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President Obama's Weekly Address: 9/05/09 - Labor Day and Fair Rewards for Hard Work

With Labor Day approaching, the President commits to rebuilding the economy so that a lifetime of hard work leads to a comfortable… Continue

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Super Mario Soda Pop

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Exquisitely Detailed, Explosive Art - Nanami Cowdroy

There's so much to love about the exquisitely detailed, explosive art by Nanami Cowdroy. Busy yet balanced, her powerful pieces jump out at you in black and white, as she masterfully uses a perfect amount of contrast and shading.

By intertwining complex characters and objects, her pieces reflect a juxtaposition between foreign and familiar entities and…

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Added by Eugene on September 5, 2009 at 7:00pm — 6 Comments

Picasso Meets Light Graffiti (5 pics)

In 1949, Gjon Mili went to take some photos to Picasso in his study for LIFE magazine, while this happened Mili show him a few of her photos of ice-skaters with tiny lights on their shoes and the effect that this created. Picasso was charmed with this technique and decided to grab a lantern and make his own creations, maybe the quickest and ephemeral of his life.

A few months ago LIFE magazine publish the complete set of this images… Continue

Added by 3r1c on September 4, 2009 at 3:51pm — 4 Comments

Clever Ad: A World Made Out of Paper

I love the concept and execution of this ad created for CRU DE LADIES of Mexico. The whole world is made out of paper!… Continue

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Lord Ganesh Festival in India (4 photos)

This is 10 days of Hindu festival of Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. it is the birthday of Lord Ganesha celebrated all over India.…

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Added by Harish Raghani on September 4, 2009 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

10 Photographers With the Craziest Sets and Costumes

Photo by Simon Procter

Step into the world of one of these photographers and you may never want to return (well, everyone but Ruvan Afanador and Eugenio Recuenco). What each of these photographers possess is a talent so deep that they can whip together a whimsical wonderland most of us could never imagine. Bordering on theatrical, these photos have everything from… Continue

Added by alice on September 4, 2009 at 3:30pm — 4 Comments

21 Brilliant Illustrations by Noma Bar

Gun Crime

Noma Bar is an Israeli artist who takes complicated ideas and simplifies them into graphic form. Using only a few lines and colors, Bar makes us look deep into an illustration. First, we find the surface meaning and then Bar prods us to discover the more complicated story. Particularly in his caricatures, Bar assigns symbols to each person,… Continue

Added by alice on September 4, 2009 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Cool Concept: iPhone/iPod Solar Charger (5 pics)

If you're looking for a more eco-friendly way to charge your iPhone or iPod, look no further! In about a month, manufacturer of alternative electronic devices, Novothink, will release the first ever Apple-licensed solar charging hard-case called the "Surge".

The integrated solar panel on the back of the case will allow you to charge your Apple device soley… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 4, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Bobby McFerrin @ World Science Festival 2009

What can I say? He's a… Continue

Added by 3r1c on September 4, 2009 at 9:42am — 3 Comments

Super Sleek Performance Arts Center: Norway

How sexy is this building designed by Helsinki-based ALA Architects? I'm really diggin' the sharp lines and great color contrast on both the exterior and interior of this structure. In regards to modern architecture, it's an excellent example of form and function at it's best.

Currently under construction in Kristiansand, Norway, the Kilden Performing Arts…

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Added by Eugene on September 4, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

I Am T-Pain: The Coolest iPhone App

What's the best way to get a lot of attention for your iPhone app? How about ask all of your friends to try it out and tell you what they think? Well, if you're T-Pain and your friends are hip-hop stars like Sean Kingston, Akon and Keri Hilson you might get even more attention than you bargained for.

Basically, the I Am T-Pain app lets you transform your own voice. The technology was originally developed to correct errors in recordings and has been used by… Continue

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Cuteness Overload!: Tokidoki x Marvel Coming February 2010

The Captain America hat on the creator of Tokidoki, Simone, at Comic-Con 2009.

While the biggest entertainment news of the week has got to be Disney's acquisition of Marvel, you may not have heard about the Tokidoki x Marvel collaboration that has ever so silently been leaking out. Your favorite, bad-ass Marvel characters show us their uber-cute side when they… Continue

Added by alice on September 4, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Strange playgrounds in Russia

While bouncing around the interwebs I came across a strange collection of photos. All of them were actual playground equipment found in Russia. This prompted me to search for more images and I found quite a few. Some are odd, some are fanciful, and some are downright disturbing!

What exactly is this model of the Kremlin supposed to teach children?…

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Added by Mark Huckabee on September 4, 2009 at 6:06am — 7 Comments

Buddha Pears

A Chinese farmer has invented a mould to go around growing pears so that they form into tiny Buddha's! These are so cute, but at £5 a pop they are not the kind of fruit that you can have every day, more as a novelty present.
Bless them. I wonder what else we can mould fruit into!

Added by Kim Spindler on September 4, 2009 at 3:32am — 3 Comments

Underwater Fantasy

Lately, I've been falling in love with underwater photography, I stumbled across Elena Kalis's portfolio and fell in love. Her photographs are whimsical, vivid and fun. I'm tempted to break my bank balance and buy a waterproof camera.…

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Added by Mia Hood on September 3, 2009 at 9:45pm — 3 Comments

History Repeats Itself in the Oval Office

First Kids of a Country may have Powerful Dads but they are after all KIDS!!!....History repeats as Sasha is spotted playing around the same desk under which JFK Jr was found playing, a couple of years back!!!!...Another thing to note is that Obama definitely has kept his desk tidier than JFK!!! More about this here:… Continue

Added by Siddharth Barua on September 3, 2009 at 9:39pm — 2 Comments

Amazing Istvan Orosz (4 pics)

It's a Hungarian painter, printmaker, praphic desginar and more. Among his works you will find impossible objects, optical illusions, doble-meaaning imagens and anamorphes (one of my favorites). Some people call him 'the modern M. C. Esched', and I think they are right.…

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Added by 3r1c on September 3, 2009 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

If I Ran the Internet: TED

Rives - "If I Ran The Internet" Technology Entertainment Design (TED) Conference 2006

Rives (rhymes with 'weaves') designs interactive narratives for grown-ups. Part poet, part storyteller, Rives offers audiences uniquely intelligent and creative entertainment—too impossible to categorize for a print medium like this bio, in fact. Thus, for Rives more than for most speakers, we recommend viewing the video clips on our… Continue

Added by Kristine Allen on September 3, 2009 at 10:24pm — 2 Comments

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice - Max Abadian

Adding to our list of favorite photographers, today I bring you the beautiful work of Max Abadian. Born in Iran and raised in Germany, Max Abadian is a prestigious fashion and advertising photographer, who's work can be found in magazines like

In Style and Blender. He has that amazing ability to capture the many sides of a woman - from their sweet and innocent…

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Added by alice on September 3, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

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