Jim The Skull Guy Makes Awesome Skulls

On December 5, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Jim, no last name given, makes skulls out of different things. Simple premise, complex art. He lives and works in Paris. This is an excerpt from his slightly confusing, but pleasurably mysterious biography:...

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Another Bunch of Comedy Balconies (You’re Welcome)

On December 5, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Recently I posted up an article showcasing 20 Comedy Balconies. Without wanting to exaggerate, the article went down like a tropical storm on Halloween. People loved it, with a capital L-O-V-E-D-I-T. To date it has had...

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14 Versions Of The Jolly Roger Flag

On December 4, 2015 by Tim Newman
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The Jolly Roger is probably the most famous, non-country-specific, flag in the Western world. I have to admit, though, I didn’t realise there was more than one design of the Jolly Roger. It...

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A Short Timeline Of Earth

On November 28, 2015 by Tim Newman
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A lot has gone down on this small blue blob of ours since it was first cracked into existence. Our personal speck of grit in the Multiverse managed to throw out something pretty...

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Awesome Photos From Russia With Love: Weird Playground Edition

On November 26, 2015 by Tim Newman
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In a way, these children’s playgrounds look really grim and sinister. You can’t deny it. But, on the other hand, there’s a lot of ingenuity. Sure, the toys made out of industrial equipment...

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VIDEO: Man Released From Prison After 44 Years

On November 26, 2015 by Tim Newman
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It’s hard to imagine being outside of society for just 1 month, let alone 44 years. This is Otis Johnson who got locked up in his youth and now faces reintegration with a...

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“The Motherland Calls” – Huge Russian Statue

On November 18, 2015 by Tim Newman
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The Motherland Calls, or Homeland-Mother is a whopper of a statue that stands proud in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia. The statue was built to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad, a battle considered by many...

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Max Ernst: A Legend Of Dada

On November 17, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a German-born artist and sculptor, and one of the prime movers and shakers of the Dada and Surrealist movements. His initial area of study was philosophy, but he gradually...

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Beautiful Mandalas And Their Meaning

On November 14, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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My introduction to the Mandala concept was after watching a film called Samsara, made by the same guy that made Baraka. There’s a scene where Tibetan monks are all kneeling around working on...

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Alva Noto And Ryuichui Sakamoto – A Bizarre Collaboration

On November 14, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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Alva Noto is a German visual and audio artist. He makes what he calls ‘error music’, a technique that involves recording electronic audio errors and splicing them together. Rather than sampling the sounds...

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