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Fantastical World of James Jean



Step into the fantastical world of James Jean and get ready to be amazed. The Taiwanese-American visual artist is one of the most talented people of our generation. He's known in the world of comics thanks to his beautiful covers of DC Comics for which he received numerous accolades including seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of… Continue

Added by Marica on May 20, 2011 at 1:51pm — 1 Comment

Illustration of the Day: J is for James

Stanley Chow's wonderful J is for James illustration has just been released as a limited edition print! "I felt compelled to do the James Bonds, because it's the festive season, and the festive television schedule in UK every year is James Bond film after James Bond film," he tells us. "Plus, I need to add to my self-initiated project 'My Random Alphabet' that… Continue

Added by alice on December 3, 2010 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

The Wolfsburg Project by James Turrell (6 pics + video)

"The primary medium of Californian artist James Turrell is light. Probably the best-known artist in his field, Turrell's entire oeuvre since the 1960s has been devoted to exploring the diverse manifestations of this immaterial medium and working towards a new, space-defining form of light art.



While light here refers to nothing beyond itself, it causes surface, colour and space to… Continue

Added by Visnja V on October 7, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Big City Silhouettes (7 photos)

It's easy to feel insignificant in a big city. There are so many things to do, lots of cars, bikes, and scooters whizzing by, and tons of hectic street lights and urban noises all around us.



This series titled “People and Places” by English photographer Jasper James creates an interesting juxtaposition between the city of Beijing and its citizens. The… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 18, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Sexiest Celebrity Portraiture - James White



Flip through the latest issue of Esquire, Glamour, Entertainment Weekend, Vanity Fair or GQ and you might just stumble upon the gorgeous work of James White. As a famous celebrity photographer, he's the one who makes all of our A-list actors and actresses seem incredibly sexy. Of course, I'm sure it helps that the famous faces he photographs go by the names -…

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Added by alice on March 17, 2010 at 1:00pm — 13 Comments

Around The World In 176 Days

British cyclist James Bowthorpe recently rode his bike across the globe and broke the world record in the process. Bowthorpe trekked over 18,000 miles without a support team on a trip that took him to twenty countries including France, Poland, Iran, India, Thailand, Australia and the United States. Averaging 103 miles per day Bowthorpe beat the old world record by 20 days. The purpose of the… Continue

Added by Kevin on September 22, 2009 at 12:14am — 2 Comments

James Cameron's AVATAR



New Avatar Poster Featuring Neytiri

Source: 20th Century Fox

August 3, 2009





You got a quick glimpse of Neytiri in the opening Flash of the official website, but now Fox International has released the full image of the Na'vi character played by Zoe Saldana in James Cameron's Avatar in the form of a poster.



Opening in conventional 3D theaters and IMAX 3D on December 18th, the film co-stars Sam Worthington,… Continue

Added by Jason Chen on August 4, 2009 at 5:54pm — 2 Comments

The Train Wreck that is Mike Tyson



Whether you like him or not, Mike Tyson is one of the most entertaining yet controversial figures of our time. "Tyson" is acclaimed indie director James Toback's stylistically inventive portrait of a mesmerizing Mike Tyson. Toback allows Tyson to reveal himself without inhibition and with eloquence and a pervasive vulnerability.



Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs, a startlingly complex, fully-rounded human being… Continue

Added by Eugene on March 16, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Basketball Diplomacy: Obama's Cabinet Can Jump.

This is a reprint of an USA Today article published in December. You have to agree the fact that Obama's cabinet are great ballers makes us look pretty cool to the rest of the world.



"Experience? Check. Academic credentials? Check. Can hit a fadeaway and drive the lane? Check.



As President-elect Barack Obama joked here Tuesday, he may be "putting together the best basketball-playing Cabinet in American… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on January 20, 2009 at 2:48pm — No Comments

National Geographic 2008 Adventurers of the Year





If you are a fan of National Geographic (or affectionately to some, NATGEO) and Smithsonian magazine, read on (yes you, Eugene). The prolific media company who continues to teach us about the world has selected fourteen people who dreamed big, went to extremes—and came back with amazing tales to tell. Here are 14 people who made the world a better place this year.



The first photo (above) features winner… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on December 16, 2008 at 4:35pm — No Comments

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