California is slowly advancing toward its goal of building a $69 billion high-speed rail network connecting San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Until the project is complete, American rail travelers will have to settle for Acela trains, which hit 150 mph.
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Out of all the worlds superheroes, comic book villains and TV show characters, one if not THE most recognisable is Superman. But you’re about to see him portrayed in a way you never have before….. And yes, whilst Captain America is supposed to represent Uncle Sam, everyone secretly understands that Superman is actually the one capable of saving the planet – not just a country. The buff torso, the slick hair and that confident grin – all trademarks of a man who knows what he’s doing. (Although we’re still not overly sold on the red cape.) Which is why we’re big fans of the latest project from visual artist, Mike Mitchell. He gives our famous man in red boots, a revamped waredrobe and aesthetic. Taking that all American charm and mashing it up with the bodies, outfits and gadgets from other pop culture characters throughout history.
Marta Klonowska is a Polish artist from Warsaw. Her passion is sculpture and she creates installations of her amazing shattered glass animal sculptures, typically placing them in front of historical paintings from masters like Rubens and d’Agar. While the source paintings had the animals in secondary roles, Klonowska makes them the focal point. As she explains to European Glass Context:
Liu Bolin is an artist from China’s Shandong province. Born in 1973, he currently lives and works in Beijing. Bolin received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Shandong College of Arts in 1995 and his Master of Fine Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2001. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.
The annual grand carnaval began last Friday in Rio de Janeiro. Here are the best pictures from there)
