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When artist Brock Davis shaves off his beard, it's an event. Every daily act is an opportunity for him to create. Here's a bear that he made the manliness that he sliced off his face. R.I.P.

Children playing on phones or using computers eat less junk food than those watching TV, a study finds. Maybe it's the commercials. Or maybe it's just hard to pick up a chip while tapping away.

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Supercat! Those little fake arms are messing with my head…

wtfevolution:

"Hey! I bet you can’t tell what this is."

"It’s a slug."

"You can’t tell because I’ve cleverly disguised it."

"It’s a slug."

"Now, I know what you’re thinking: ‘Could it be some kind of cow?’"

"It’s definitely a slug."

"But no! It doesn’t even have a backbone!"

"Evolution, it’s a white banana slug.”

"Okay, okay, I’ll tell you. It’s a slug. Good trick, though, huh?"

"Please stop pretending that random mutations were brilliant ideas you had."

Lesminha bonitinha :-)

Cherry Blossoms by night

Image: zschnepf

Sea stacks at the Oregon coast (Not for sale, thankfully!)

The Northwest has islands for sale. Now, I know what you’re thinking—“Oregon has islands?” Yes, indeed. It’s every nature-loving hermit’s dream: a private island in the Pacific Northwest. A rugged, pine-soaked landscape to surround a tasteful two-story cabin with modern amenities. A lone dock pokes into the river, free from tourists with inflatable kayaks and digital cameras commenting on the cute baby ducks. Your boat sits silent in the lapping water while you sit on your deck deciding whether to go into town tonight, or just stay by the fire pit with a cold beer, counting the stars. It’s a beautiful life—if you have over a million dollars to kill.

Here are four of Oregon and Washington’s most prized private island real estates. The fantasy is free—the land is not. 

Tanglewood Island

Tanglewood Island
Location: Puget Sound, Washington (near Gig Harbor)
Size: 16 acres
Price: $889,000
For those that don’t want the responsibility of owning a whole island, this historic parcel may be the answer. Tanglewood supports four homes and a community lodge (complete with swimming pool). The available eighteenth century house has been completely remodeled, and sits nestled in the trees, evoking the intimate feel of a private island, but with the convenience of knocking on a neighbor’s door because you forgot to buy toilet paper. (And you really don’t want to fire up the boat just for a run to Fred Meyer.) Situated near Seattle and Tacoma, this is the perfect retreat from big city living—without having to leave the big city. 

McCaffrey Island

McCaffrey Island
Location: Newport, Oregon
Size: 1.5 acres
Price: $1,250,000
Located on the Yaquina River, this private island paradise comes with an elegantly rustic, fully-furnished, five-bedroom home, apple trees and the occasional deer. It includes a house built for entertaining, sporting a large, open kitchen with granite countertops, and a back patio complete with fire pit where guests can cook whatever creature they caught off the dock that day. A trip to the mainland will take five minutes depending on what kind of fancy boat you have to match your dapper new home, and is only six minutes to the open ocean—which makes this the perfect wealthy pirate hideout.  

Elk Island

Elk Island
Location: Roseburg, Oregon
Size: 15 acres
Price: $2,200,000
This partially developed island is ripe with potential: it offers lush flora, making it the perfect space to open a botanical garden; it’s secluded enough for a small, private resort; and it comes with a plethora of local fauna (awkwardly, no elk), making it a shoe-in for a wildlife reserve and educational center. It seems silly to keep this island all to yourself. In addition to the island, it comes with 10 acres of water rights, an adjacent lot for building a bridge to shore, and a 2.5 acre lot, presumably for parking. It already has a home and a farmhouse, orchards and field crops—all you have to do is decide whether you want to run an island fairground or a relaxed fishing lodge.

Ram Island

Ram Island
Location: 9 miles from Anacortes
Size: 10 acres
Price: $3,500,000
This undeveloped wild land has 3,800 feet of water front. Thick pines give way to stony outcroppings where you’ll enjoy 365-degree views of landmarks such as Mt. Baker, the Olympics and neighboring islands. The end of the island slopes down to a narrow white sand beach—perfect for sunbathing or snorkeling—while the rest of the property is outlined by jutting sea cliffs. The land is zoned for a home, but is currently without power, access to fresh water or sanitation services. (Also, no rams.) But why should that matter? You just bought a three-million dollar island. Build a tree house a la Swiss Family Robinson and call it a day.

