A Slum called Hollywood

In these days of discord, disharmony, conflict and competition, finding affinity between two entities that are geographically far apart and no match to each other in socio-economic or cultural terms, is impossibility. But that is what this photo series did, and it went on to discover the impossible - A small slum area in the heart of the posh new city of Ahmedabad called HOLLYWOOD. The actual name of the area is Gulbhaitekra, but it has been popularly known as HOLLYWOOD for the last 4 decades for the reason that the women living here have a rustic beauty and glamour which is found to resemble that of Hollywood stars. Photographer KANNAGI KHANNA shares her images as she meets the enchanting women of Hollywood.

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   Karunaben and Audrey Hepburn.Image by Kannagi Khanna.

   
   

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   Krupaben and Angelina Jolie.

   

   Kesar and Anne Hathaway.

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   Durga and Ava Gardner.

Dark and beautiful!

The Decade According to 9 Year Olds

The Lady and The Reaper- a beautiful animation short film

Transformers - Amazing Fan-Made Short Film

A stunning little short film made by Alexander Vladimirovich Semenov, a 21 year old from Russia.

My new video experiment, based on Michael Bay’s Transformers, for you and myself)) This short film was shot in 2 hours. Edited in month=) For shooting I used my new camera Canon 550D (+ kit lens 18-55mm + 50mm 1.8) and a little bit my friend’s camera Nikon D5000 (+ kit lens 18-55mm).

Transformers from repey815 on Vimeo.

Facebook Comic by Dave Walker

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

Retro Robots Made From Recycled Junk

+Brauer, a sculptor and painter from France. He creates his lovely pieces using discarded industrial materials, in effect, breathing new life into them.

“In our modern world, where objects often have a single life, I aim at inventing a new existence for them by diverting them from their initial function. I particularly like the robust appearance of used steel and industrial materials. When I put them together, they start a new life as unique pieces of art, in which each component can tell its own story.”

See more pictures in +Brauer’s Gallery.

Life Before Google

It doesn’t matter if you love them or hate them, you surely can’t deny the fact that search engines have completely changed the way we live our lives.

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Let Out The Creative Beast

Besty Streeter, an illustrator and cartoonist, shows us how to unleash the beast within.

Let Out the Creative Beast

View more presentations from Betsy Streeter

We Walk- A short film

We Walk is a short film based on a poem by writer, Brett Darling, which stumbles into the journey of a young girl desperate to leave the city in search of isolation and in turn, sleep.

Three and a Half Seconds About Life

When Humans Ruled the Earth

season greetings!!

Human Being - Being Human

Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about

little Jamie Scott.

Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told me

that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be

chosen.

On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after

school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement...

'Guess what, Mom,' he shouted, and then said those words that will remain

a lesson to me....'I've been chosen to clap and cheer.'

- source unknown

History As Art! Fun!!

http://designyoutrust.com/2011/09/04/the-history-of/

Awesome Design Collections

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art isn’t a product. It’s a quality

“I’m a little taken aback by anyone calling himself an artist

because of my feeling that that’s the kind of designation that

other people should give. You can be an artist in any field,

but getting a degree to call yourself an artist would be like

getting a diploma to call yourself a genius. If your work is

good enough, it can be art, but art isn’t a product. It’s a quality.

Sometimes that’s lost sight of. Quality can be in anything.”

—Charles Eames

A story- 'Put aside our old baggage'

Eagles are the most long-lived bird in the world. By the time they reach 40 years old, their claws will start to age, losing their effectiveness and making it hard for them to catch prey.The life-span of an eagle is up to 70 years old.

But in order to live this long, it must make the toughest decision at 40. At 40, its beak is too long and curvy that it reaches its chest. Its wings, full of long, thickened feathers, are too heavy for easy flying. The eagle is left with 2 choices:-

(1) do nothing and await its death; or(2) go through a painful period of transformation and renewal.

For 150 days, it first trains itself to fly beyond the high mountains, build and live in its nest and cease all flying activities. It then begins to knock its beak against granite rocks till the beak is completely removed. When a new beak is grown, the eagle will use it to remove all its old claws and await quietly for new ones to be fully grown. When the new claws are fully grown, the eagle will use them to remove all its feathers, one by one.

Five months later, when its new feathers are fully grown, it will soar in the sky again with renewed strength and is able to live for the next 30 years.

In life, as an individual, in an organization, sometimes, we have to learn to make difficult decisions so as to make room for changes. Changes bring about renewal. And the only way for us to soar again is to let go old ways, old habits, old lives.

For as long as we are prepared to put aside our old baggage - past glory or shame, past success or failure - be willing to become zero, with an empty cup mentality, we will be able to discover our potential and head towards a renewed perspective in any aspect of our lives

- anonymous

A public service announcement.

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How to make Better Presentations

by Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, author and Apple Fellow. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing the Macintosh in 1984. He is currently a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures. He is also a well-known blogger. (Read more..)