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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 735)

1. The Magical Garbage Dump Spirits of the Congo In Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, a subculture has found a new way to draw attention to the foreign waste they’re drowning in by turning mountainous piles of invasive trash into surreal costumes. French photographer Stephan Gladieu traveled to the city’s “apocalyptic” waste sites, he documented the collective of artists called Ndaku Ya La…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 734)

1. A wonderful tip from a reader about a very unusual French water tower found by the roadside From our reader: Just perusing your recent article of your internet finds and thought you might like to see this “treehouse”. I found it just outside Pontorson Railway Station when making a “pilgrimage” to the amazingMont St.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 701)

1. The Secret Language of Stamp Placement Popularized by young couples in the Victorian period, stamps were once used to symbolize a number of romantic messages. From a heartfelt “I am always thinking of you” to a wishful “When are you coming to see me?”, many secret conversations were had thanks to stamps. Read more…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 733)

1. Paper Sculptures by Kate Kato (who also teaches online courses) Kate is a sculptor living in the Welsh Borders, obsessed with flora, fauna and paper. Shop her creations here. Take an online paper mushroom-making course here! Because, why not. 2. Salvador Dali’s Anti-Venereal Disease poster he made in 1941 Found on Open Culture. Further reading:…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 732)

1. Pure inspiration: Mixed media by artist & collector Nina Garner Nina is a collector. Inspired by 19th century portrait and landscape photography, her work encompasses various techniques and materials to create compositions that glorify moments in time, the beauty in nature and people, using film photography and found objects, both synthetic and natural. Find…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 731)

1. This artist who creates the most incredible dollhouses Dive into Amy Balfour’s tiny colourful universe. 2. The Ancient Saudi Arabian Tribe of ‘Flower Men’ Usually camera-shy, “a photographer took a series of exceptional portraits of the “flower men” of Saudi Arabia — a tribe of people whose traditions date back more than two millennia.”…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 730)

1. These Tiny Nomadic Caravans Made of Found Objects By French artist Paskal Tirmant – check out his website, there’s some incredible things on there. 2. Man on a camel posing with a Soviet Soyuz rocket, 1980s Taken at Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Found on Reddit. 3. Alternative Use for a Stale Baguette Found…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 729)

1. Cupid on the Move Works by Michelangelo Maestri, found on Gods and Foolish Grandeur. 2. The Romance of Paper “Cobwebs” Among the many works on paper in The Met’s Department of Drawings and Prints is a large collection of historic Valentines from Europe and the United States. In paper form, these tokens of love are known from…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 728)

1. Europe’s 19th Century Hippies Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (1851–1913) is regarded as the “forefather of alternative movements” and one of the most important champions of life-reform, the peace movement and naturism, which caused him to clash in the prudish society of the Empire. Diefenbach (pictured standing) was not just an artist, but a cultural rebel through…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CXLXII)

1. A Female Street fight duel with sand-filled socks Published in “Le Petit Journal” November 1st 1902: There are Apaches of both sexes as seen recently in the rue du Général-Morin. Louise Henin, a beautiful girl of twenty, became mortally angered by Andrée Merle, twenty-three years, for reasons difficult to specify. They resolved to meet in a…

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