Conceptual Art of Horacio Salinas

Photographer Horacio Salinas makes a habit out of transforming simple everyday objects in unusual scenarios and original shots. Based in New York, the conceptual still life photographer has worked with publications such as Vogue, New York Times and GQ for fashion editorials and articles. In describing his work, he says: “If I have to do…

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Bike Shops Turning to Guerilla Marketing

Is it just me or bike shop owners are also turning to original advertising ideas? Christian Petersen, an already popular bike shop owner in Altlandsberg, Berlin had over 100 bicycles attached to the facade of his building, in order to attract attention to his business. It’s a good thing that Germany is a civilised country…

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True Blood Stars Naked On The Rolling Stone Cover

The cover of the latest issue of the Rolling Stone, available at newsstands from Wednesday and online from Friday, features a cover story about the stars from the HBO show True Blood. The interesting part is that the actors, Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgard and Stephen Moyer appear naked on the cover, which normally should be…

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War On Errorism: Don’t War It. Just Play!

War on errorism is an interesting concept developed by Entresuelo1a, wishing to transmit a critical message towards war and the military world in general. The concept comes directly in a box of 60x60x60 cm. Upon opening the box, the pieces form some sort of battle field. Besides it’s obvious use as a piece of furniture,…

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The Defective New Digg Invitation And Authentication System

After being enthusiastic about getting a New Digg invitation from a friend, I got stuck with connecting with my current Digg account which is Facebook connect – based. It proved impossible. What I tried was to add an email address and then recover my password from the Facebook account. But guess what? No success.

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How Do You Attract Your Employer’s Attention?

Photo by Simone Lovati on Flickr. Let’s face it: the era when people got out on the street with their CV in their hands is over. And so are the times when wearing your CV printed on your shirt brought some attention. Now the new rage is trying to get your employer’s attention on the…

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When Books Come To Life: 10 Amazing Book Sculptures

Who said that books are only for reading? Try to read this book, with its words cut out. Now who would spend so much time to cut words out of some book, and, more importantly, for what purpose? Book sculpture is the answer. Artists like Brian Dettmer, Su Blackwell and Robert The use actual books…

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5 Great Music Biopics

Musicians, especially the ones with a tumultuous life have always been subject of a good movie. Let’s face it, drugs, tragedies, drama, and the struggle for succes are things which move people in a good way. Music biopics, or biographical movies about musicians can be fascinating stories for everybody. You don’t have to a be…

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The Estonian In The Cupboard

You can tell a lot about how cool a place is by simply getting a feel of the locals’ idea of fun. And people in Estonia certainly have an unique and contagious way of approaching fun and, well, drinking. Here’s one drinking game example.

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10 Tips For A Moneyless Vacation At Home

Photo by Alexander Andreev on Flickr. 10 things? There may be a thousand things you could do while at home, complaining that you can’t go on vacation in top-ranked locations. Most of the complaints deal with work and the lack of money: you’re either too tied up to leave work, or your budget doesn’t allow…

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A Look At Mad Men’s Best Ads

In the 1960 golden era of advertising, the Mad Men from Sterling Cooper, an advertising agency from New York, reveal their not-so-perfect and commercial-like lives. The show focuses mainly on executive director Don Draper, a talented man who lives in a big lie. But beyond Draper’s success, good looks, mystery, beyond Christina Hendricks’ boobs, and…

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