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Month: March 2011

History’s Hooligans: 3 Bad Boys Driving Up Museum Visits

There is no denying that some historical figures have been so completely awesome that modern "celebrities" can't begin to touch them. Art student Jenny Burrows and copywriter Matt Kappler put ...

New View of Vincent: Tilt-Shift Perspective on Masterpieces

The art of fake tilt-shift photography has become something of a phenomenon in the last several years. By altering the light levels and focus depth in a photograph through Photoshop or another ...

Bigger & Better: The World’s Largest Record-Setting [Blank]

Giant objects are fascinating. The amount of time, effort, and expense that goes into something as banal and fantastic as a pencil that has to be moved by a crane is incredible. It's no wonder that ...

Spaces That Shine: Steel & Copper in Interior Design

Bold and industrial, prominent metals in interior design are more often seen in large commercial spaces – but how do they translate to the home? Fans of the luster and shine of steel, aluminum ...

Viva Viagra! The ‘Little Blue Pill’ Turns Teenager

Viagra was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for ED (erectile dysfunction) on this date in 1998, and the world of interpersonal relationships would never be the same ...

Iconographic Architecture: The Unique Style of MVRDV

MVRDV has a vision for the future – not just for architecture, but for urban life. "The desire, if not the obsession, if not the necessity, is to make cities more suburbanized," principal ...

Art Unlocked: Greenwich Village’s Amazing Folk Art Building

If you live in or near Greenwich Village in New York, you have no doubt passed by Greenwich Safe & Lock. The shop has been in business in the very same building since 1968, and it has become ...

Design, Uncorked: 34 Innovative Wine Racks and Cellars

Thankfully, wine racks and cellars have evolved a lot over time, as a wine is only as good as the conditions in which it's stored. For both aesthetic and taste reasons, wine storage is the ...

Bella Italia: 15 Stylish Hotels from Venice to Sicily

When you tour Italy, there's no shortage of charming Tuscan villas, historic hotels decked out in ornate finery and of course your standard run-of-the-mill chains. But what if you want ...

Old Sparky: The Shocking History Of The Electric Chair

Are you sitting comfortably? Good... so was Giuseppe Zangara, 78 years ago today, when authorities at the Florida State Penitentiary flipped the switch on "Old Sparky" and sent the prisoner sic ...

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