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• These Existentialist Memes Will Make You Question Your Whole Existence
• The Sunken Lanes of Europe
• The Strangest Things Andrew W.K. Has Done In The Name Of Partying
• Thirteen Hours - A Different Kind Of Babysitting Adventure
• Nasothek
• This Giant Panda Loves To Pose For Selfies With Tourists
• The First Underwater Portrait
• The Forgotten China Girls Hidden At The Beginning Of Old Movies
• When the U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security
• See The Colorful Side Of Buenos Aires With A Street Art Tour
• <i>Harry Potter</i> Meets Classic Pinups
• Relax This Weekend -Watch This Corgi Wearing a Propeller Hat
• The Art of Creating False Teeth for the Movies

These Existentialist Memes Will Make You Question Your Whole Existence Posted: 05 Feb 2017 03:59 AM PST It doesn't take much to trigger an existential crisis for some people, just ask them the right question or say aloud their private thoughts of self doubt and watch the crisis unfold upon their face. If you feel like you're on the verge of having an existentialist meltdown then you should probably refrain from reading the "thought provoking" memes shared by the Instagram account textsfromyourexistentialist. This suggestion is for your own safety, because any one of these memes could trigger a crisis that will take you months, if not years, of therapy to defuse. See Question Your Own Existence and Trigger Your Next Existential Crisis With 'Texts From Your Existentialist' here (NSFW language)

The Sunken Lanes of Europe Posted: 05 Feb 2017 01:59 AM PST Do you know what happens when you use a road for hundreds of years without paving it? Foot traffic, horses, and vehicles wear away the soil, sinking the road down into the ground. Europe has many of these holloways, although a casual traveler might not see them because they aren't the well-maintained highways that will get you from here to there in a hurry. Instead, they are attractions in themselves. Appearing as trenches dredged through the earth or tunnels cleared through forests, these ancient pathways called holloways or sunken lanes are found all across the European countryside. They originally began at the ground level, but over the centuries, under the tread of a million feet and hooves encompassing thousands of journeys, the floor of these roads have worn away and eroded down to the bedrock, creating ditches that lay beneath the level of the surrounding landscape. With high banks on either side, many of these ancient thoroughfare then became temporary waterways during rains, which further deepened and widened the paths making them permanent features of the landscape. Some of these paths are twenty to thirty feet deep, and look more like gorges than roads. You can see plenty of photographs of the different holloways of Europe at Amusing Planet. -via the Presurfer (Image credit: Romain Bréget)

The Strangest Things Andrew W.K. Has Done In The Name Of Partying Posted: 04 Feb 2017 11:59 PM PST Partying is an integral part of the rock star lifestyle, and Andrew W.K. has turned the art of partying into an electrifying persona, a subject of song and a lucrative career. And even though Andrew's version of partying is often far tamer than that of his fellow rockers he still spends a lot of time and energy maintaining his persona and staying pumped to party. While those other guys are out drinking and doing drugs for days on end Andrew is partying his way- by playing drums for 24 hours straight in Times Square and breaking the Guinness world record for "longest drum session at a retail store". He even got to hang with Lil Bub before setting a world record, which is what kept him going during that long day of drumming. Andrew's partying once earned him an invitation to become the U.S. ambassador of partying to Bahrain, which he turned down because he had too much partying to do here in the States. And to top it all off Andrew gives a great interview, watch him tackle a tough question with just one word. Nailed it! (YouTube Link) See The 13 Weirdest Things Andrew Did In The Name Of Partying here

Thirteen Hours - A Different Kind Of Babysitting Adventure Posted: 04 Feb 2017 09:59 PM PST Thirteen Hours by saqman When you find yourself at the mercy of the Goblin King there are a few things to remember- one, don't lose your head, or your mind for that matter, or you may end up stuck in his labyrinth forever. Two, don't let the odd characters you meet along the way fool you, dissuade you or otherwise trip you up as you figure out a way to get the better of old Jareth. And three, don't do the magic dance with the Goblin King, no matter how much he begs, because those hips of his will put a spell on you that will likely last for the rest of your mortal life! Wear your love of Labyrinth on your chest with this Thirteen Hours t-shirt by Saqman, it's the coolest way to take the Goblin King with you wherever you go! Visit Saqman's Facebook fan page and official website, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more wonderfully fantastic designs: Hope Chirrut Detention Les Adventures de Peter Eolian View more designs by saqman | More Movie T-shirts | New T-Shirts Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

