A new book - written by two experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - reveals the ingenious and often devious strategies which plants have developed to help ensure their continued existence. picked by maven 3 weeks ago

Awesome!!! picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

No people, no animals, no movement. Spanish artist José Manuel Ballester (Madrid, 1960) cleared every living creatures from some of the most famous paintings . picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

There are some really innovative, whacky, cool, and downright outrageous rings out there. Here is a list of Top 10 Most Unusual Rings of 2008. picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

Douglas Adams's increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy is to be extended to six titles, after Adams's widow Jane Belson sanctioned Eoin Colfer to continue the series. picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago

Sorry Guys, it's not bacon! (but it's close, and I know some of you guys would appreciate this). Belgian artist Wim Delvoye (famous for his tattooed pigs) actually makes these out of pictures. You know, cause real luncheon meat would spoil! click on marble floor top right picked by murfanda 4 weeks ago

Alex Sandwell Kliszynski transformed his models to follow the lines of genitalia deficient dolls.

Technically not NSFW as all their nips and pieces have been removed, but be careful, as it's still nudey folk. Really creepy sexless nudey folk. picked by pocksucket 4 weeks ago

Jazz poet Lord Buckley's "The Bugbird," a too-awesome-to-be-believed translation into the "semantic of the hip," circa 1950. It's really fun to recite and the kid LOVES it. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago

He has a series of work called Vicissitudes that "depicts a circle of figures, all linked through holding hands. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago

"The Falling Man" is a story about a photograph taken by Richard Drew at 9:41:15 a.m., on September 11, 2001.

Really beautiful documentary. picked by muppet 4 weeks ago

The drama began with a white wedding dress -- a piece of art -- sewn together from tampons and sanitary napkins.

Inspired by this post picked by suebe 1 month ago

"Oh god. I just spent three quarters of my day licking myself. I just sit here, with a bowl of water, some toys and my urges." picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Patrick Macias has a couple of rare photographs of the original Godzilla, circa 1954/55, at a photo shoot at Toho Studios in Tokyo.(Blue Oyster Cult video in comments) picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

A ton of things to mess with your visual cortex, from 3D chalk drawings to impossible objects. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Designer Laura Cahill wanted to make art without wasting new material. She did a bunch of research, and found out that used books are the most common unwanted objects. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Fantastic Art Parodies of Great Masterpieces with your Favorite Muppets. picked by muppetmaker 1 month ago

Daniel Simon is an automotive futurist. He's interned with Lamborghini and worked on concept cars for VW. But the auto industry -- indeed, the galaxy -- could not contain his imagination.(techno-gasm) picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

The wonderful world of Polish film posters. These conceptual masterpieces put the original American posters to shame every time; they are truly beautiful works of art. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Yep, one of those isometric pixel art things. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

A wonderful comic by Drako Macan about a most amazing book store that literally offers every single book in the world with one exception. 8 pages of beauty and heartbreak picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

Bento boxes (lunch boxes, but with an amazing twist) picked by maven 1 month ago

Gene Hathorn has agreed to give his body to the Danish-based artist Marco Evaristti - who is going to turn it into fish food. picked by suckersklub 1 month ago

For all those ill-disposed foodies out there. picked by suckersklub 1 month ago

The salt water spray has wreaked havoc on trees and other vegetation in the area.
Here's the official project site.

Updates to this and this. picked by suebe 1 month ago

In response to BernardBlack's post of London from above, at night I bring you London from beneath, time frame not specified.

The bulk of these are from the London Underground system, but other galleries inside and outside of London are here too. picked by pocksucket 1 month ago