Beautiful Islamic Calligrams

On November 28, 2014 by Tim Newman
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I’ve covered Middle Eastern art a couple of times recently, I like the squiggly detail that it often entails. Last week I popped one up about a young Iranian guy that takes photos of mosques and...

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VIDEO: The Coolest Door Ever Made, By Klemens Torggler

On November 27, 2014 by Tim Newman
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You didn’t think doors could be cool did you? Well you were wrong and here’s the video to prove it. The following video showcases a Torggler door and is based on squares as...

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Jan Toorop: A Dutch-Indonesian Art Deco Wonder

On November 24, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Jean Theodoor Toorop (1858 – 1928), better known as Jan Toorop, was an Indonesian born Dutch painter. He worked in a variety of styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointilism (that’s painting with dots if...

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FoRe: Spanish Street Art Par Excellence

On November 23, 2014 by Tim Newman
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FoRe is a Spanish artist who spends quite a bit of his time painting on public property in and around Valencia. I found him on deviantART on one of my regular strolls through...

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34 Mildly Amusing Billboards

On November 23, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Some of these billboards are funny in their own right, whether on purpose or by mistake. Others are amusing thanks to some thoughtful or thoughtless additions from the general public. All, however, will...

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Wojtek The Iranian-Polish War Bear

On November 22, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Wojtek, an orphaned Syrian brown bear, touched the hearts and minds of many military men from Syria to Edinburgh, from Poland to Egypt. He’s commemorated worldwide and all he did was carry stuff...

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The Conet Project: Creepy Short Wave Number Stations

On November 22, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Believed to have started airing shortly after World War II, Number Stations are a creepy and mysterious phenomenon. These short wave stations transmit recordings of human voices or robotic speech in a variety of languages, speaking...

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The Breathtaking Mosques Of Iran

On November 16, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji is a 24-year-old physics student who lives in Babol in Iran’s Mazandaran province. On the side he mucks about with photography. Ganji loves the fish-eye and he loves a panorama,...

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A Bunch Of Pictures Of Frozen Stuff

On November 15, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Here’s some pictures of things that you either don’t see frozen very often or things that look weird when they are frozen. Winter is drawing in my friends. Get cozy. Frozen Waterfall Water...

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Yōkai: Supernatural Japanese Monster Art

On November 15, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Yōkai are a group of supernatural Japanese monsters, kind of similar to our notion of ghosts. The kanji (or symbol) that describes the Yōkai is made up of two other symbols meaning “bewitching; attractive; calamity” and...

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