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Photoshop Troll “Fixes” People’s Photos in Hilariously Literal Ways | My Modern Met

Be careful what you ask for from this Photoshop expert. Photoshop experts are able to rework images into all kinds of fabricated realities. From color correction and filters to cropping and resizing, the powerful digital tool offers countless editing options. … Continue reading

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Beautifully Meditative Faces Emerge From Billowy Lengths of Tulle

By Arnesia Young on May 25, 2021 “A single length of tulle is manipulated to literally and metaphorically represent mindfulness, meditation, and the notion of finding clarity out of chaos.”   Since he began experimenting with tulle over a decade … Continue reading

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Housewife | A Photographer’s Story

Photographic Artist Artist  Roxana Savin is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay.  From the book/project ‘I’ll Be Late Tonight’.   ‘I’ll be late tonight’ is an autobiographical project, inspired by my experience of living as a housewife … Continue reading

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Miniature Architectural Spaces Nestle into Carved Chunks of Raw Marble | Colossal

GRACE EBERT “Tetraconch II” (2019), Faxe limestone, 38 centimeters. All images © Matthew Simmonds   Since antiquity, marble has been a preferred material for sculptors and architects alike because of its relative softness and the unlikelihood that it’ll shatter. British … Continue reading

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A Map of the Internet 2021 | Kottke

Translating sites, search engines, social networks, browsers, ISPs, and other internet entities into geographic features, Martin Vargic has created a map of the internet circa 2021. It includes several thousand of some of the most popular websites, represented as distinct … Continue reading

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Writer Michael Rosen on politics, poems and the darkest days of his fight with Covid-19

His cheeky, clever and irreverent stories have captivated generations of children and adults. Yet while Michael Rosen’s wry sense of humour shines through in his latest book, “Many Different Kinds of Love” also deals with a truly terrifying chapter in … Continue reading

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5 Strange Creatures Found Frozen in Ice

When an animal becomes frozen in ice, it’s body can last for thousands of years, giving us an incredible view of what the world was like when the animal was alive. Prehistoric mammoths, woolly rhinos, and even humans have been … Continue reading

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Footsteps: How an Isolated Artificial Home in Ontario Produces Sound for Myriad Blockbuster Films | Colossal

A modest house nestled into the bucolic countryside of Uxbridge, Ontario, is home to a premier sound facility behind an impressive array of films, TV series, and video games. Brimming with an eclectic collection of objects and antiques, Footsteps Studio has … Continue reading

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Book Highlights the Experimental Genius of Contemporary Paper Art

Diana Beltran Herrera “We know that this material is the same as the one we use to package pasta or even blow our nose, yet here it comes, taking on a magical transformation that art gifts every material.”   Artists … Continue reading

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An Expansive Exhibition Pairs Two Indigenous Artists to Explore the Power of Socially Engaged Artmaking

Marie Watt “Companion Species (Radiant)” (2017), crystal and western maple base, 8 x 27 x 16 inches. Image © Marie Watt and Kevin McConnell. Made in collaboration with Jeff Mack, Glassblower, and Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Team in … Continue reading

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