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‘I went loopy’: the photographer who walked 1,200 miles from Wales to Poland-Guardian

Michał Iwanowski came across some graffiti in Cardiff that said: ‘Go home, Polish.’ So he did. The 105-day slog almost broke him – but it restored his faith in a volatile, fractured Europe Source: ‘I went loopy’: the photographer who … Continue reading

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Domestic Sculptures Formed With Wood Grown at the United States and Mexico Border by Hugh Hayden-Colossal

Texas-born sculptor Hugh Hayden (previously) combines different varieties of wood to create furniture and other domestic objects with protruding spikes and branches. For his latest exhibition Border States at Lisson Gallery in New York City Hayden addresses notions of citizenship and boundaries with sculptures … Continue reading

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Why It’s Impossible to Tune a Piano

Pianos can’t be perfectly tuned – it’s a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Equal tempered tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_t… Just Tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_in… Harmonics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic

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Glass Insects Small Enough to Balance on the Tip of Your Finger by Wesley Fleming

Glass sculptorWesley Fleming creates life-size and anatomically correct sculptures of a variety of bizarre and well-known insects. Thecolorful creatures are small enough to balance gently on the tip of his finger, like a neon orange spider barely larger than his nail. … Continue reading

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Why the Autumnal Equinox Doesn’t Fall on the Same Day Every Year-space.com

Autumn is right around the corner for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere, while those in the Southern Hemisphere are gearing up for warmer spring weather. On Sept. 22 at 9:54 p.m. EDT (0154 GMT on Sept. 23), the sun will … Continue reading

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World’s First 5-Star Underground Hotel, Carved From Forsaken Quarry, Opens Doors – DesignTAXI.com

The hotel design has been dubbed a “modern architectural wonder.” Come October, InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland will officially open its doors to the public. The hotel, which has been carved into the side of an 88-meter-deep abandoned quarry, has been dubbed a “modern architectural … Continue reading

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Digitally Altered Portraits Superimposed with Flowers, Antique Patterns, and Wildlife Illustrations by Tawny Chatmon

Maryland-based artist Tawny Chatmon combines traditional portraiture with digital collage, layering elements of antique patterns, vintage botanicals, and wildlife illustrations onto images of her children and other relatives. Once printed, Chatmon often revisits the digital textures she has superimposed, physically adding layers … Continue reading

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Community: Over 500,000 Preserved and Local Flowers Suspended in the Toledo Museum of Art

Floral artistRebecca Louise Law (previously) travels widely to install her beloved cascading flower showers around the world. Most recently, the UK-based artist worked with residents of Toledo, Ohio to install Community, her largest work to date. The exhibition incorporates over 500,000 flowers, … Continue reading

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Thermostat 6 – Animation Short Film 2018 – GOBELINS

Diane ne peut plus faire semblant de ne pas voir la fuite qui coule au-dessus de la table du repas familial… Diane can’t ignore anymore the leak coming from the ceiling above the family diner… Réalisateur / Director : AV-RON … Continue reading

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Lonely people stand farther from loved ones, study finds

A new study from the University of Chicago found that people who report feeling lonely also say they sit or stand physically farther away from close friends and family. Their “personal space” for intimate partners is larger than those who … Continue reading

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