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Month: February 2010

Arctic Vacation: Artist Suites of the Frozen Icehotel

Many people choose to vacation on white sandy beaches and under hot tropical sunshine. Some people choose cold weather vacations for skiing. For something really different, a person might try a ...

Telephone History: 9 Transitions that Rocked the Industry

There are three things most people have on them at all times: keys, wallet, and phone. Considering how integral phones are to our lives, it's strange to think how quickly they've risen from being ...

Dazzling Digital Illustration: 15 Artists to Watch Out For

Watching an artist turn a piece of paper and some graphite into a realistic, imaginative work of art is amazing enough – but somehow, seeing such illustrations come to life from pixels on a ...

Eye See: Astronomical Architecture Of The Jantar Mantar

The Jantar Mantar - 5 sprawling astronomical observatories - was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the early years of the 18th century. Not one of these elaborate ancient observatories boasted a ...

Fantasy Photo Series: Darth Vader on the Toilet & More

For decades, comic book fans have followed the adventures of their favorite super heroes defending the public, fighting villains, coming to terms with their own powers, having amorous ...

High-Rise Hoagies: Ground Zero Shipping Container Eatery

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but a Subway sandwich shop made of shipping containers is helping workers at the World Trade Center building site get their noontime grub on more ...

Ice Cars: In Soviet Russia, the Snow Makes for a Hot Ride

With much of the East coast of the US under a heavy blanket of snow, it's starting to look (and feel) almost like the cold wilderness of Siberia. Luckily for us, spring and summer will eventually ...

Architectural Love Story: 10 Real Castles Built for Love

Architecture is influenced by Eros, Greek god of sexual love and beauty, also known as Roman counterpart Cupid. Architecture can be beautiful and a thing to love. But there are some castles built ...

Creative Shoes: 13 of the Wildest Shoe Designs and Brands

While the majority of consumers are content to purchase the newest brand of name brand shoes, in the same color and style they always get, this doesn't hold true for everyone. In our daily lives ...

Winsome Words: 18 Examples of Typography in Web Design

“Web design is 95% typography.” That quote has been repeated around the internet so many times it has practically become gospel – probably because it’s true. While images are important, ...

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