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Stroke of Genius: 10 Artists with Abilities Borne of Brain Damage

Not everyone is born with artistic talents. Sometimes, abilities mysteriously appear after brain trauma such as a stroke, injury, tumor or surgery.

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Futuristic Mobile Homes: Trailer Trash or Treasure?

With global warming threatening coastal cities and a new era of mass migration on the horizon, going mobile just might be today's bright idea - and tomorrow's way of life. Here are a dozen tech-packed trailers that are full of Win... without the Winnebago.

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Your Future Is Calling: 15 Creative & Cool Cell Phone Concepts

Cell phone technology and styling continue to progress by leaps and bounds bu that still leaves a lot of wiggle room for creative engineers eager to answer the call for ever odder phones. Here are 15 of the hottest cellphone concepts around.

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Faux Photoshop: 15 More Images that Seem Too Amazing to be Real

A bunny as big as a dog, a truck chased by rockets and a tennis match in the sky - these 15 images are jaw-dropping, but real.

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The Art of Photoshop: A Dozen Fantastic Photographic Manipulations

Well made, carefully crafted photoshopped images can be mind-boggling. Here is a selection of great and notorious photoshops guaranteed to provoke wonder, amusement and eyestrain.

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Case Closed: 15 of the Coolest Laptop Bags

Today's better laptops deserve better laptop carrying cases, and a select few have risen to meet the challenge of safeguarding them. Here are 15 of the coolest, hottest and bestest!

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14 of the Most Amazing Faucet Designs Ever

Modern design is taking over in homes with faucets featuring sleek curves, elegant edges and smart shapes.

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The Incredible Childhood-Inspired Artwork of Adan Banuelos

Adan Banuelos is a Tucson-based artist and designer working in multiple mediums, from drawing to sculpting to screen-printing and everything in between.

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10 Fantastic Futuristic Materials that Actually Exist

Sometimes technology leaps so far ahead it seems like the future has arrived a few years early. Teflon is a perfect example - here are 10 "teflons" that are adding some tomorrow to our lives today.

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WebUrbanist Fanbase Artist Showcase - Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of our fanbase artist showcase featuring urban art sculptures, paintings and photography.

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Lego Imitates Art: 25 Fabulous Recreations

Aside from creating amazing original works of art, artists have also recreated famous artwork using Lego blocks.

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Pretty Persuasion: Pumped Up Propaganda of the Past

Propaganda, presented graphically as posters, pamphlets and pictorial artwork, aims to influence the attitudes of people to serve the purposes of the propagandists. Here are 13 examples of propaganda showing it at its best, worst and purest.

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Dark, Disturbing & Delightful Characters by KAWS

Where do fashion, art, graffiti and cool all intersect? In the mind of a dark, disturbing and delightful urban artist, KAWS.

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Junk Culture: 12 Terrific Trash Can and Garbage Bin Designs

Trashcans, garbage bins, room wastebaskets, whatever - the humble refuse receptacle is part and parcel of our consumable (and disposable) society.

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Put A Cork In It! 25 Creative Works of Cork Art and Design

Natural, versatile, environmentally-friendly cork is mainly used for stoppers on wine and champagne bottles but its unique properties also lend a unique character to artistic endeavors. These 25 examples show how creative minds have beautified the world with cork - drinking is optional.

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