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The Fantasy Coffins From Ghana

Some people joke about having clowns at their funeral, but how about having a coffin that looks like a gigantic cellphone? It is impossible to tell at the first glance that these colorful sculptures are actually coffins. The coffins were made by Kane Kwei and his assistant Paa Joe more than twenty years ago and have been a somewhat grim tourist attraction ever since. These coffins were probably made as an advertisement for the actual business, since it would hard to imagine someone actually ordering a coffin such as this.
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07 Apr 2015 10:40:00
Dogs perform during “Stars and starlets”, a new programme, at the National Circus in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev April 30, 2015. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

Dogs perform during “Stars and starlets”, a new programme, at the National Circus in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev April 30, 2015. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
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01 May 2015 13:35:00
A worshipper wearing a kerchief with the image of the Our Lady of Fatima attends a mass at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine, in Fatima, central Portugal, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)

A worshipper wearing a kerchief with the image of the Our Lady of Fatima attends a mass at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine, in Fatima, central Portugal, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Every year on May 12 and 13 tens of thousands of Catholic believers go on pilgrimage to the Fatima sanctuary to pray and attend masses where the apparitions of the Virgin Mary were witnessed by three shepherd children Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco in 1917. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)
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14 May 2015 11:44:00
Smithsonian National Zoo biologist Leigh Pitsko releases a male lion cub for its swim test in the zoo habitat moat, in Washington May 6, 2014. Four, unnamed ten-week old lion cubs were tested today for their ability to swim and remove themselves from their zoo habitat moat. (Photo by Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Smithsonian National Zoo biologist Leigh Pitsko releases a male lion cub for its swim test in the zoo habitat moat, in Washington May 6, 2014. Four, unnamed ten-week old lion cubs were tested today for their ability to swim and remove themselves from their zoo habitat moat. (Photo by Gary Cameron/Reuters)
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08 May 2014 07:40:00
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West leave their residence in Paris, on May 23, 2014. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP Photo)

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West leave their residence in Paris, on May 23, 2014. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP Photo)
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26 May 2014 14:05:00
A thrill-seeking storm chaser captured the precise moment these giant lightning bolts lit up dark skies in a series of incredible storms. (Photo by Craig Eccles/Solent News & Photo Agency)

A thrill-seeking storm chaser captured the precise moment these giant lightning bolts lit up dark skies in a series of incredible storms. (Photo by Craig Eccles/Solent News & Photo Agency)
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15 Jun 2014 11:41:00
The following “Utopian Tours” drawings are conceptual images of what tourism in North Korea might one day look like, created by North Korean architects. The images, curated by Nick Bonner, are on view as part of the exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale in the Korean Pavilion. Bonner runs the Beijing-based Koryo Tours – a company that organizes tours of outsiders into North Korea. (Photo by Nick Bonner/Kyle Vanhemert/Venice Architecture Biennale)

At this year’s Venice Bienniale in Italy, the Korean pavilion has a curious exhibit called “Commissions for Utopia”. It includes renderings from North Korea’s top architects and artists (all anonymous), many of whom studied at the Paekho Institute of Architecture, North Korea’s state-run architectural college, and none of whom have ever left the country. They were asked to create a vision of North Korea’s future sustainable architecture for its expanding tourism industry. Their final products are a glimpse into what it would be like to envision the future after being entirely cut off from the present for almost 70 years. (Photo by Nick Bonner/Kyle Vanhemert/Venice Architecture Biennale)
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08 Aug 2014 11:03:00
A woman holds a skull during a “Dia de los natitas” (Day of the Skull) ceremony at the Cementerio General of La Paz. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

A woman holds a skull during a “Dia de los natitas” (Day of the Skull) ceremony at the Cementerio General of La Paz. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)
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10 Nov 2013 06:59:00