Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky (August 30, 1863 – September 27, 1944) was a Russian chemist and photographer best known for his pioneering work in color photography of early 20th-century Russia. Around 1905, Prokudin-Gorsky envisioned and formulated a plan to use the emerging technological advances that had been made in color photography to document the Russian…
Watch Collin Burns break the world record for fastest 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube solve with a time of 5.253 seconds. The previous record of 5.55 seconds was held by Mats Valk from the Netherlands. The feat was accomplished during the final round of an official Rubik’s Cube competition on April 25 at Central Bucks West…
Edoardo Tresoldi is an artist and sculptor from Rome, Italy. The artist’s medium of choice is wire mesh which he molds into figurative sculptures of humans and animals. You can find many of Tresoldi’s artworks on his Behance page with additional views and close-ups of his fascinating work. 1. Artwork by Edoardo Tresoldi…
A beautiful tour of the world’s coldest, driest and windiest continent. 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages 1.9 km in thickness and there are no permanent human residents. The movie was shot and edited by Kalle Ljung during a 20 day trip to Antarctica from December 2014 to January 2015. Ljung…
William Mitchell takes an enchanting dive into an infinite sea of Silversides in Grand Cayman. The song is “You Remain” by William Ryan Fritch.
Goshin (Japanese: “protector of the spirit”) is a bonsai created by Bonsai Master John Yoshio Naka. It is a forest planting of eleven Foemina junipers (Juniperus chinensis), the earliest of which Naka began training into bonsai in 1948. Naka donated it to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984 for display at the United States…
Watch an old boxer fool this puppy not once, but twice with the exact same move! He’ll learn eventually 🙂
His laugh is infectious! It’s simple moments like these that can make parenting such a joy. For those curious, the father is Tom Fletcher, the lead singer and guitarist for the English pop band, McFly. Last year we shared Tom’s touching song that he wrote for his wife and newborn child, Buzz. Be sure…
Photograph by Tuxyso / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 Seen here is a public art installation entitled Zauberlehrling (sorcerer’s apprentice). It is a 35 meter (115 ft) tall metal sculpture that looks like a dancing transmission tower, grooving out in a field as the sun sets. The artwork was created for the outdoor art exhibit…
Cloud 9 is a floating paradise located close to the main island of Fiji, Viti Levu. Situated in the turquoise waters of Vanua Malolo on Ro Ro Reef, Cloud 9 is a 40-45min boat ride from Port Denarau, and a 10 minute speed boat ride from Musket Cove Resort, Lomani Resort and Plantation Resort.…
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