These disturbing paintings are by Valerio Carrubba. Hannibal Lecter approves ;)
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– via TrendHunter.
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Watch how continental drift created the world as we know it, and if you plan to be around 150 million years from now, see what the world map will look like.
via The J-Walk Blog.
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Mac vs PC
It’s the age-old rivalry now transformed.
– via Haha.nu.
Roadsworth began painting the streets of Montreal in the fall of 2001. Initially motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of “car culture” in general, he continued to develop a language around street markings and other elements of the urban landscape using a primarily stencil based technique. In the fall of 2004, Roadsworth was arrested for his nocturnal activities and charged with 53 counts of mischief. Despite the threat of heavy fines and a criminal record he received a relatively lenient sentence which he attributes in part to the public support he received subsequent to his arrest. Since that time, Roadsworth has received various commissions for his work and continues to be active in both visual art and music.
See more of his subversive messages after the jump.
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Cute of the day
This adorable and incredibly rare Propithecus Coronatus lemur orphan is being cared for by staff at Besancon Zoo in eastern France.
Hit the jump to see more of this cute animal.
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Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre
Wilhelm Staehle combines vintage colours and intricate paper cut-outs to produce something quite twisted and funny.
More after the jump.
People often say it’s what’s on the inside that counts, but with these incredible museum designs, the building is as much a masterpiece as the art inside it.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in the city of Bilbao, Spain is clad with reflective titanium walls that sparkle in the sun. It is credited with starting the trend of making the building that houses art just as important as the art itself, and has even been called “the greatest building of our time”.
Osaka National Museum of Art
Constructed of titanium-coated steel tubes Osaka’s National Museum of Art resembles a giant metal insect, crouched on the ground with its wings extending into the air. Due to space constraints, most of the museum is underground; the steel frame and glass skylights are all that is visible from street level.
The New Museum on the Bowery
Situated in New York City, USa the New Museum on the Bowery resembles a stack of white baker’s boxes. The building is clad in aluminum mesh to disguise the windows.
Groninger Museum
The funky-fresh Groninger Museum in Groningen, Holland is surrounded by water and connected to the land by a pedestrian bridge. The three pavilions that make up the museum were designed by architects Philippe Starck, Alessandro Mendini and Coop Himmelb(l)au, The look of the museum is derived from the Italian ‘Memphis’ style of architecture.
15 must-see (post-and-)modern museum designs can be found at Web Urbanist.
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Old-school tapes
I don’t know how many of you even own a cassette player anymore, and I don’t think anywhere round here (where I live) sells them either. They were a blast though weren’t they? All those hours of unwravelling and winding tape that your nasty player had thoughtlessly eaten, then having all your favourite songs warble away sounding only somewhat familiar forever after.
I loved cassettes though seriously. They gave me freedom from the kak music played on the radio. Anyhow to cut a long story short (I wish I actualy had!) says-it.com provides a generator where you can relive those nostalgic days of tapes by making your own to look at. They also have a videotape generator.
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Death to All Juice
Some comments from Reddit:
- I have eliminated all the juice.
- The final solution, from concentrate.
- Acidic juice are the worst.
- Even bum juice?
- I hate soupremacists.
– thanks AmyH!
When I’m not trying to plot their destruction, I don’t usually pay much attention to the chavs and their look-at-me Vespas. But Carlos Alberto’s beautifully hand-crafted wooden Vespa is something else.
Hit the jump for more images.