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Well, it seems like the US cellphone unlocking bill didn't get held up legislation after all: the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act just passed through the House of Representatives with unanimous support. The measure reverses the...

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Just published by Gingko Press, Paper Play is a new 256-page book exploring the use of paper in contemporary art and design. The book features no less than 82 designers and artists who use paper in sculptures, jewelry, street art, installations and everything else you can imagine. I started listing out all the artists we’ve featured here on the Colossal who are included in the book, but it got a bit unwieldy after a dozen. Pick it up here.

Rhett and Link explain how a vacation can make even the worst misfortune seem like good luck.

When I open my mailbox, I often find Amazon packages that I don't remember ordering. But today's surprise was a DVD of Sharknado, a movie I absolutely did not purchase. My first instinct was to contact Amazon and change my password, but then I found...

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In this NASA photograph taken in Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, Jan 1969, you see the HL-10 research plane on the left, it is a lifting body concept used in a study for a reusable manned spacecraft. Eventually, at the end of this line of studies, there was the Space Shuttle. The recent events with Star Wars VII (the X-wing revelation) and the 45th anniversary of the Moon landing prompted me to do something different from my usual photostream. Celebrating both Star Wars and the Human Spaceflight, I added a little twist to this photo.

Originally I only added this to my Facebook page as a simple gesture of personal enthusiasm over the two worlds. There was an error in my original edit, however, and since FB does not allow replacing uploaded images, I uploaded a re-edited version of the original here. The error was that the shadow of the overshooting Millennium Falcon was too much to the left and it looked as if the Falcon had no shadow at all. I hope this one works better.

Original NASA image here.

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Quedaos con el nombre: Jim Martin. Es el sujeto al que más vais a odiar durante el resto de vuestros días por una sencilla razón: es el creador de la impresionante casa del árbol basada en BattleTech que podéis ver en la fotografía. ¿Por qué lo vais a odiar? Porque vuestros hijos también verán esta foto y a partir de entonces no se conformarán con nada ligeramente inferior.

Sirva como ejemplo la cara de los vástagos de Martin. Sobre todo la del niño, que teniendo la impresionante casa que tiene ya está mirando a su padre exigiéndole algo más ("papa, esto no dispara nada, es un asco"). No puedo menos que felicitar a Jim por su creación, pero sobre todo por crear una herramienta que va a proporcionar tantos dolores de cabezas a todos los padres del mundo.

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From time to time, storied heroes, reckless warriors and up-and-coming adventurers gather alongside vile villains, deranged AIs and other notorious figures to celebrate and share their stories and plans of impending conquest.

We are highlighting a selection of these characters in a collection of intimate portraits prepared by tireless historians.

“If there’s a crime call a cop. If there’s a fire, call a fireman. But if there’s a Skrull invasion. Holla atcha boy!”
Deadpool, Deadpool #2

“Sometimes you just have to hack your way through.”
Yuna Berserker, Final Fantasy X-II

“After all this time–all these years–you and I have history. I know what you think of me. You think I’m just a doll. A doll that’s pink and light. A doll you can arrange any way you like. You’re wrong. Very wrong. What you think of me is only a ghost of time. I am dangerous. And I will show you just how dark I can be.”
Harley Quinn, Gotham City Sirens Vol 1

“It’s been a long time. How have you been? I’ve been really busy being dead. You know, after you murdered me. / Okay. Look. We both said a lot of things that you’re going to regret. But I think we can put our differences behind us. For science. You monster.”
GLaDOS, Portal 2

“My axe is thirsty!”
Krieg, Borderlands 2

“If it means interfering in an ensconced, outdated system, to help just one woman, man or child…I’m willing to accept the consequences.”
Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #170

“There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it. “
Princess Merida, Brave

“When we get back, this is gonna make one great story. Yup… but… of course, not a single soul will ever believe me.”
Taichi “Tai” Kamiya/Yagami, Digimon

“All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy.”
Joker, The Killing Joke (1988)

“I think the reason I got all these guy friends and no boyfriend is because I don’t really wanna date any of ‘em. I don’t need to feel like I’m waiting to be noticed. I know who I am and I’ll know what I want if and when it ever comes along.”
Fionna & Cake, Adventure Time

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Our last Flickr Friday theme was #Tempest. You shared impressive photos of which we selected a few of our favorites to showcase below. To enjoy all of the submissions, check out the the Flickr Friday group.

George Probst is used to being called crazy. The web designer from Blacksburg, VA, USA, shocks most people when he tells them that he swims with sharks. But after many thrilling dives and hundreds of up-close and personal photographs, he hopes others will see these mysterious underwater giants in a whole new light.

After George’s girlfriend broke up with him in 2006, he decided to take the money he had saved for an engagement ring and go on an adventure. On his bucket list? Dive with Great White Sharks.

