Transparent Specimens: The Preservations Of Iori Tomita

Iori Tomita is a lifelong fisherman. He’s also an artist and he’s spent time as an undergrad studying ichthyology. In his art, all of his passion and knowledge is on display in his collection of neon-colored specimens. His work, which he calls “New World Transparent Specimens” is created only after a lengthy process that involves [...]

10 Headlines Drawn Out Of Context

Best Tumblr I’ve seen today. Eric Wedum doesn’t like to read the news. But he does enjoy drawing crazy images that news headlines conjure. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Afghanistan, which you have not seen

The main activity of Jan Chipchase, a native of Britain, who works for a company Frog Design as a specialist in UX (interaction with the consumer), is to understand how the technology has an impact on different cultures. Its main objective – the study of consumer behavior in the present to understand exactly how it [...]

Haiti football team among the disabled

Manuel Ladouceur was buried four days under the rubble of his Uncle’s house before he was pulled out as the sole survivor. Ladouceur survived but lost his entire left arm because of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti one fateful afternoon in January. That week Ladouceur joined the ranks of hundreds of Haitians who, [...]

9 Ways To Start a Fire Without Matches

There is a primal link between man and fire. Every man should know how to start one. A manly man knows how to start one without matches. It’s an essential survival skill. You never know when you’ll find yourself in a situation where you’ll need a fire, but you don’t have matches. Maybe your single [...]

Vasyugan Swamp in Russia is the World’s Largest Swamp

Russia is the largest country in the world, but sometimes we just forget how really large it is. For example, there is a huge swamp, pretty unknown to wider audience, which has bigger surface than the Switzerland. Vasyugan Swamp is located in western Siberia in Russia and it is considered as world’s largest swamp. It [...]

Unique Bell Factory in Russia

If we were living in Middle Age we would probably had chance to see a bell factory in ever bigger town. Bells are not so popular today as they were once and it is hard to imagine that there is actually a factory which specialized its production only for bells. It seems that there is [...]

Sad Photos of Abandoned Fire Station in Russia

If you ever went to a home where you or some of your friends have been previously living, you know that nostalgic feeling which makes you somehow sad and nostalgic. It is similar with abandoned buildings which tells us a story about the people which once were in it but they are gone now. Here [...]

Itelmens, the Indian Tribe Which Lives in Russia

It is hardly to believe that Russia has its own Indian tribes but that fact is true. There is a population of about 1500 people who are originally Indians who live in Kamchatka peninsula. They are some kind of mix between Indians and Eskimos. They are called Itelmens. Some scientific studies have revealed that Itelmens [...]

Abandoned Buildings of the Most Northern Academic Institute

The Murmansk Marine Biological Institute is considered to be the most northern academic institute in the world. It is the place where numerous scientists were researching for a new solutions for problems which can be found in marine biology, oceanography and ecology. This institute has a rich and famous history which starts more than hundred [...]

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