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Photographer Captures Adorable Laughing Dormouse on a Flower | Colossal

This is the cutest image you’ll see all day. Spring is just around the corner. And if our excitement were to be summed-up in one image, it would be this one. The Laughing Dormouse by Andrea Zampatti was chosen as … Continue reading

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Sketchy Guard from Birdbox Studio

As seen on http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra​ . A Clumsy soldier with an ill fitting helmet gets himself and his country into a spot of bother. A series of funny animations featuring the confused, the pathetic and the hopeless. Produced by roughcutpresents.com

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The First USPS Stamp Designed by an Alaska Native Artist Features a Trickster Raven as It Steals the Sun

When it’s released later this summer, a new stamp from the U.S. Postal Service will illuminate a piece of Indigenous culture that’s long been associated with an escape from darkness. Titled “Raven Story,” the history-making postage features an iconic animal rendered by … Continue reading

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thum

When I press my thumb on the spiral, I can see inside. In a deep bath of mossy light, visions of snail farmers, tiny fish and frogs in vibrant tide pools, slug people and musty microbes appear. The pool is … Continue reading

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Henry Ossawa Tanner: The Life and Work of a 19th-Century Black Artist | My Modern Met

By Arnesia Young on February 17, 2021 How much do you know about Henry Ossawa Tanner? The 19th century was not an easy time to be a Black person in America, especially if you were trying to make it as … Continue reading

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Write for Rights: An Illustrated Campaign for Amnesty International Aims to Free People Who Are Imprisoned

“Writing Carries Their Voice” (2020). All images © Amnesty International, A new campaign for Amnesty International exemplifies the power of the pencil in a moving series of illustrations by Bristol-based Owen Gent. Led by creative agency Cossette, the initiative was was designed … Continue reading

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PHILIP

An old coffee machine on its last day before retirement. Puppeteer: Tim Hammer Director: Andre Maat Cinematographer: Kevin Kimman Editor: Benjamin Putland Music: Yessian Music Composer: Chris Plansker Sound Design: Babi Bork Colorist: Kevin Kimman Set Design: Goof Vermeulen, Aleck … Continue reading

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Rubens: Too Much for Modern Audiences? (Art History) | Perspective

Waldemar Januszczak sets out to correct the misconceptions that have arisen about Rubens. His vast and grandiose canvases seem too much for modern sensibilities. […]

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What A Year Without Carnival Means To Rio De Janeiro | New Normal

The traditional festivities for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro have been canceled for 2021 as Brazil copes with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The city’s economy and thousands of people depend on the annual celebration to survive.

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Mardi Gras parades got canceled by Covid-19. So people in New Orleans turned their houses into floats

By Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN)When New Orleans’ mayor announced that the city’s legendary Carnival parades would be canceled on account of Covid-19, Megan Boudreaux wasn’t surprised. Like so many, the mom and insurance manager had known in her gut that … Continue reading

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