This is about as strange as it gets. In a quaint public park in Lintz, Austria, three drain pipes have been transformed into mini hotel rooms. Christened the Das Park Hotel, each room comes with a double bed, a bed light, linens and a side table .The guests can pay what they feel a stay […]
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World’s Tallest Buildings
Posted in Art, Design, Images, News, Photography, Society, Travel, World on May 1st, 2008
Which are the world’s tallest buildings? It depends on what you are measuring. The debate continues as to what parts of buildings are deserving of recognition when measuring a buildings height. Should flagpoles, spires, and antennas be included in the total height measurement? Technically speaking, communications towers, observation decks and towers, […]
Futurism Art
Posted in Art, Design, Images, News, Photography, Society on Apr 25th, 2008
A new international movement in the art world “Futurism” was started in 1909 in Italy.
Compared to the emotional aspects of Romanticism, Futurism is a nice contrast. Based around the finer points of natural noise that occurs in cities, from machines, and daily life, and thriving on speed and pace, Futurism was a new direction. […]
Science News
Posted in Images, News, Photography, Science, World, technology on Apr 19th, 2008
Two scientists who work for NASA have discovered the lightest black hole known to date. This lightweight black hole has a mass which is approximately 3.8 times more than the sun, and is only 15 miles in diameter. This particular black hole is approaching what is thought to be the minimum size that is […]
Strange Boat Designs
Posted in Art, Design, Images, News, Science, Society, Travel, technology on Apr 12th, 2008
There existed many a historical design, which deserved to be constructed today, and many of which would form the basis of new designs. We are sadly mistaken if we believe that 20th Century boat design is a steady evolution from primitive older boats to modern sophisticated boats. Sure there have been some real concrete developments […]