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19/02/2020

At the most southerly point of mainland Norway is Lindesnes Fyr.

In the summer, Norwegians take their holidays on the south coast, rambling in the forests, strolling up hills, swimming in tiny lakes and exploring the islands. At the beginning of October, it’s still warm, but there’s no traffic on the roads and I have the place to myself. I arrive on a direct ...

19/02/2020

The conceptual transformations that arose from new approaches to art led to a crisis of aesthetics, as was manifested in new art media.

Moving into the mid-20th century, the conceptual transformations that arose from new approaches to art led to a crisis of aesthetics, as was manifested in new art media. While borrowing many of the conventions of traditional media, digital art can draw upon aesthetics from many other fields. But var...

13/02/2020

New BMW iX3 electric SUV

BMW says the iX3 uses a fifth-generation electric motor that provides 266bhp of electric oomph and is mated to a battery that has a net capacity of over 70 kWh.

13/02/2020

New Aston Martin Vantage Roadster

The 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 produces less torque in the AMR than in the regular model. While a normal Vantage has 503bhp and 505lb ft, the AMR is quoted as having 461lb ft.

07/02/2020

My mother and I were kicked out of our palce and lived on the streets for 3 months..

The owner decided to raise the rate, something which happens more often. However, normally it's raised with a few dollars, not with 140 (!) percent. Anyways, this sudden increase put us out on the streets. We tried to make a deal with the owner, but he already found a new resident. It all happened so fast, that one day when I came out of work, our furniture was put in the front yard.

As my mother has been declared unfit, I was the only one providing for the two of us. I was working a night shift at a local fast food chain and besides that, I worked in a carwash during the day. Together, this was barely enough to pay for our previous place. The hunt for a new place to live was therefore very difficult. Every place which required a deposit rejected us instantly. We decided to get a storage box so we could at least make sure our furniture would remain in an acceptable state.

As I worked night shifts in a restaurant, I didn't really need a place to stay. However my mother, normally sat at home all day. For her, this was a very hard time. Luckily it was summer back then, so she would spent the most of her time in the park. At night, she would be at the restaurant I worked, so at least she wouldn't be alone.

Being part of a digital generation, I felt I had to grab some of the opportunities this era was providing. I started to look into different ways of providing some $ for my mother. I looked into all different kind of opportunities but horribly enough, everything required a fairly high start amount. What to do, what to do? Meanwhile, my mother was significantly decaying. Obviously it's not easy to be out there all day when you are in your mid 40's.

I decided I had just to go for it. I would place my faith in 3 different options, as I was convinced one of them would work. Option 1 costed me less than 10 bucks, but after 2 weeks, these 10 bucks were gone like dust in the wind. Two options remained and even though I'm not completely unsatisfied about option 2 (I didn't lose anything, but I didn't gain anything either), it was nothing compared to option 3.

Option 3 was an app which would build me websites. These websites would then generate more $ and then I could create even more websites making even more. To come to the point: I started with an initial 45 bucks. This was a lot for me back then, so I was praying it would work out. As I was still working 80 hours a week, I had my mother check the app regularly. When she was sitting at the restaurant during my night shift, she started shouting. "COME LOOK SWEETIE, LOOK!".

I was afraid something terrible was happening, well it wasn't. The app multiplied my amount by 4.5x! Being very cautious, I just returned to the kitchen and continued my shift. The next day, the amount tripled AGAIN. My mother couldn't believe it and said we found the golden nugget we were always dreaming about. 3 months later and we got a roof above our heads again (this time of our own). My mother is the happiest woman in the world and I can even spend more time with her!

This was really our last lifeline and it worked out for the best. Now, I want more people to experience this. I know more people are in miserable situations, without a light at the end of the tunnel. For these people, and just all people who could use a little extra, I would like you to take a look at this app. Besides, if it can change my life, why wouldn't it do the same for you?

04/01/2020

Travis Lampe is an illustrator who currently lives and works in Chicago. He worked as an art director in advertising

The 20th century was a turning point in our conception of art, which is mainly why contemporary artists frequently reach for new concepts, break with tradition and reject classic notions of beauty. All these factors have given birth to abstract art. The artist no longer tries to reflect reality, but...

04/01/2020

New Media Revolution And Its Relationship To Artists Fundamentals Explained

Visual arts comprise many forms of art—painting, drawing, sculpture, music, literature and performance art being the most widely recognized. However, with the technological revolution, others forms have emerged. So, what exactly is the relationship between these new forms of expression and contemp...

24/12/2019

This article is an exploration of the meaning of art and an attempt to understand the relationship between art and artists, with some useful insights via interviews with both traditional and digital artists.

Mark Rothko, an American artist who described himself as an “abstract painter”, once said about art that he was not the kind of person interested in the relationship of form, color or similars. He didn’t define himself as an abstractionist, but rather as a person interested only in expressing ...

14/12/2019

It was built on land and then lowered to sit on the sea bottom, 5.5 metres under the surface.

In the summer, Norwegians take their holidays on the south coast, rambling in the forests, strolling up hills, swimming in tiny lakes and exploring the islands. At the beginning of October, it’s still warm, but there’s no traffic on the roads and I have the place to myself. I arrive on a direct ...

14/12/2019

The walk encompasses much of Oslo’s industrial heritage – passing over the Aamodt bridge gives a beautiful view over the waterfall into the former factory buildings that are now the campus of the Oslo University Of The Arts.

Norway’s small capital city Oslo might be pricey, but the extra outlay is worth it for the experience. As the green capital of Europe, it often feels more like a giant outdoor park – beautiful and enchanting (even when it’s raining). Add to this some world-class history, culture and art museum...

13/12/2019

California’s largest expanse of primeval wetlands was found in the Tulare Basin.

Remaking California’s Central Valley wetlands was a complicated project that took much of the 20th century. Resurrected from degraded farmland and cash-strapped gun clubs, assembled by bulldozer and backhoe, the current patchwork of national wildlife refuges, state wildlife areas, and county prese...

13/12/2019

This convergence of practices may indeed be a remarkable development.

Claim Jumping In my experience (I’m an architect), any group of architects acts as an echo chamber in which the self-amplified reverberations subside only gradually. In Austin, where I live, years went by before architects finally — well, mostly, and only recently — stopped trumpeting the pote...