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April 16, 2015 at 4:58 pm

The 55 Most Useful Life Hacks Ever

The 55 Most Useful Life Hacks Ever

A definitive list of life hacks that will actually simplify and improve your everyday life. This selection of 55 life hacks were hand-picked from our two previous posts: 50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World and 40 Clever Life Hacks to Simplify your World. It also includes updated tips from the popular subreddit r/lifehacks.…

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April 16, 2015 at 12:01 pm

Art Students in Japan Made a Giant Cat Head and it’s Glorious

Art Students in Japan Made a Giant Cat Head and it's Glorious

A group of students at the Japan School of Wool Art have created a startlingly realistic, gigantic wool felt cat head that can be worn as a mask. The project was led by the students’ art teacher, Housetu Sato. The head will be on display at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum from April 18-23,…

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April 15, 2015 at 11:35 am

15 Striking Photographs That Are Actually Paintings

15 Striking Photographs That Are Actually Paintings

Patrick Kramer is an American hyper-realist painter based in Springville, Utah. After graduating from Brigham Young University in 2008 with a major in art, Kramer has been painting professionally ever since. Each painting can take Patrick anywhere from 50 – 300 hours. In an interview with Wallhop, Kramer says his process usually begins with…

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April 14, 2015 at 2:20 pm

So Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un Impersonators Met in LA Recently…

So Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un Impersonators Met in LA Recently...

Barack Obama impersonator Reggie Brown recently met up with preeminent Kim Jong Un impersonator Howard in Los Angeles as the two painted the town red, much to the bewilderment of onlookers. Brown first made worldwide news in 2011 when he was kicked off stage at the Republican Leadership Conference on live television. Brown also…

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April 14, 2015 at 10:24 am

This Guy Carves Miniature Artworks Onto the Tips of Pencils

This Guy Carves Miniature Artworks Onto the Tips of Pencils

With a steady hand and eye for detail, artist Salavat Fidai carves miniature artworks onto the tips of lead pencils. Fidai, who hails from Ufa, Russia is also a painter and illustrator and works not only in miniature but larger scale paintings as well. The rising artist has amassed a big following on Instagram…

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April 13, 2015 at 3:28 pm

Yamaha Design Teams Swap Roles, Build Crazy Versions of Each Other’s Products

Yamaha Design Teams Swap Roles, Build Crazy Versions of Each Other's Products

Yamaha is a multinational conglomerate that makes a broad range of products, from pianos to motorcycles. In a project entitled AH A MAY (Yamaha backwards), design teams from the musical instrument and motor vehicle divisions swapped roles, designing products for each other. Four actual prototypes were built and presented as a joint exhibit at…

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April 13, 2015 at 9:44 am

A Steampunk Pegasus Made from Scrap Metal

A Steampunk Pegasus Made from Scrap Metal

Artist Hasan Novrozi welded this incredible pegasus sculpture from various pieces of scrap metal. The pegasus is a creature from Greek mythology, a winged stallion sired by Poseidon in his role horse-god and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Novrozi’s amazing sculpture reminds us of other sculptors who reuse discarded metal in creative ways such…

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April 11, 2015 at 4:01 pm

The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, a Video Case Study

The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, a Video Case Study

Gain a new appreciation for art as the Nerdwriter dissects Jacques-Louis David’s famous painting, The Death of Socrates (1787). For those interested, you can see the renowned work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Gallery 614 – David and Neoclassicism).

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April 11, 2015 at 2:14 pm

Abandoned Magpie Roams Free but Always Returns to Family that Rescued Her

Abandoned Magpie Roams Free but Always Returns to Family that Rescued Her

It was a cold and windy day when Cameron Bloom’s son Noah spotted her, a 3-week old Magpie that had fallen out of her nest and been abandoned by her mother. “She barely had any feathers … and she was close to dying,” Bloom recalls. The Sydney-based family took her to their local vet…

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April 10, 2015 at 3:02 pm

This Guy Spent the Last 40 Years Building His Own Human-Powered Theme Park

This Guy Spent the Last 40 Years Building His Own Human-Powered Theme Park

It began on June 15, 1969 with two jugs of wine, a bag of sausages and a grill. Two guys walked by and asked, “what is this?” Bruno replied, “it’s a restaurant”, and Ai Pioppi was born. Located in Battaglia, Italy, the family run restaurant still operates to this day, some 45 years later.…

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