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Face of Flower

March 12, 2012
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Granpa Shuffelin’

December 29, 2011
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Granpa Shuffelin’

LMFAO may rock the party and lead by example, but this grandpa was the first to get in your bones! SPONSOR We broadcast our email newsletters with Campaign MonitorSPONSOR Go to Source

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Luis Franco

December 29, 2011
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Luis Franco

North Carolina artist Luis Franco is heavily influenced by old school hip hop and cultural issues in his incredibly bright colored and extremely cool takes on classic album covers, social issues, and pop culture. His trademark hair pick with a fist ties all the images together. SPONSOR We broadcast our email newsletters with Campaign...

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Loch Ness

December 29, 2011
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Loch Ness

Loch Ness is a freelance illustrator who takes inspiration from comic art, graffiti and music, especially from the 60s and the psychedelic era. His work is prominent amongst the Bristol urban art scene. I love his comic-like characters, his work overflowing with imagination bursting with so much content your mind is sent into another...

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Alessandro Gottardo

December 28, 2011
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Alessandro Gottardo

Shout (Alessandro Gottardo) is one clever dude. A seemingly inexhaustible stream of inventive, crafty, witty ideas, yet executed with glorious restraint and wonderfully self-assured delicacy (his name is somewhat of a misnomer). Despite his minimalism, muted colours and careful but rough lines, his style is distinctive and playful. SPONSOR We broadcast our email newsletters...

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Brooke Allen

December 27, 2011
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Brooke Allen

Brooke Allen is seriously in a class of her own. Her art is disciplined, charming and human. Her color schemes are natural and creative. Every new piece I see from her is a jolt of inspiration and motivation. Her use of painted gifs has opened my eyes to what can be possible when an...

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James Francis Drinkwater

December 27, 2011
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James Francis Drinkwater

James Francis Drinkwater is an Australian artist living and working in Berlin with his wife and fellow artist, Lottie Consalvo Drinkwater. His work ranges from oil on canvas to assemblage, and his compositions hint at a nostalgic, cubist style. Drinkwater’s body of work is a superbly executed collection, no doubt just the beginning for...

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Win a trip to New York thanks to Doss Blockos

December 27, 2011
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Win a trip to New York thanks to Doss Blockos

East Ninth Brewing are running a competition to find the final member of their team to head to New York. Enter now! SPONSOR We broadcast our email newsletters with Campaign MonitorSPONSOR Go to Source

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Habibi: a new graphic novel by Craig Thompson

December 27, 2011
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Habibi: a new graphic novel by Craig Thompson

The long awaited follow up to Craig Thompson’s multi-award winning graphic novel, Blankets. Habibi revisits familiar personal themes for the author but set in a foreign land. An epic accomplishment on all fronts, taking close to seven years to complete, it’s an intense visual experience, another moving tale of love and a thoughtful look...

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The Helpful Bus

December 26, 2011
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The Helpful Bus

James Gunn’s PG Porn presents Helpful Bus, starring The Office’s Craig Robinson, Gilmore Girl’s Sean Gunn, and porn stars Bree Olson and Marie Luv. Don’t worry, this is all safe for work. For those who love porn, without the sex. Go to Source

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Wickedly cool prints by Tinhead

December 26, 2011
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Wickedly cool prints by Tinhead

A fellow Oxford inhabitant, Tinhead does not give a shit and makes beautiful prints. This is where you can buy his stuff. Go to Source

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Paper and scissors collage art by Lola Dupre

December 24, 2011
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Paper and scissors collage art by Lola Dupre

Lola Dupre is a collage artist from Glasgow, Scotland, who produces highly detailed and fractured collage art. Her work is made the old-fashioned way, with paper and scissors. Eye catching and contorted works cover almost every topic: browsing her site you can see celebrity portraits, animals, fashion editorials, political caricature and reworked classical art...

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A chance encounter with nature’s most fleeting phenomena

December 24, 2011
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A chance encounter with nature’s most fleeting phenomena

There’s a lot to be said for natural phenomena. This video shows two girls in a canoe on the River Shannon in Ireland experiencing one. Moving and spectacular to say the least, and a reminder to us all to get out there and experience what this world has to offer. Go to Source

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Carter Center Observes Challenging DRC Elections, Committed to Country’s Long-Term Stability

December 23, 2011
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Carter Center Observes Challenging DRC Elections, Committed to Country’s Long-Term Stability

On Nov. 28, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is holding its second democratic multi-party national elections since gaining independence in 1960, and the first to be administered solely by the country’s election commission. Elections in 2006 were overseen by the United Nations. Photo:  G. Dubourthoumieu/The Carter Center A Congolese woman casts her...

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The Carter Center Congratulates Latin American Countries for Major Strides Toward the Elimination of River Blindness

December 23, 2011
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The Carter Center Congratulates Latin American Countries for Major Strides Toward the Elimination of River Blindness

The Carter Center and its Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas (OEPA) are pleased to congratulate three Latin American countries on their recent progress toward eliminating river blindness (onchocerciasis). Today at the sixteenth annual InterAmerican Conference on Onchocerciasis – sponsored by The Carter Center, the Pan American Health Organization, the Lions Clubs International Foundation,...

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Britain Announces Major Support for Guinea Worm Campaign (Video, 2011)

December 23, 2011
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, World Health Organization Secretary-General Margaret Chan, and British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development Stephen O’Brien participate in an Oct. 5, 2011, press conference in London announcing £20 million (US$31 million) in major support by the British government to assist the Carter Center’s Guinea worm eradication campaign. Remarks...

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The State of Democracy in the Americas (Conversations at The Carter Center, Oct. 13, 2011)

December 23, 2011
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According to the Inter-American Democratic Charter, “The peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it.” In the 10th anniversary year of this important document, panelists discuss the state of democracy in the Americas and the Charter’s reach. They include the Right Honourable...

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Radio Dramas Teach Rule of Law in Liberia (Video, 2011)

December 23, 2011
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The Carter Center partners with local Liberian groups to produce radio dramas that “tell the story” of the country’s rule of law to rural citizens. These programs are broadcast across community radio stations in seven counties, reaching tens of thousands of people. Since 2006, the Center has implemented an access to justice project in...

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Awkward Family Christmas Photos

December 23, 2011
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Awkward Family Christmas Photos

Christmas is the season to be jolly, so to bring a little bit of laughter to your day, we’ve raided the archives of the cringe inducing but hilarious Awkward Family Photos. Their Christmas collection boasts inappropriate nudity, people dressed as Christmas trees, and classic 80s styling that has become the site’s signature look. Merry Christmas,...

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The Art of Dancing: an online advent calendar

December 23, 2011
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The Art of Dancing: an online advent calendar

The Art of Dancing is an online advent calendar from Lewis Bullock and Luke Bonner, a dancing duo from Bournmouth. Each day throughout December, they reveal a new dance routine on location, with occasional guest appearances from passers-by and confused onlookers. It’s been reported that they’ve even turned down an approach from a mobile...

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