The art of shadows
Kumi Yamashita is a Japanese artist who creates amazing artworks based on shadow rather than light. Like a painter who tries to convey an image with the fewest number of brushstrokes, Yamashita uses slim pieces of wood, square paper or aluminum numbers and letters to create his stunning works. Tweet This Post
Hanksy – The Tom Hanks Banksy
America has produced its own graffiti homage to Banksy – Hanksy. Hanksy is a street artist who has been parodying Banksy’s work on the walls of New York by reinterpreting Banksy’s work with a Tom Hanks motif. And like the great actor himself, these punny witty homages seem to be intent on spreading a feel-good [...]
The Only Way is Wessex
For all those The Only Way is Essex fans check out this fantastic 19th Century Thomas Hardy TOWIE spoof by Burdess and Giddings. Vajazzles and Crinoline collide in the greatest tale that Hardy never wrote. Essex, shut up! The only way is Wessex! Tess of the d’Urbervilles TOWIE style courtesy of BBC Comedy. Tweet [...]
2 Cows – Economics explained with cows
Using a farmer with two cows is fun way to explain complex economic systems. SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour. COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The state takes both and gives you some milk. FASCISM You have 2 cows. The state takes both and sells you some milk. NAZISM [...]
McDonalds Nuggets not all created equal
Not all McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets are ‘created equal.’ It appears, through nutritional analysis, that the McNuggets sold in the United States contain more calories and fat than their British counterparts, and also include chemicals in their manufacturing that are not found in U.K. Nuggets. According to CNN Health, the McNuggets sold in the U.S. (190 [...]
China Builds a 30 Storey Building In Just 15 Days
A Chinese contractor has smashed all records for fast-track construction putting up a 30-storey hotel in just 360 hours (15 days). The amazing construction feat has been captured in a time-lapse video. Chinese firm the Broad Group grabbed world attention last year when it built a 16-storey residential block in just five days. The firm [...]
Sellotape Dance
John Rijpma, a Dutch artist has made something beautiful from sellotape – he calls it “Tape Generations” and it took him 6 months and a lot of hours to create. Blank Mag thinks it is brilliant. Tape Generations from johan rijpma on Vimeo. Johan Rijpma (1984) studied at the Utrecht School of the Arts (Faculty [...]
Offensive Christian Imagery
B3ta asked its readers what Jesus would do – this is what they sent in. Tweet This Post
Tennis boy takes amazing catch
Watch this tennis ball boy make an astounding reflex catch during this years Australian Open semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Tweet This Post
The people of Hong Kong who live in rabbit hutches
Hong Kong is one of the world’s richest cities and has more Louis Vuitton shops than Paris, but the wealth of the city has a darker side, with tens of thousands priced out of housing altogether and forced to live in the most degrading conditions. These pictures by British photographer Brian Cassey capture the misery [...]
