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If she wasn't a catfish, she'd probably be a hyperactive bookworm; but she's an energetic person interested in what is and what isn't a good read, a worthwhile piece of art or an out of the ordinary movie. Whether a subject is underwater, underground, above ground or up on cloud nine she'll find it and write it.

Hallmark’s Alice vs. Tim Burton’s Alice

Alice is Wonderland is one of the benchmarks of children’s books. And though not all people have read the book, I can bet that they have seen at least one of the movies. There are tens of them, animated or non-animated, dozens of movies that depict more or less the same story that has enticed…

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Food Landscapes That Tingle Your Taste Buds

These are some landscapes that make you say Yum!. Though we don’t usually mix fruits and vegetables, in photography everything is possible. And even if it doesn’t taste good, it makes you want to rethink your eating habits. Really now, look at these landscapes. Don’t you just get an urge to destroy these peaceful edible…

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The Sweet Streets of Brussels Are the Road to the Gingerbread House

Talking about fairy tales reminded me about the time I visited Brussels and I felt as if I was in the story of Hansel and Gretel and the house made out of sweets. Only in this case, it’s not only a house, it’s an entire city. Every time you turn your head (and sometimes even…

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Body Painting: The Human Canvases of Danny Setiawan

Lead me not into temptation… for I can find it myself. And I did, most of it on Danny Setiawan’s website. If art and beautiful women are tantalizing, then look no further. You don’t even have to choose, as famous artworks and gorgeous women have merged in a photographic display. Body painting may come in…

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The Eating Habits of a Star Wars Nut

Some people love the clear sky in a summer night, others simply want to see stars everywhere. And others have developed an obsession for Star Wars. The breakfast of every Luke Skywalker could probably look something similar to the pictures below. First you destroy the watermelon Deathstar, then you get a kick out of crunching…

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Painting Dead Trees Is Curtis Killorn’s Hobby

Curtis Killorn is one of the people that just got tired of seeing lifeless trees. So he thought of a way to make them more life-like. I’m not talking about treant or ent kind of bringing them to life but about a more colorful way of bestowing them with it. Yellow, orange and green aren’t…

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Colored Pencils in Jewelry

The handmade boom has reached a peak nowadays. Everyone is either creating handmade jewelry or wearing it, most times both. Leather, beads, modelling clay, brass, copper are all materials that handmade artists work with in achieving themed jewelry. Basically, they just use whatever their imagination can lay its thoughts on. As a result, they resorted to pencils…

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The Modern Approach to Make-Up in Photography

Ladies, if you want to become fashion models, gather your face powders, lipsticks, nail polish and cremes, and start a cosmetics fight! While you’re at it, also make sure there’s a professional photographer there to take pictures, and when you run out of cosmetics, try paint — it works equally well. This is how one…

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Interior Design Ideas: Creative Bookshelves

Reading corners can be the most magical place for every bookworm. And sometimes those books we love so much tend to occupy a lot of room and eventually, they end up nearly kicking us out of the house. It’s just their way of saying they need more space, and by space I mean bookshelves. And…

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Amazing Paper Sculptures Performed by the Book Surgeon

Brian Dettmer makes a living with the knife, tweezers and surgical tools by performing minute but precise incisions into books. ‘The Book Surgeon’ is a nickname he acquired due to the nature of his works of art: amazing book sculptures. Unlike other artists that use fiction books to create their works, he only uses predominantly…

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How to Promote a New Event

You have big plans: you want to start an event and the idea is simply brilliant. And you want people to come to your event so you’re probably wondering about how to advertise it in a way that it’d do justice to all the effort you put into it. Moreover, you want it to be…

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Art at the World Championship of Sand Sculpting

Remember the times when you used to go to the seaside and build sandcastles? Of course you did that when you were children, but some people although grown up haven’t grow out of sand castles. Some of those people have turned that into a hobby and others into a profession. And since they are so…

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