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The Kingdom is a visually stunning series by world-renowned graphic designer, photographer, and producer Seb Janiak. The images focus on massive accumulations of clouds in the sky, visually portraying the power of nature as it swirls overhead. In each composition, viewers will quickly get lost in the lively, dramatic clouds that lead directly to a bright central point. The French artist created "digital matte painting," a technique in which several images are layered together to produce one hyperrealistic photograph. In each of these compositions, he draws on that technique to create a fantasy world displayed in the turbulent skies. He focuses on nature and its mysterious forces to create each breathtaking scene. The transforming clouds reveal the changing light throughout a full day, moving from bright daylight to the shadows of moonlight that reveal twinkling clusters of stars.

You’re probably familiar with the phrase “One man’s trash is another man’s gold” and there’s few better examples of that than the work of visual artist Francisco de Pajaro. Much like Clet Abraham who has fun hijacking Europe’s street signs, Francisco likes to bring a bit of life, vitality and humour to our sterile urban environments. In a recently interview with James Buxton of Global Street Art he stated that:

Photographer Neil Girling of The Blight is posting photos on Flickr of the 2013 Burning Man festival, which runs until September 2nd in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Last year we posted about Girling’s photos from the 2012 festival.

St. Petersburg-based digital artist Alex Andreev recently unveiled the 9th installment of his ongoing series titled A Separate Reality. The collection features remarkably surreal illustrations of an alternate universe where skateboarders are guided by flying stingrays, masses of land float in the sky, and there's little difference between an enormous airplane and a monstrous octopus. Each image is brimming with elements from real-life placed in unconventional compositions, making them seem like weird yet wonderful dreams. Andreev's imaginative works borrow just as much from his own creative dreams as they do from his childhood memories. By merging these two sources of creativity, both conscious and subconscious, the artist produces entirely unique scenes. There's a sense of enthusiasm for exotic environments that think way outside the box, awarding residents of Andreev's fictional settings the freedom of free falling and diving through the clouds without a worry in the world.

Texas-based artist and animator Robby Cook has illustrated Disney princesses, villains, and other characters as elemental benders from Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender. Jasmine is depicted as a firebender with her lightning tiger Rajah, Mulan is a member of the earth-bending Kyoshi Warrior clan, Pocahontas is appropriately an airbender, and Ariel is a waterbender. Ursula, the villain of The Little Mermaid, is a corrupted waterbender who controls Ariel through the dark art of bloodbending. To see the rest of the crossover artworks, head over to Cook’s website.

Photographer Oleksandr Hnatenko brings his imagination to life with this extensive collection of surreal scenes. His series, entitled S. Real, captures a strong contrast between shadows and lights to produce the visually dynamic moments. In each photograph, the Austria-based artist invites his viewers into a bizarre world filled with unique perspectives, optical illusions, and confusing spaces. By naturally blending the concrete with the conceptual, Hnatenko creates playfully contrived realities in which his subjects hide behind fish eyes and top hats, bodies magically disappear into the floor, and normal expectations are completely defied. He says, "In the search for reality, you come across many things, some that are simple, some old, some new, some that are eye-catching, in color or in monochrome, visible things and some hidden from view, some things with sense and some without…Surreal moments are born out of this."

If you're looking for a little something to brighten up your day, come check out the cleverly placed street art by OakOak. The French street artist sees the city as his playground as he finds everything from stair rails and street lights to random markings on a wall to become a part of his clever creations. While at times he'll feature pop-culture characters like King Kong or Calvin and Hobbes, for the most part his whimsical works take on the form of animals found in some hilariously unexpected places.

From these pictures it seems that commuting in Tokyo has not changed that much since the ‘60s. Here’s a snap from 1972, during a Tokyo railway strike, which crowded trains so much, some had to exit through windows. Weeee!

We've been fans of French artist Gregoire Guillemin for quite some time. In the past, we featured many of his superhero themed series such as his retro-modern superhero illustrations as well as his smooth, minimalist superhero work. Lately, Guillemin has been working on a hilarious new series called The Secret Life of Heroes. The funny and sexy illustrations feature both heroes and villains in ways we've never seen them before. Poor Mickey Mouse looks worn down and sick while smoking a cigarette while Winnie the Pooh looks like he's really enjoying that beer. The best illustrations are the ones where the hero or heroine is acting completely out of character like Disney's Ariel scarfing down some sushi.

If you haven’t seen much of Poland yet, then Kacper Kowalski’s aerial photos will make the perfect introduction. Born in 1977, the artist originally holds a degree in architecture, but has turned to piloting and photography instead. While flying above northern Poland, he found two incredibly beautiful lakes and decided to capture them as they change throughout the seasons. One of the lakes is in Kashubia and another one in Pomerania. Being in control of both the plane and the camera gives Gdynia-based artist a unique ability to control and handle each shot as he pleases, so each photo is thought-through and completed.