Nasothek Posted: 04 Feb 2017 09:59 PM PST Look! It's a collection of noses! Where'd they come from? Futility Closet explains. See, the philosophy of preserving ancient art changed. In the 19th century, art museum curators would replace the missing noses on ancient Greek and Roman statues with replacement noses, to make them look whole and original. Later, preservationists decided that adding parts hundreds of years later actually ruined the authenticity of those ancient statues, so the replacement noses were removed. Sometimes those noses were collected and displayed, and such a collection is called a Nasothek. The Nasothek pictured here is from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen. -via Nag on the Lake

This Giant Panda Loves To Pose For Selfies With Tourists Posted: 04 Feb 2017 07:59 PM PST Getting a wild animal to take a selfie with you is really hard to do, and the human often gets battered like an annoying paparazzo just for trying, but the giant panda in these pics clearly likes humans- and posing for selfies. It almost seems like the giant panda posing for the pics, like it knows that thing on a stick is taking a picture of him, but that's impossible, right? It seems that way until you see this pic: The panda is clearly looking into the camera! Taking a selfie with a giant panda is one of the amazing services offered by the Dujiangyan Panda Base in Chengdu city, China, which may explain why this pretty panda is such a good poser. See This Giant Panda Has Mastered The Selfie Game here

The First Underwater Portrait Posted: 04 Feb 2017 05:59 PM PST This picture of Romanian oceanographer Emil Racovitza in his underwater diving suit was taken in 1899. From what we know of photography in that era, cameras were large and fragile, and subjects had to sit for a long exposure to let enough light in. How did they manage that underwater? Photographer pioneer Louis Marie Auguste Boutan, who took the picture, had to invent the equipment to do it -and the underwater flash machine he came up with was thoroughly dangerous, yet it did the job. Read about the tech that went into the first underwater portrait at PetaPixel. -via Digg

The Forgotten China Girls Hidden At The Beginning Of Old Movies Posted: 04 Feb 2017 03:59 PM PST Have you ever heard the term "China Girl" and wondered what it meant? It has nothing to do with race, at least not when used in filmmaking, and it has nothing to do with the David Bowie song. The China Girl was a model photographed by a filmmaker to help the lab technician calibrate their equipment while processing the film, a reference plate to help the technician get the colors right. The term China Girl is a reference to the mannequins made of porcelain (china) filmmakers used in this function, and eventually came to refer to the live models who posed for these test shots as well. And even though the live models weren't always thrilled to pose as China Girls for a filmmaker, they must have liked knowing their photo was seen by audiences before the main feature! In 2011 the Chicago Film Society began collecting China Girl portraits and sharing them online in their Leader Ladies Project, many of which can be seen in this surreal short by Julie Buck and Karin Segal. (YouTube Link) See The Forgotten 'China Girls' Hidden At The Beginning Of Old Films here

When the U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security Posted: 04 Feb 2017 01:59 PM PST When America officially entered World War II on December 8, 1941, Japan, Germany, and Italy suddenly became our enemies. That posed a problem, both cognitively and legally, for the thousands of American immigrants from those countries, and even descendants of immigrants. Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 in February of 1942, which most famously led to the relocation of 120,000 Japanese-Americans from the West Coast to internment camps. But it also affected Italian-Americans. More than 50,000 were forcibly relocated, and 600,000 were registered and forbidden to travel outside their cities. And many had their homes and businesses seized.   One morning in spring 1942, federal officers knocked on the door of a New Haven home. The man who opened the door, Pasquale DeCicco, was a pillar of his community and had been a U.S. citizen for more than 30 years. He was taken to a federal detention center in Boston, where he was fingerprinted, photographed and held for three months. Then he was sent to another detention facility on Ellis Island. Still with no hearing scheduled, he was moved again to an immigration facility at Fort Meade, Maryland. On July 31, he was formally declared an enemy alien of the United States. He remained at Fort Meade until December 1943, months after Italy’s surrender. He was never shown any evidence against him, nor charged with any crime. Read more stories of how Executive Order 9066 affected Italian-Americans at Smithsonian.

