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7 Bizarrely Interesting Cultural Practices Still Carried Out Today

From cutting off fingertips to living with the dead, humankind has come up with some incredibly strange cultural practices.

By All That's Interesting • May 14, 2014

7 Bizarrely Interesting Cultural Practices Still Carried Out Today

From cutting off fingertips to living with the dead, humankind has come up with some incredibly strange cultural practices.

By All That's Interesting • May 14, 2014

Desert Breath – Sand Art On A Grand Scale

Located deep within the Sahara desert is Desert Breath, an art installation so surreal you'll think aliens made it.

By Erin Kelly • May 13, 2014

Desert Breath – Sand Art On A Grand Scale

Located deep within the Sahara desert is Desert Breath, an art installation so surreal you'll think aliens made it.

By Erin Kelly • May 13, 2014

Anthill Art Creations And The Complexity of Ant Colonies

Created by pouring molten aluminum into an ant colony, artists uncover realistic, bizarre anthill art molds.

By Kiri Picone • May 10, 2014

Anthill Art Creations And The Complexity of Ant Colonies

Created by pouring molten aluminum into an ant colony, artists uncover realistic, bizarre anthill art molds.

By Kiri Picone • May 10, 2014

The Many Ghosts Of Bokor Hill Station

Perched atop a quaint Cambodian landscape, Bokor Hill Station was once a thriving French resort town where visitors sought solace from the oppressive heat of nearby capital Phnom Penh. Yet after being abandoned twice, all that’s left is a ghost town punctuated by spectral, decaying buildings.

By Kiri Picone • May 2, 2014

The Many Ghosts Of Bokor Hill Station

Perched atop a quaint Cambodian landscape, Bokor Hill Station was once a thriving French resort town where visitors sought solace from the oppressive heat of nearby capital Phnom Penh. Yet after being abandoned twice, all that’s left is a ghost town punctuated by spectral, decaying buildings.

By Kiri Picone • May 2, 2014

The Secrets Behind Mona Lisa’s Smile

It would be easy to blame author Dan Brown and his blockbuster book and subsequent movie, The Da Vinci Code, for renewed public interest in the mysteries surrounding the world’s most famous portrait. The novel imagines all sorts of keys in the artist’s work that unlock mysteries of the ages....

By Savannah Cox • Apr 26, 2014

The Secrets Behind Mona Lisa’s Smile

It would be easy to blame author Dan Brown and his blockbuster book and subsequent movie, The Da Vinci Code, for renewed public interest in the mysteries surrounding the world’s most famous portrait. The novel imagines all sorts of keys in the artist’s work that unlock mysteries of the ages....

By Savannah Cox • April 26, 2014

10 Of The Most Famous Spies In History

Just reading about these famous spies and their tales of sex and secrecy will make your life seem more intriguing.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 11, 2014

10 Of The Most Famous Spies In History

Just reading about these famous spies and their tales of sex and secrecy will make your life seem more intriguing.

By Savannah Cox • April 11, 2014

The Many Faces Of United States Gun Culture

American gun culture has mystified many for ages. And as you can see from these chilling photos, Charles Ommanney presents it in its purest form yet.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 2, 2014

The Many Faces Of United States Gun Culture

American gun culture has mystified many for ages. And as you can see from these chilling photos, Charles Ommanney presents it in its purest form yet.

By Savannah Cox • April 2, 2014

Three (Mostly) Successful Pranks Pulled On World Leaders

We don’t usually associate the grim, remorseless world of temporal power with fun and games. The kind of stone-faced power broker who tends to rise through political systems isn’t one who comes immediately to mind when we think about zany hijinks. Which might be the exact reason why pranks pulled...

By Richard Stockton • Apr 1, 2014

Three (Mostly) Successful Pranks Pulled On World Leaders

We don’t usually associate the grim, remorseless world of temporal power with fun and games. The kind of stone-faced power broker who tends to rise through political systems isn’t one who comes immediately to mind when we think about zany hijinks. Which might be the exact reason why pranks pulled...

By Richard Stockton • April 1, 2014

Revisiting Jeffersonville, Indiana Through The Photographic Lens Of Dana Lixenberg

Over the course of 7 years, photographer Dana Lixenberg shot homeless individuals from Jeffersonville, Indiana in this transfixing series.

By Kiri Picone • Mar 28, 2014

Revisiting Jeffersonville, Indiana Through The Photographic Lens Of Dana Lixenberg

Over the course of 7 years, photographer Dana Lixenberg shot homeless individuals from Jeffersonville, Indiana in this transfixing series.

By Kiri Picone • March 28, 2014

Do Ho Suh’s Fabric Installations Show That Home Is Wherever You Sew It

Utilizing silk thread to recreate the structures that give shape to our lives, Do Ho Suh's fabric installations challenge our conceptions of the home.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 26, 2014

Do Ho Suh’s Fabric Installations Show That Home Is Wherever You Sew It

Utilizing silk thread to recreate the structures that give shape to our lives, Do Ho Suh's fabric installations challenge our conceptions of the home.

By All That's Interesting • March 26, 2014