Tag Archives: Life

Photographer’s Striking Landscape Photos Are Visual Love Letters

“Viewing the natural world through the lens of my camera offers me the opportunity to both see and to share visions of the world that some only dream of being able to witness.”[…] Read More: Photographer’s Striking Landscape Photos Are … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces

In Chichibu, Japan, two hours northwest of Tokyo, there’s an odd museum; perhaps the only one of its kind. It’s called the Chinsekikan (which means hall of curious rocks) and it houses over 1700 rocks that resemble human faces. The museum … Continue reading →

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Short film: Lost Property

  Written & Directed by: Åsa Lucander http://www.lostpropertyfilm.com http://www.asalucander.com Producer: Tom Mortimer – Executive producer: Dave Anderson Art by: Åsa Lucander – Assistant Artist: Marc Moynihan Animation: Marc Moynihan, Ana García Sebastiá, Anna Fyda, Simon Testro, Michael Towers, Nathan Brenville, … Continue reading →

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An Enormous Skeleton Emerges in the Middle of a Mexican Street for Día de Muertos

In celebration of Día de Muertos on November 1, , Raymundo Medina built a massive skeleton that appears to be lurching out of the pavement on a street in Santa Cecilia Tláhuac, Mexico. Piles of crumbled concrete at the places … Continue reading →

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OVERRUN

Plunging into a dark place, an ant falls to the ground with a rude shock. We follow this ant’s journey through a disturbing and dangerous, yet fascinating world, and it’s quest to find a way out… DIRECTED BY Pierre Ropars … Continue reading →

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Ginger Baker & Fela Kuti: How Two Neurotic Musicians Made The Best Music Nobody Heard

Bandsplaining In the 1970s, English Drummer Ginger Baker drove across the Sahara Desert to meet Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. What followed were some of the most incredible jazz & rock recordings of all time, as well as some heartbreaking setbacks.

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Complex Societal Issues Conveyed in Minimalist Editorial Illustrations by Eiko Ojala

Illustrator Eiko Ojala (previously) tackles complex topics with masterfully simple images. Though his work often appears to be made with layered paper, the artist clarifies on his website that he works digitally, building each image from scratch. Cleverly using negative … Continue reading →

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Some corals ‘killed’ by climate change are now returning to life | New Scientist

Warm water can leave corals looking dead – but in some cases polyps still survive deep in the coral skeleton and in time they can return the coral to life More: Some corals ‘killed’ by climate change are now returning … Continue reading →

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The Monochrome Experience: Subtle Situations

Seeing a photograph is a visual and intellectual pleasure. Just like reading a good book, just like listening carefully to an immortal concert or opera. Sometimes relationships are established between the elements of the image, certain contrasts, a kind of … Continue reading →

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BHOY // Short Film

BHOY is a teenager forced to mature in a savage world ruled by a God Whale. Watch it in 4K. shortoftheweek.com/2019/10/03/bhoy/ — Written, Directed and Animated by Podenco Music and Sound Design: Carles Chiner, Pasqual Rodrigo, Zendra Additional Animation: Luis … Continue reading →

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