In the Yunnan province of Southwest China, this man caused havoc at a local bank when he paid his assault fine. The man in question got into a physical fight with a customer at his noodle shop. He was ordered to pay damages and gave the woman 10,000 Yuan ($1600) in small coins. When he deposited only half of the money into the bank, it took 18 workers 8 hours to count it all.

Yesterday we introduced you to Julia, from Russia who is a very strong girl. Here is Georgina MCconnell, a British girl as a comparison. This is how she looked when she was 16. After the jump you'll see how she looks today.

Copehill Down in the English county of Wiltshire may look like a normal English village but it's different. Copehill Down is a mock-up or, more accurately, a FIBUA – an acronym standing for Fighting in Built Up Areas. It is used by the UK Ministry of Defence to train the armed forces in the art of close quarters combat in an urban area.

This cages were designed for temporary 72-hour stays. But many of MS-13 and M18 gang members have to stay there for months and even years. Unhuman conditions but at least they have some extra time before being killed in the streets.

Normally, one does not go to a news site for drink recipes, but finding this one was the exception. Fox News wrote an article for 10 Bloody Mary Recipes inspired by International Cities. Designed by Iron Chef Jose Garces, for Renaissance Hotels special Bar Menu, these 10 cocktails are intriguing to try. While I, Dottiepineapple, may not be skilled as a Iron Chef, has created her own fantastic bloody mary recipe. DottiePineapples Recipe. Its more of a basic bloody mary recipe, yet with one owns interpretations. Start with 16oz jar of ORGANIC tomatoes. Very important that they are organic for the flavor. If you are not into flavor, skip ahead for pretty pictures below. Tequila 6oz, one's preference, recommendations that it be gold. Being not a scientist, there are a couple of veg descriptions. Dash of each: Red pepper flakes, Cayenne pepper, White pepper, Black pepper, Smoked paprika, Celery salt and Salt. Choose only one of the following: Worcestershire sauce (classic), Soy Sauce, Oyster Sauce, Olive Juice. Warning: be aware how much salt you add. Hand Blend tomatoes and flavor, pore over 2/3 full tall glass, garnish with Celery, Cilantro, and Lemon/Lime wedge. Makes 6... enjoy!

NASA released three photographs taken by the Curiosity rover of Mars' moon, Phobos, passing in front of the sun in a Martian solar eclipse

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The amazing Chelyabinsk meteorite is predestined to be immortalised on the latest and very interesting coin edition 2013 of Cook Islands with an authentic piece of stone inlaid. It depicts a meteorite impact through the eyes of the inhabitants of Chelyabinsk, in vivid colours with amazing design.

After a few weeks of teasing, the latest Borderlands 2 animated short is here! It follows Brick from the first game and everyone’s favorite homicidal pre-teen girl, Tiny Tina. This short is a prologue to the downloadable adventure,Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, which is Tiny Tina playing Bunkers and Badasses (a play on Dungeons and Dragons) with the players. In short, it is hilarious.

I'm not going to pretend that I know what it's like to be a fangirl because I have no idea. But I assume Leigh Lahav knows what she's talking about in this animated short she put together called the "5 Stages of Fangirling." In all honesty though, I think a lot of fanboys go through the exact same stages!

Here's another episode from the fun new webseries, Movie Phone Mangler, created by YouTuber gnarlytooth. This one takes Ed Rooney from Ferris Bueller's Day Off and pits him against Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder. It's a perfect combination that delivers some funny entertainment.

Marvel has released a new extended TV spot for Thor: The Dark World, and as you've seen, it looks like he has his work cut out for him in this next movie. He's going to be fighting some real bad dudes in trying to once again save the universe. Unfortunately, there's really nothing new to see here, but the movie still look amazing! I can't wait to see how this story turns out, especially the ending. I think it's going to be pretty jacked up. The highly anticipated film hits theaters on November 8th, 2013.

Sex is a topic that even the greatest of minds will discuss — usually because it’s always on the mind. We collected a few of our favorite sex quotes from some incredibly famous names. Check out these deep, yet hilarious, quotes about sex. You’ll probably wish you said them all.

Those are just some of the themes photographers Peter Andrew, Simon Duffy and Derek Blais explore in their proactive series titled Point Blank a collection of used handguns, shot portrait style and designed to capture your attention.

You’re probably familiar with the phrase “One man’s trash is another man’s gold” and there’s few better examples of that than the work of visual artist Francisco de Pajaro. Much like Clet Abraham who has fun hijacking Europe’s street signs, Francisco likes to bring a bit of life, vitality and humour to our sterile urban environments. In a recently interview with James Buxton of Global Street Art he stated that:

If we’re lucky, we all get a few completely amazing teachers throughout our academic careers. Below are a few educators who have been caught being awesome…

Polish artist Roman Klonek creates delightfully vibrant illustrations using traditional woodcut techniques. The illustrations are inspired by cartoons, propaganda, and pop culture from Eastern Europe. Klonek demonstrates his labor-intensive process in this video by Bungalow.