Miracles You’ll See In The Next Fifty Years: An Article from 1950
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2010
Like most predictions about the future, this article from Popular Mechanics dated Feb, 1950 , does a pretty mediocre job. Some predictions a...
Spectacular Opening Ceremony of Asian Games 2010 in China
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2010
The largest-ever Asian Games got under way on Friday night with a spectacular opening ceremony. Directed by Chen Weiya, who was the assistan...
The Fantasy Coffins of Ghana
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2010
For the Ga tribe in coastal Ghana, funerals are a time of mourning, but also of celebration. The Ga people believe that when their loved one...
Cologne Carnival 2010 Begins
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 12, 2010
Each year, on November 11 at exactly 11 minutes past 11 marks the kick-off of Carnival in Cologne, Germany. On this mid-November day, reside...
London to Brighton Vintage Car Race 2010
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 11, 2010
The route along the A23 from London to Brighton in south-east England is popular for races, tours, charity rides and rallies. The route was ...
Sniffer Rats Detect Landmines and Tuberculosis in Mozambique
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 11, 2010
Mozambique is still littered with land mines from the country's civil war that ended in 1992. According to Handicap International, an es...
Ceramics of Horror by Jessica Harrison
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 9, 2010
While the tradition of decorative ceramic figurines is filled with beautiful and serene subject, UK ceramic artist Jessica Harrison takes a...
Illustrated Guide to Italian Hand Gestures
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 9, 2010
Hand gestures and body language is as vital a communication medium as spoken language itself. Gestures pre-dates any language in the world, ...
Port Lockroy Museum and Post Office in Antarctica
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 8, 2010
Port Lockroy is a natural harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula of the British Antarctic Territory. Originally discovered in 1903 by a French A...
Memorial Museum of Astronautics, Moscow
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 7, 2010
The Memorial Museum of Astronautics (also known as the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration) is a museum ...
Artist Sails Down River Thames in Paper Boat
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 7, 2010
German artist Frank Bolter sailed down the Thames in a giant paper boat, as part of the Drift 10 art exhibition in London. The origami vess...
Creative and Funny Toilet Signs from Around the World
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2010
Men and women are represented differently all around the world, and this differentiation is often seen in the diverse representation of the ...
Incredible Junk Portraits by Zac Freeman
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2010
Zac Freeman takes every day objects such as buttons, remote controls, film canisters, circuits, gears and telephone parts, puts them togeth...
An Igloo Made From 322 Refrigerators
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2010
Berlin-based artist Ralf Schmerberg has constructed a gigantic igloo made entirely of old refrigerators in the center of Hamburg, Germany. T...
Tomato Fight in London
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2010
No, Londoners have no plans to bring the Spanish festival of tomato throwing to the city. This is just a publicity stunt to promote this wee...
Stunning Wall Murals by Eric Grohe
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 2, 2010
New York born Eric Grohe creates spectacular and vividly realistic wall murals and architectural facades, transforming ordinary spaces into...
Beautiful Underwater Paintings by Sarah Harvey
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2010
I have a fascination for underwater paintings and photographs . The works of Sarah Harvey are captivating. Sarah was born in London in 19...
Animals Perform Tricks for Halloween
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2010
Zoos around Europe put carved pumpkins in animal enclosures to see what would happen. Here is what happened. Siberian tiger Ingrid and h...
The Genzano Infiorata Flower Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2010
If you ever plan to visit Italy during the month of June, reserve at least a day for the town of Genzano, to see the famous Infiorata Flower...
Kissing Couples Street Art by Claire Streetart
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2010
French artist Claire Streetart ’s wall collages depicting couples kissing in sexy and often provocative positions are sweeping the streets o...
