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In his creative “1:1 Toys” series, Canadian photographer Daniel Picard digitally placed a series of small pop culture action figures into real photographs and gave them all the illusion of being full-size.

Mary-Ellen Mathews is in charge of all of the celebrity host photos for the hit TV Series Saturday Night Live. She has taken tons of celebrity photos since 1999 when she got started. Take a look at some of her famous photography Celebrity Host Pictures from SNL.

Ottawa, Ontario-based photographer Daniel Picard has created a very realistic set of photos that show us the secret life of Hollywood toys. Called 1:1 Toys, the series, which puts Picard in the "director's seat," is shot all around his hometown. It all started out when, one day, Picard noticed a field whee he wanted to shoot a model in a dress. "The road in front was going to be closed down in two days, for almost a year. So, with no time for a human model, I tried shooting it with a robot I had just bought, the first of my collection. I liked the result so much, that it was the beginning of not only my toy series but my interest in building a fun toy collection."

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been holding an annual Cool Science Image contests for three years now, and the 2013 collection is quite impressive. These images are meant to break the boundaries between art and science. "The motivation was to provide a venue and greater exposure for some of the artful scientific imagery we encounter," says Terry Devitt, the coordinator of the contest. "We see a lot of pictures that don’t get much traction beyond their scientific context and thought that was a shame, as the pictures are both beautiful and serve as an effective way to communicate science."

Take a look at these awesome pieces by various artists! Very well done, and I am in the mood for some scary movies now. The classics have something so special about them, and never fail to disappoint.

Get close to celebrities with the Celebrity Close-up photo blog. Celebrity pores, plastic surgery, funny faces, gurning, duck faces, tongues, rhinoplasty, acne, wrinkles, bad teeth, nose hair and other unsightly, unflattering photos of the famous, infamous, beautiful, not-so-beautiful, beautiful people of Hollywood and beyond.

Condom manufacturer Durex has announced Fundawear, vibrating underwear that encourages couples to “touch over the internet” using an iPhone app. Touch me!

Germany-based photographer Bettina Güber creates a small world of adventures with her tiny people and life-sized props. Using toy figures, Güber arranges scenes into her "just for fun" project, entitled Small People, and then photographs the scene as a documentation of the event. She dubs each piece with humorous titles that are appropriate to the activity, including Morning Post!, Coffee Anyone?, and Would you like some meat?

Play accordion in your browser! Russia-based web developer and musician Artem Polikarpov created this delightful accordion web app that lets you play virtual accordion by resizing your browser window. Try it! http://artpolikarpov.github.io/garmoshka/

Bagram Batman, a character based on Batman from The Dark Knight trilogy, educates soldiers and civilians who are deployed in Afghanistan in this series of safety PSAs created by the U.S. Army and AFN Afghanistan. To make sure that the message sinks in, Bagram Batman ends his training by assertively saying “Swear to me!”

There's a reason why dogs are man's best friend. Because they have unbreakable loyalty towards their human counterparts, even after death. Here are some of the best heart warming photos that are guaranteed to make you smile.

After scourging the internet, in high and low places, I've learned one thing: the internet is filled with cats. As of recently, I've kind of become desensitized to cats, and I am willing to bet that everyone else is too. That's why the next big thing is going to be cute sloths! Because, there is no other cuter and smarter animal. Check these hilarious pics below!

The girls in these paintings have a haunting beauty that seamlessly blends youthful innocence with eerie suggestions of death. In his work, Japanese artist Kazuki Takamatsu makes artwork that explores the emotional aspects of Japanese society. He says, "My art deals with a fictional form of death…a metaphor for people losing their soul and place in society."

All that Colombian artist Juana Medina needs to make these whimsical designs are a pen and a snack. The talented artist, who has received awards for her many wonderfully simple illustrations, likes to tell stories with her drawings. And, she certainly has a fun time with it. The artist says, "Most of my illustration work relies on very simple traces and economic—but expressive—use of line. I like using ink and gouache color sparingly. Simplicity is very important to me. My design and animation work rely a little more on color and line, but humor and lightheartedness tend to be a constant."