In this fun series of photos from the streets of Milan and Paris, artist Etienne Lavie imagines what the world might be like if invasive street advertisements were replaced with classical paintings. If instead of waiting for the bus next to a back-lit ad for a new car, you were given the opportunity to stare at Marco d’ Oggiono’s The Three Archangels. Lavie has shared very little about the tongue-in-cheek project titled “OMG who stole my ads?,” but art triumphing over consumerism in an urban utopia is pretty clear message. You can see much more of the series here. (via Colossal Submissions)

Lest all those utterances of “six seasons and a movie” be lost in time, like tears in Internet comment boards, some serious discussion has begun about fulfilling Community’s blood oath by whatever means necessary. Last week, Dan Harmon told HitFix he believed in the “shamanism” inherent in the throwaway joke that’s since become the show’s mantra, believing he’s now predestined, through powers beyond his control, to not only see the series through that sixth season, but also to make the movie. “If the movie has to be made out of clay and duct tape in my basement, then that’s how the movie will be made, because there has to be closure,” Harmon said, sounding, as always, both invigorated and a little insane. “The title of the book about the show is not Community, An Interesting Journey Into A Show No One Ever Watched. The title ...

ohdangdanii:

I got sent to the hall in Japanese class for laughing so hard at this I hate this post

A Organização Mundial de Fotografia anunciou os vencedores do 2014 World Photography Awards. Cada país tem um vencedor, e eu adoro esta foto de Michael Nordqvist: este paraquedista e base jumper sueco ganhou o 1º lugar no prêmio nacional para os países nórdicos.

Nordqvist diz sobre a foto:

A imagem é um autorretrato tirado meio segundo depois de saltar do avião. Eu segurei a câmera na minha mão apontando-o para o capacete, para pegar o céu e aviões no espelho da viseira. O salto foi realizado na Skydive Skåne DropZone, no sul da Suécia.

A Atlantic havia revelado, em fevereiro, alguns dos vencedores do World Photography Awards; agora temos a lista completa.

Participaram da competição 38 países de cinco continentes; este ano, o Brasil não está entre eles. Abaixo, selecionamos os melhores vencedores de cada país, classificados em primeiro, segundo ou terceiro lugar; clique no nome do país para ver os outros vencedores de cada prêmio nacional.

Você pode conferir todos os vencedores aqui: [World Photography Awards via Twisted Sifter]

Michael Nordqvist, países nórdicos

Gabriel Solis Carmona, América Central

Bobby Bong, Indonésia (terceiro lugar)

Ivan Pedretti, Itália (terceiro lugar)

Sean Batten, Reino Unido

Dowon Choi, Coreia do Sul

Allan Gichigi, Quênia

David Carchi, Equador (terceiro lugar)

Chin Boon Leng, Singapura

Milko Torres Ramirez, Peru

Fotos © 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

MARCO CIVIL DO CORTE DE CABELO

xlestatx72:

Cats and Technology!

annabellehector:

the hills are alive - for now

O artigo House of Thrones: quando House of Cards encontra Game of Thrones faz parte do conteúdo do Byte Que Eu Gosto! - Nerd, Geek, Dicas, Cinema, Games e mais!.

O artigo House of Thrones: quando House of Cards encontra Game of Thrones faz parte do conteúdo do Byte Que Eu Gosto! - Nerd, Geek, Dicas, Cinema, Games e mais!.

o pintinho em “cozinha típica do inferno” - publicado na folha de s.paulo desta segunda (24/3).

Capas de discos de metal quase sempre são iguais, né? Sempre tem um demônio, um capeta, umas pessoas deformadas, caveiras e coisas desse tipo. Fora que praticamente todas (é, todas) tem aquele fundo preto, pois preto é a cor do heavy metal desde que alguém inventou que era.

Mas se você também achava que faltava um diferencial, uma certa “leveza” nas capinhas de álbuns metaleiros, alguém resolveu dar uma pequena alterada nos discos. O resultado é surpreendente. Como que pode esses adesivos de olhos, uma coisinha de nada, deixar essas capas tão mais bonitas do que eram antes?

