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Sculpture in the 21st century Sculpture has been, along with painting, the standard of measurement for all great cultures. I think that sculpture up to the end of the 1950′s really talked about the wealth and standing of the countries it came from. There is an internal decadence and seriousness of marble and bronze. 30 Superfood Recipes You've Never Tried Before You might also like: 50 Creative Ways to Eat More Quinoa Read More What the heck are these superfood things people keep talking about?

10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Movies It’s “Tolkien Week,” which means people all around the world are celebrating that literary genius who gave us ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ book series, and therefore the corresponding movie adaptations. Aside from that, though, it’s the 75th anniversary of ‘The Hobbit’s’ original date of publication, and September 22 is the annual “Hobbit Day.” So, there’s a lot of J.R.R. Tolkien action to be had.

Animal Facts You Never Knew Existed (15 GIF'S) EmailShare 7151EmailShare Animals are dope! Animal facts you never knew existed can be both intriguing and almost unnecessary. Regardless, here are a few animal facts in gif format from a wide range of animals including the hippo, dog, giraffe, shark, bear and many more. Enjoy and share with a friend. Human Anatomy Atlas for iPad/iPhone What is it? Visible Body's Human Anatomy Atlas is the best-selling, most anatomically accurate, 3D atlas of the male and female human body. It is created by anatomy visualization experts and reviewed by anatomists and healthcare professionals. More colleges and universities teach with Human Anatomy Atlas than any other 3D atlas. What's in Human Anatomy Atlas: 10 false facts most people think are true Up until the late 16th century, everyone "knew" that the sun and planets revolved around the Earth. Up until the late 19th century, epidemic illnesses such as cholera and the plague were "known" to be caused by a poisonous mist filled with particles from rotting things. Up until the early 20th century, the most common procedure performed by surgeons for thousands of years was bloodletting, because we "knew" that blood drained from the body balanced the whacky humors responsible for poor health.

SpillSpace.com Noted mathematician, Marston Morse once said “Mathematics are the result of mysterious powers which no one understands, and which the unconscious recognition of beauty must play an important part. Out of an infinity of designs a mathematician chooses one pattern for beauty’s sake and pulls it down to earth.” Ahh, enter Bathsheba Grossman… Part scientist, part mathematician, part programmer, part sculptor; Bathsheba Grossman creates once impossible works of geometric beauty. To hear Bathsheba describe her work, one might suspect that she spent her personal hours in the math or comp-sci labs while attending art school.

7 Innocent Gestures That Can Get You Killed Overseas If you've ever had your penis cut off and/or been executed while on holiday, you'll probably know that it's easy to offend people from other cultures. Unless you learn the ways of the place you're visiting, even the most well-meaning tourist can regularly find his oesophagus stuffed with burning goat. But surely just plain common sense and good manners will save you, right? Wrong. Extend Your Hand, Palm Outward in Greece What you think you are saying: "Phew!

HEATHERWICK STUDIO: Designing The Extraordinary This exhibition will be the first ever major retrospective on the work of Thomas Heatherwick, one of the most exciting creative practitioners working in the UK today. Heatherwick has been the recipient of the Prince Philip Designers Prize and the London Design Medal, and in 2004 became the youngest practitioner to be appointed a Royal Designer for Industry. At the heart of his Studio's practice is a profound commitment to elegant, integrated design solutions and the absolute dedication to materials, research, prototyping, industrial collaboration, tactility, texture - and above all, extraordinary form-making. After completing his MA at the Royal College of Art, Heatherwick established the Studio in 1994, as a space in which to produce extraordinary projects.

Death By Oreo Cupcakes They are probably the best Oreo cakes I have ever tried. A lot of cake's that I have experimented with before are like a vanilla cake with bits of Oreo in them, which didn't really give them enough Oreo flavor. But these were a lot better. I used a dark chocolate fudge cake mix instead of just a regular chocolate cake mix, which went really well with the cookies and gave the cakes just a little more flavor. So, in this recipe there is Oreo's in the cake, in the frosting, and at the bottom is a Oreo surprise.

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