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Wait Miss, Is that a Gun in Your Hand?

Friday 12.23.2011 , Posted by

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The beginnings of feminism are most notably associated with women’s suffrage movements in the 19th century… and we have come a long way since those early movements for the equality of the women of the world. Even today, it is somewhat unusual for women to be pictured with guns. Fine art photographer Lindsay McCrum has created a new photo book challenging cultural norms and our national identity. The idea of combining beautiful women with firearms is no new idea, but in “Chicks with Guns” the firearms are not just props [Read more...]

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Does Wood Have an Expiration Date?

Thursday 12.22.2011 , Posted by

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The answer to the question above is for most a resounding “NO”… but for the US’s bloated medical industry, this is not the case. Many products that have no logical explanation for an expiration date, including wooden tongue depressors, are thrown away every year. Often these products are in dire need in other countries… so it is no wonder why our country has the highest cost per patient for healthcare of any country in the world.  The unfortunate truth is that it is illegal here to repurpose medical products, even if they have not been used. Worse yet, these products end up in landfills only polluting the world more. Now, an organization called MedWish has set out to find a solution to this problem [Read more...]

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Kickflips, Skydives and Bungee Jumps in a Car!

Monday 12.19.2011 , Posted by

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Known for its antics and bringing wild ideas to life, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory show has certainly made a name for him in the world of crazy stunts.  On Dec 17th, after reaching out to Chevy for funding on his latest looney idea, he successfully kickflipped a car.  You heard that right.  He took a new Chevy Sonic off an angled ramp to perform the first kickflip of a vehicle in history.

To take the campaign even further, Chevy hired Goodby Silverstein & Partners, along with Motion Theory and director Adam Sadowsky of Syyn Labs to take the Sonic sky-high for both a bungee jump and skydive [Read more...]

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The Silence of Black and White Photography

Monday 12.19.2011 , Posted by

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Black and White photography required a much greater commitment before the advent of the digital SLR. Now digital cameras and software can produce black on white on demand, so a photographer can choose later whether or not to remove the color from the photo.  There are still, however, those photographers that stay faithful to the classic method of using black and white film cameras.  Tomasz Gudzowaty is one of those photographers. Born in 1971, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Warsaw.  Instead of law, his interests led him to photography, starting with nature and then on to social documentary [Read more...]

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A Flash Mob Collection for Holiday Smiles

Sunday 12.18.2011 , Posted by

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It must be hard to put a number on how many times a flash mob has occurred now. They seem to be popping up everywhere, surprising those lucky enough to catch one in action.  I still have not had the pleasure of being somewhere where one starts, but it must be pretty amazing to unexpectedly have one come to life around you.  This November, a really awesome one broke out in my home airport. For all of the weary travelers at Denver International Airport, Community-Minded Dance put on quite a show on November 22nd, just in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The crew put on a medley of Swing classics to put a smile on travelers faces [Read more...]

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4 Silly Animations to Make You Smarter

Wednesday 12.07.2011 , Posted by

In some countries, higher education is publicly funded by taxes. In others, the smart or athletically talented can get scholarships and the rest get student loans… but in many cases a university level education is just out of reach. Whether it is distance from a good university, the high cost to attend or a lack of time with other obligations, most people around the world never have the opportunity to receive advanced degrees. [Read more...]

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Real or Computer Generated? You Be the Judge

Thursday 12.01.2011 , Posted by

With the advent of modern day computer animation tech, it has become harder and harder to tell the difference between real and make believe.  On the converse, in some cases real images seem to look fake because of the amazing clarity we can achieve. Louie Schwartzberg is an award winning cinematographer that has been pushing the limits of cameras and video for the last 30 years.  Using time-lapse, super slow motion and a slew of other techniques, he achieves some of the most incredible images caught on film: images that blur the line between reality and the digital world. [Read more...]

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What’s Happening On the Other Side of the Earth?

Wednesday 11.30.2011 , Posted by

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What happened to you on 11.11.11? It’s only once per century that this unique date passes. The One Day on Earth documentary project, founded by Kyle Ruddick asks just that. The unique project worked with documentary filmmakers, students, and other inspired citizens to record the human experience over a 24-hour period. This is the second installment of the project, which started in 2010, which has been used to create a fully interactive archive with photo galleries, blog posts, and a video archive map.  The map allows for a visual, searchable experience to answer that compelling question: What’s happening on the other side of the world right now? [Read more...]

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Inspiring Artwork for Creative Activists: Dan Eldon

Tuesday 11.29.2011 , Posted by

With the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991, the country has seen two decades of some of the most violent and poverty stricken times in Africa’s history. With no central government to control the majority of Somalia, it is has been called a failed state. In 1992, at the young age of 22, artist/journalist Dan Eldon was hired by Reuters to photograph the war. When the Marines landed in Mogadishu, he was on assignment taking photos in the very beginnings of the war. Then in 1993 the horrible happened: Dan was stoned to death along with three other journalists by an angry mob. [Read more...]

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Defying Reason: Baselining Is the newest Craze

Monday 11.28.2011 , Posted by

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Back in the 70s, a Frenchman named Philippe Petit bravely and illegally walked a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers in New York. He was arrested for this stunt, but his legacy lives on in the documentary about his exhilarating accomplishment: Man on Wire. Now, a new incarnation of tightrope walking has been born.  Instead of using a wire, a 1-inch piece of high strength nylon climbing webbing is the material of choice and, because of the increased flexibility of the webbing, the sport has been dubbed Slacklining. Popular with climbers for decades as a method to improve balance, Slacklining has caught on and now has international competitions with stunts like backflips, spins and a variety of other incredible feats of balance. [Read more...]

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