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Spanish Police Seized Forged Paintings Attributed to El Greco, Goya, and Modigliani After a Dealer Tried to Sell Them for $14.6 Million | Artnet News
The three forged painting seized by police in Toledo, Spain. Courtesy of the Valencian Generalitat Police. Police in Spain have intercepted three forged paintings attributed to El Greco, Francisco de Goya, and Amedeo Modigliani. The counterfeit canvases came from … Continue reading
Inside the Giant Mech Suit Made for Racing
Giant mech suits are the stuff of science fiction, but one inventor and his team are hoping to make them a reality. The result isn’t your typical mech, as these behemoths are built to race. »Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker »Watch … Continue reading
Why China’s Crazy Housing Bubble REFUSES TO BURST!
This is getting ridiculous! Housing prices in China have now got to the insane price that an entire year’s salary can only buy you 10 square feet, so on average it takes 900 years of salary to pay for a … Continue reading
The Megaplex! – 99% Invisible
Back in the early 1990s, movie theaters weren’t that great. The auditoriums were cramped and narrow, and the screen was dim. But in 1995, the AMC Grand 24 in Dallas changed everything. It was the very first movie megaplex in … Continue reading
How Pixar’s Movement Animation Became So Realistic | Movies Insider
Pixar gets its characters to move and emote by building them rigs and filling them with controls that allow animators to give them unique expressions and movements. “Toy Story 2” gave them the ability to adapt and reuse rigs for … Continue reading
How Sounds Are Faked For Nature Documentaries: Meet the Artists Who Create the Sounds of Fish, Spiders, Orangutans, Mushrooms & More | Open Culture
We think of nature documentaries as primarily visual works. As well we probably should, given the countless, mostly dull and uncomfortable hours spent in the field they demand of their photography crews. But what comes to mind when we imagine … Continue reading
These Extinct Birds Really Stretch the Definition of “Bird”
[…]From birds with no wings to giant fowl that were once mistaken for predators, here are 6 birds that who’s strange features may not be what you think of when you think of birds! Hosted by: Stefan Chin […]
15 Most DEVELOPED CITIES in Africa
15 Most DEVELOPED CITIES in Africa
How NASA Plans to Save Earth from Asteroids
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test is NASA’s first test of a “kinetic impactor” that could one day be used to save Earth from an incoming asteroid. Andy Rivkin, an asteroid expert with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, explains … Continue reading
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