Archive for the 'Art' Category

What Does Blade Runner Have in Common with this Gauguin Painting?

In 1982, Ridley Scott released his first cut of the movie Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford, typically described as a noir science fiction detective thriller. While some see the film as a depressing comment on modern society and the future of humanity, providing a dark glimpse of the future, others hold it to be a [...]

Amazing: Beautiful Coffee Cream Images

It’s definitely a talented barista who made these beautiful coffee cream images. I don’t know if this is some gourmet coffee gig, but I somehow doubt these came from Starbucks. This is proof that you can fit a boat, a solar system, a lion and a monkey into a coffee cup. I hope you like [...]

A Sign of Our Times: A Christmas Tree Made From Shopping Carts

I had nothing to do with this, and I don’t know who put this together, but here’s a photograph of a christmas tree that someone has built. That’s pretty festive, you might say, and it is the season after all! But this Christmas tree is built from shopping trolleys, the carts we use to carry [...]

Cool: Mysterious Giant Lego Man Appears on Beach

These are pictures of a large Lego figure that appeared on Zandvoort beach in the Netherlands overnight. No one knows why it appeared on the beach! It bears the words, “no real than you are” on the front of its shirt and features a slightly quizzical look on its face. Why is it there? Who [...]