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A Festival of Flaming Failures | Meara Hamidiani

In March, the orange trees that line the narrow stone streets of Valencia shade small children as they toy with explosives. Later, the city is set ablaze. The sidewalks are covered with remnants of… Source: A Festival of Flaming Failures … Continue reading

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Walls and Canvases Rich with Narrative by Artist Duo Herakut | Colossal

German street art duo Hera and Akut of Herakut have been traveling the world since 2004, filling canvases and walls with their collaborative form of painting. Each piece offers a glimpse into a character or scene, usually accompanied by a … Continue reading

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Artist Christo Guelov Creates Dozens of Colorfully Alternative Pedestrian Crossings in Madrid | Colossal

Seeing opportunity just under his feet, artist Christo Guelov wondered how a mundane street crossing could be turned into a thing of beauty. Like the design of a chair or the face of a watch, it turns out the possibilities … Continue reading

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The Annual ‘Corso Zundert’ Flower Parade Features Radically Designed Floats Adorned with Dahlias | Colossal

Founded in 1936, the annual Corso Zundert parade is a celebration of the Netherlands’ most iconic exports: flowers. The event is held every year in the small town of Zundert where 20 teams of volunteers from different hamlets compete for … Continue reading

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How to Fix Brazil – By Eduardo Mello and Matias Spektor September/October 2016 Issue — Just Sayin’

Brazil has rarely had it so bad. The country’s economy has col­lapsed: since 2013, its unemployment rate has nearly doubled, to more than 11 percent, and last year its GDP shrank by 3.8 per­cent, the largest contraction in a quarter … Continue reading

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Brazil’s Domestic Workers — Edge of Humanity Magazine

Photographer Andre Penteado is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Maid 2009-2013‘. To see Andre’s body of work click on any image. André Penteado was born in Brazil in … Continue reading

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Local lobsterman hauls in a rare blue lobster off Plymouth – The Boston Globe

It was Wayne Nickerson’s second blue lobster over his 35-year career. Officials say the odds of catching one are 1 in 2 million, although sightings have increased recently in Massachusetts. Source: Local lobsterman hauls in a rare blue lobster off … Continue reading

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Influencia on Vimeo

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Mural illustration at 1925 on Vimeo

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Do you live in the best city in the UK? (It’s not London) — Metro

Manchester is better than London for liveability (Picture: Alamy)Manchester is a better place to live than London, according to annual rankings of cities around the globe. The capital held its place as the 53rd most liveable city in the world, … Continue reading

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