NASA spacecraft nearing mysterious dwarf planet Ceres
“I’m just delighted that Dawn is now on the doorstep of Ceres,” Jim Green, director of NASA’s planetary science division said in a news conference on Monday. Ceres was discovered…
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The Evocative Photography Of Elliot Erwitt, A Master Of Color
“It’s about reacting to what you see, hopefully without any preconceived ideas. You can find images anywhere; it’s just a question of noticing things and organizing them. You just need…
How To Quickly Delete All The Screenshots Clogging Up Your iPhone’s Storage
Taking screenshots on your iPhone (which happens when you hold down the power button and the home button at the same time) can be a handy way to save info…
Banksy Goes Undercover In Gaza To Support Struggling Palestinians
The anonymous street artist Banksy released a series of new works Wednesday in Gaza, all commenting on the dire situation of the 1.8 million Palestinian residents confined to the area….
Dumping subway trains into the ocean … in a good way
Over 2,500 New York subway cars have been used to create an underwater reef for crustaceans and fish in the Atlantic. Over a period of three years, photographer Stephen Mallon…
Strange And Surreal Photographs Chronicle The Happy Magic Of Germany’s Spa Towns
Throughout Germany, there are approximately 300 spa towns, each combining specialized rehabilitation clinics and wellness programs to yield a futuristic microcosm, a utopian hideaway for patients (and, in some cases,…
Why Turkey Finally Made A Move Against ISIS
WASHINGTON — Turkey made its boldest move yet against the Islamic State over the weekend. It wasn’t to help the U.S.-led air campaign against the group, something Turkey could do…
Tiananmen Square ‘Negatives’: An Art Book or a Protest?
Xu Yong, who has more than 20 photography books to his name, chose to publish only the raw negatives of the images he took of protesters at Tiananmen Square in…
Stan Lee draws Spider-Man for a child with autism
That would be the same Stan Lee who co-created Spider-Man (as well as Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men and so many other Marvel characters). The Times story described…
Photographer captures beauty around the world
That’s why the Romanian photographer travels the world for her Atlas of Beauty project, in search of images of beauty in different countries and cultures. – A photo posted by…
Photographer captures beauty around the world
That’s why the Romanian photographer travels the world for her Atlas of Beauty project, in search of images of beauty in different countries and cultures. – A photo posted by…
Activists Trying to Draw Attention to Killings in Syria Turn to ISIS Tactic: Shock Value
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The killings have been both deliberately lurid and strangely intimate. Designed for broadcast, they have helped the Islamic State militant group build a brand of violence that…
NASA’s Time-Lapse Video Capturing Five Years On The Sun’s Surface Is Simply Spectacular
Since its launch in February 11, 2010, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has been busy watching the sun, capturing an image of the magnificent star more than once per second. And…
From Syria, an Atlas of a Country in Ruins
Recent satellite image analysis by Unitar-Unosat, an agency of the United Nations, reveals vast devastation in major cities across Syria from the civil war that started nearly four years ago….
On 70th Anniversary Of Dresden Bombing, Now And Then Photos Show A City Rise From The Ashes
On Feb. 13 and Feb. 14, 1945, in the last year of World War II, American and British bombers flattened the German city of Dresden, engulfing the picturesque medieval town…
An Ode To The Aesthetic Of Psychedelic Sex (NSFW)
Warning: This post contains all kinds of NSFW images. Read at your own risk. – The book is written by Eric Gotland and Paul Krassner, and edited by Dian Hanson,…
The Hubble Space Telescope Has Orbited Earth For 25 Years. Here Are 25 Of Its Most Stunning Images
Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting Earth, capturing images of the cosmos that have “fundamentally changed humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe.” This year, to celebrate the…
Massive Filament Snakes Over Half A Million Miles Across Sun’s Surface
Why so sad, sun? NASA’s Solar Dynamics (SDO) spacecraft has spotted the sun looking like a frowny face, thanks to a massive, dark line snaking across the sun’s surface. Just…
The ‘revenge porn’ victory we need
The fight against “revenge porn” chalked up a small victory recently. So why am I not celebrating? The Federal Trade Commission released a statement saying it had barred Craig Brittain,…
500px And SheStock Partner To Provide Awesome Stock Images Of Women
Whether you notice them or not, stock photos of women are overwhelmingly populated by white, stiffly-posed ladies in corporate dress. Luckily, more realistic images of women are becoming available. –…
The 13th Juror: Watching Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for clues
“Get your hair out of your face.” “Stop fidgeting.” “Can’t you smile once in a while?” At a time when Tsarnaev should be making a good first impression on the…
Disney invents an adorable robot for making giant sand drawings
At just under two feet long and 15 inches wide and tall, the BeachBot can autonomously fill a 30-square-foot area of sand with images from the “Lion King” or “Finding…
San Francisco Artists Daniel Green Proves The Insider/Outsider Art Binary Wrong
This is Daniel Green. Born in 1985, he’s one of the youngest artists to have exhibited at San Francisco’s Creativity Explored, a studio space and gallery for artists with developmental…
Fox News Airs Images Of Burning Jordanian Pilot: ‘We Feel You Need To See It’
Fox News aired graphic images from the new video released Tuesday that appears to show the Islamic State burning alive Jordanian fighter pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh. – “CNN is not…
U.N. Concerned About Reports That Food Aid to Syria Is in ISIS Hands
GENEVA — The United Nations food relief agency said it was “extremely concerned” about the possible manipulation of its aid to Syria after images posted on jihadist websites and social…
ISIS images appear to show Jordanian pilot burned alive
The images, produced by ISIS’ official al Furqan media company, appeared online Tuesday. But a banner on Jordanian state TV said that al-Kassasbeh was actually “martyred January 3″a month ago….
7 Explorers Name The Most Beautiful Place They’ve Ever Seen
Looking for travel inspiration? We’ve been asking fascinating people — Pulitzer Prize-winners, world champion athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, and more — to share the greatest travel journeys of their lives. New…
‘Person Of Interest’ Identified In San Francisco Suitcase Of Body Parts
SAN FRANCISCO — Police released surveillance images of what they call a “person of interest’ linked to the grisly discovery of human remains stuffed in a suitcase abandoned on a…
For Björk, a New Album, ‘Vulnicura,’ and a MoMA Show
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND — It wasn’t exactly a beach day. It was a chilly, damp November morning with a drizzle that turned intermittently to rain. Björk called it “sniffle weather”; she…
Are Super Bowl beer ads a bad idea?
Should parents worry about children seeing the Pac-Man ad? If you want my professional opinionyes!parents should approach ads for alcoholic beverages with great caution. In a new study published in…