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Educative Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi

Casa Batllo is a renowned building located in the heart of Barcelona and is one of Antoni Gaudí’s masterpieces. Casa Batlló is a remodel of a previously built house. It was redesigned in 1904 by Gaudí and has been refurbished several times after that. Casa Batlló evokes the creativity and playfulness of Gaudí’s work through the incracite facades and creative floors. Gaudí's assistants Domènec Sugrañes i Gras, Josep Canaleta and Joan Rubió also contributed to the renovation project.

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01 May 2013 12:47:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Avenue of the Baobabs

The Avenue or Alley of the Baobabs is a prominent group of baobab trees lining the dirt road between Morondava and Belon'i Tsiribihina in the Menabe region in western Madagascar. Its striking landscape draws travelers from around the world, making it one of the most visited locations in the region. It has been a center of local conservation efforts, and was granted temporary protected status in July 2007 by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, the first step toward making it Madagascar's first natural monument.

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16 Nov 2012 10:05:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Backstage Access to Fashion’s Biggest Shows by Matt Lever

Karl Lagerfeld says: “It’s not all about emotions. It’s like Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, the famous opera singer, said, “If people imagined I had all the emotions I can express on stage I wouldn’t sing”. In the moment, you have to stay cool. Emotions come after and I’m not so much into emotions, I’m more into work”. Here: Balmain, Spring/Summer 2011. (Photo by Matt Lever)

Everton fan and legendary fashion photographer Matt Lever has captured the dizzying drama behind the scenes at catwalk shows since 1999. Here: Balmain, Spring/Summer 2011. (Photo by Matt Lever)

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26 Mar 2016 13:07:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Textile Art by Anny Crane

“I am a fiber and process oriented artist based in Brooklyn, New York. My work utilizes influence from decisions and transitions. I am very interested in the consequences and ripple effects that are caused by choices we make. Most inspiration comes from vague &vivid memories, photographs, hand me down treasures &stories through my family, childhood stories, children’s books &illustrations, and travelling”. – Anny Crane

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24 Nov 2016 08:03:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Concept Art and Behind-the-Scenes

Check out these behind-the-scenes images and concept art from upcoming animated film Mars Needs Moms.
Based on the 2007 children’s book by Berkeley Breathed (best known for his long-running comic strip “Bloom County”), the story features a young boy who must come to his mother’s rescue when she’s kidnapped by martians.

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11 Jan 2013 15:36:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Kitty Cosplay with Guagua the Cat

In honor of Guagua's birthday, the cat's blogger owner toshiya86 poster a must-see photo shoot of the kitty cardboard cosplaying as anime characters like Naruto, Gintama's Gintoki, Kiki (of Delivery Service Fame), Fate's Gilgamesh, and Blue Exorcist's Rin Okumura.

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31 Jan 2013 14:42:00,post received 0 comments

Disgusting Cathie Jung – Smallest Waist

Cathie Jung (born 1937) is an American Victorian dress and corset enthusiast residing in Old Mystic, Connecticut, United States, who currently holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest waist on a living person. Jung, who is 1.65 m (5 ft 6 in) tall, has a waist that measures 38.1 cm (15 inches).

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01 Mar 2013 12:01:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Black Rock Desert

The Black Rock Desert is an arid region of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a silt playa 100 miles north of Reno that encompasses more than 300,000 acres of land and contains more than 120 miles of historic trails. It is in the northern Nevada section of the Great Basin with a lakebed that is a dry remnant of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan.

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22 Mar 2013 11:01:00,post received 0 comments