Isso me fez lembrar as piores capas de discos dos últimos tempos. Se você ainda não viu, tá dando mole demais.

juliavickerman:

This aired on ABC.

beesandbombs:

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Siete espectaculares películas que tratan, cada una a su manera, los viajes en el tiempo, y no puedes dejar de ver.

Cuando se habla de películas sobre viajes en el tiempo lo primero que se nos viene a la mente es la saga Back to the Future, cuyas tres partes protagonizadas por Christopher Lloyd y Michael J Fox son consideradas de culto, con infinidad de fanáticos en todo el mundo y de todas las edades.

Pero hay muchas otras películas espectaculares relacionadas a los viajes temporales más allá de las de Marty McFly y Doc Brown, y en ALT1040, como ya es tradición casi todo viernes, nos proponemos a recomendarte siete espectaculares películas relacionadas a los viajes en el tiempo que no debes dejar de ver. Hay para todos los gustos, desde misterios y acción, hasta dramas y romances.

Primer

Comenzando por la más complicada de entender de toda la lista, Primer también fue parte de nuestra selección de películas complicadas, y no es para menos. Además de viajar constantemente entre diferentes períodos temporales, la trama nos muestra a los protagonistas, unos emprendedores tecnológicos, cuyo invento con el que querían crear su propia empresa, terminará siendo algo inesperado e increíble. Primer es tan complicada que incluso existen webs sobre teorías para tratar de explicarla.

Midnight in Paris

Una película de comedia, romance y fantasía, escrita y dirigida por Woody Allen, nos muestra tres versiones de la ciudad de Paris distintas. De día, soleada, feliz y llena de arte y tranquilidad; al atardecer y anochecer movida, llena de fiestas; pero después de la medianoche, llena de magia y sorpresas. No arruinaré la sorpresa sobre lo que sucede después de la medianoche en París, pero sin duda es una película muy entretenida y maravillosa.

12 Monkeys

Personalmente, es mi favorita de la lista. 12 Monkeys nos muestra la vida de un condenado a prisión en una versión postapocalíptica y futurista de la Tierra, que le ofrecen indulgencia si logra descubrir, viajando al pasado, qué fue lo que pasó para que el planeta se viera desolado, obligando a los humanos a vivir en las cloacas. Una historia llena de intriga, misterio y una de las mejores actuaciones que he visto de Brad Pitt, interpretando a un excéntrico loco trastornado.

About Time

Otro drama lleno de romance y fantasía, esta vez se basa en la historia de un chico que a la edad de 21 años descubre que tiene la habilidad de viajar en el tiempo, la cual intentará aprovechar no para cambiar el mundo, sino para conseguir una novia, aunque todo le saldrá de forma inesperada. About time es divertida, romántica y ligera.

Source Code

Luego de un atentado terrorista un soldado se verá involucrado en una misión para encontrar al responsable, viajando no solo en el tiempo sino también despertando en el cuerpo de un hombre que no es él. Intensa y difícil de entender en parte, Source Code es una película de suspenso y misterio que aprovecha al máximo su elemento de ciencia ficción para elaborar una trama complicada.

The Time Traveler's Wife

Aunque su nombre pueda sonar un tanto desalentador ("La esposa del viajero del tiempo" no es un nombre del todo atractivo para una película) esta película se basa en una trama realmente curiosa, donde el viajero en realidad no puede controlar cuándo usar su habilidad sobrenatural de ir al pasado; por lo que su relación con su esposa y su familia será tensa, aunque a la vez muy bonita, con un final espectacular.

Groundhog Day

Y finalmente, conocida en español como "El día de la marmota"; este clásico protagonizado por Bill Murray y Andie McDowell nos relata la historia de un periodista que va a un pequeño pueblo en donde se celebra este día, sin saber que se quedaría atrapado por completo en esa fecha. Es decir, cada vez que despierta, es el mismo día, por lo que está atrapado en un loop infinito que aprovechará para poder conquistar a su amada. Divertida y maravillosa, es un clásico que los amantes de ciencia ficción no pueden dejar de ver.

Y tu, ¿qué otra película sobre viajes en el tiempo recomendarías?

I love these so much haha.