See The Colorful Side Of Buenos Aires With A Street Art Tour Posted: 04 Feb 2017 11:59 AM PST Every traveler wants (or expects) to see something different when they visit a foreign country, and these sights are often what draws them to that particular destination. Personally, I like to visit places with an active art scene, and it's an added bonus if they have a bunch of awesome street art on the walls while I walk around town, which is what makes Buenos Aires seem so appealing. The street art scene is exploding in Buenos Aires, so non-profit organization Graffitimundo is now offering a guided tour of the city that focuses on all the amazing street art popping up around the city. Graffitimundo works with artists and galleries to bring the people to the freshest pieces and art spaces around town, and at about $25 a ticket it's an artsy trip anyone can afford! (Image Link) Read "See Buenos Aires differently with GraffitiMundo street art tour" here

<i>Harry Potter</i> Meets Classic Pinups Posted: 04 Feb 2017 09:59 AM PST Here's a mashup you probably never thought about before. Cosplayer Ginny Di dressed up and posed for a set of photographs depicting Harry Potter characters Hermione, Luna, and Ginny in classic cheesecake scenes inspired by artist Gil Elvgren. The prints from this project are for sale during February only at Ginny Di's shop. Some Harry Potter fans will be getting these as a Valentines Day gift! You can see all six Harry Potter cosplay images alongside their pinup inspirations at Geeks Are Sexy, and see more Ginny Di cosplay at Instagram. (Image credit: Josh Randall (left) and Gil Elvgren (right))

Relax This Weekend -Watch This Corgi Wearing a Propeller Hat Posted: 04 Feb 2017 07:59 AM PST (Video Link) Life is stressful -especially right now. Some people are stressed about politics and some people are particularly eager to see their team win the Super Bowl. If you need to relax a little, this video is the way to go. What's better than a pup in a propeller hat just relaxing in the wind? Via Incredible Things

The Art of Creating False Teeth for the Movies Posted: 04 Feb 2017 05:59 AM PST Gary Archer has spent most of his life making prosthetic teeth, or dentures, like his father before him. He was asked to make a special set of teeth to use in the 1993 movie Mrs. Doubtfire, which led to other movie projects, and now he's the go-to guy in Hollywwod for movie teeth. Archer tells us about some of the film projects he provided teeth for. “I saw something on the BBC website, I don’t know whether it was last year or this year, where they were talking about quintessentially bad British teeth. On the page they had a picture of Austin Powers. Someone forwarded that to me, and I said, I think I’m responsible for propagating this myth about bad British teeth. When Mike Myers first came to me on this, he said, ‘I want bad British 1960s teeth’. There’s an English pub out here where I live in the Valley and a lot of English expats are in there. And so I basically looked at a lot of the smiles from the clientele there. “I just modelled Austin Powers on two or three different people that I used to drink with in this pub. I took pictures, I made sketches and then came up with a design. And straight away Mike loved it. He said that I’d absolutely nailed it. So we ran with it. He made those teeth famous. In the third movie, which is set in modern times, he has his teeth all fixed up. Yet without the real, bad teeth in, he isn’t Austin Powers. He’s just Mike Myers wearing a pair of glasses and a colourful costume, which isn’t the same. So they always made him go back in time, so he could have his bad British teeth again. They were integral to the character.” A lot of Archer's movie work involves undoing what a movie star spends so much money on. To make a character believable, their teeth cannot be perfectly straight and Hollywood white. Read the stories of seven movies and the teeth they used at Little White Lies. -via Digg (Image credit: Timba Smits)

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