George’s research took him to Isla Guadalupe, an island located off the coast of Baja California known for its Great White Shark sightings. He bought a point-and-shoot camera with waterproof housing, convinced his brother to join him on the trip, and set out to document a trip of a lifetime.

When George prepared to embark on his first dive, he had the same “Jaws mentality” that he says many people share — an idea of a Great White Shark that wreaks havoc and attacks unknowing swimmers. When he got into the water for the first time and found himself face-to-face with a Great White Shark, his perception changed.

Underwater, George didn’t see a violent, threatening killer. He saw a beautiful, graceful creature gliding through its natural habitat. “When they come by looking you in the eye, there’s this connection,” George explains. “You just get this completely different understanding, and there’s a level of respect and awe of this huge animal.”

After his first dive, George was hooked. He upgraded to a DSLR and began planning more dives. He still feels the rush of that first experience every time he gets in the water. “There’s a sense of grace that you really pick up on when you’re down there,” he says.

Through his photos, George hopes to present sharks as animals that have a vital role in the marine ecosystem and to educate others about the importance of conservation.

“You’ve got tens of millions of these animals being taken from the oceans each year through indiscriminate killing,” George says. “And I’d like them to be around for generations to come so that other people can appreciate these beautiful animals.”

Visit George’s photostream to see more of his photography.

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Canadian design collective Daily Tous Les Jours (previously) was recently invited to bring their fantastic musical light swing installation to the Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. The interactive swing set titled simply, The Swings, is comprised of illuminated panels that also trigger audible tones that harmonize as people swing. As more and more people join in the act of swinging turns into randomly improvised melody and light show. From their project site:

The Swings allow participants to make music with their entire bodies, to connect to one another and to have a sense of ownership of public space due to the music they create. The result is a giant collective instrument that brings together people of all ages and backgrounds. The project offers a new experience in collective music making, available to enliven urban spaces, festivals, special events, and more.

The Swings were on view through July 11th of this month, but the entire installation is now on tour. If you’re interested in bringing it to your own arts event, get in touch at the bottom of this page.

Trichoptera (caddis larva) building case (studio view), 1980-2000. Material: Gold, pearls, turquoise. Length: 2.5 cm. Photographer: Frédéric Delpech. Image courtesy of the artist and Art:Concept gallery, Paris and MONA Museum of Old and New Art.

Right now, in almost every river in the world, some 12,000 different species of caddisfly larvae wriggle and crawl through sediment, twigs, and rocks in an attempt to build temporary aquatic cocoons. To do this, the small, slow-moving creatures excrete silk from salivary glands near their mouths which they use like mortar to stick together almost every available material into a cozy tube. A few weeks later a fully developed caddisfly emerges and almost immediately flies away.

After first learning about caddisflies, self-taught (and self-professed amateur) artist Hubert Duprat had a thought. Had a caddisfly ever naturally encountered a fleck of gold in a river and used it to build a home? And then one step further: what if a caddisfly had only gold and other precious stones or jewels to work with?

Trichoptères, French for the scientific name of the caddisfly, is Duprat’s answer to that question. For years the artist has been collaborating with the tiny insects, providing them small aquariums of gold, turquoise and pearls that the the larvae readily use to construct their temporary homes. Regardless of how creepy crawly you might find the insects, it’s impossible to deny the strange beauty of the final product, tiny gold sculptures held together with silk. Encountering them void of any context, one would assume they were constructed by a jeweler.

Duprat currently has a solo exhibition at the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania which runs through July 28th, and it should be notced thath is work with caddisflies is only one small aspect of his art practice.

Trichoptera larva with case, 1980-2000. Material: gold and pearls. Dimension: 0.5 x 1.9 cm. Photographer: Frédéric Delpech. Image courtesy of the artist and Art:Concept gallery, Paris and MONA Museum of Old and New Art.

Trichoptera larva with case, 1980-2000. Material: gold and pearls. Dimension: 0.5 x 1.9 cm. Photographer: Frédéric Delpech. Image courtesy of the artist and Art:Concept gallery, Paris and MONA Museum of Old and New Art.

Trichoptera (caddis larva) case. Photographer: Fabrice Gousset.

Trichoptera (caddis larva) case on pedestal. Photographer: Fabrice Gousset.

Trichoptera (caddis larva) case. Photographer: Fabrice Gousset.

Trichoptera (caddis larva) case on pedestal. Photographer: Fabrice Gousset.

Trichoptera (caddis larva) case. Photographer: Fabrice Gousset.

Trichoptera (caddis larva) case on pedestal. Photographer: Fabrice Gousset.

A huge thank you to the Museum of Old and New Art and photographer Fabrice Gousset for providing the images for this post. If you liked this, don’t miss the work of (via ARTREBELS)