population: 1,089) on the south coast of Upolu island in Samoa, is the To Sua Ocean Trench. An all-natural swimming hole with a large ladder and small dock, visitors can pay a fee ($15 for adults, $6 for children 7-15, free for kids under…
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Samuel Gomez is an artist and designer living and working in New York City. Gomez’s style embodies a ‘hybrid surreal-steampunk’ aesthetic and his preferred tools include: graphite, pens, acrylics and inks. Gomez has also worked over a decade as a Creative Designer and Illustrator for some of the top…
SNAIL WITH SEMI-TRANSPARENT SHELL DISCOVERED Photograph by Jana Bedek In a paper published on 30 August 2013 by the International Society for Subterranean Biology, Dr Alexander Weigand of Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany, has described a new species of cave-dwelling snail from the Lukina Jama–Trojama cave system. The new species, Zospeum tholussum, is a…
Back in January the Sifter posted 50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World. The post went on the be one of the most shared articles in the history of the website. At first I was surprised, but soon realized that we all want to simplify and improve our lives; especially when a solution to…
BANKSY CONVERTS A NEW YORK DELIVERY TRUCK Artwork by Banksy For the month of October, Banksy is attempting to host an entire show on the streets of New York entitled, Better Out Than In. The roaming exhibit features an audio guide which can be accessed by dialing a 1-800 number. You can…
As technology advances and the video game industry continues to grow, the immersive worlds that developers create become more ambitious and expansive with each release. In an effort to celebrate the ‘passion and talent behind the world’s most exciting video games’, Dead End Thrills was born. What started as a Flickr group (that boats…
ANTELOPES IN THE MIST Photograph by LEE BOTHMA Website | 500px | Facebook In this beautiful sunset photograph by Lee Bothma, we see a group of Springboks in Kgalagada Transfrontier Park in South Africa. The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized brown and white antelope-gazelle of southwestern Africa. It is extremely fast…
In a project entitled Tales You Lose (Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr), Brazilian artist and designer Andre Levy paints an array of pop culture portraits onto various coins from around the world. It’s interesting to see how a little paint and imagination can transform the same coin into a multitude of different characters and people. Below…
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