SXSW Photos, Day 1

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 11:30 AM on March 22, 2011

Photos by Max Blau...  read more

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Sharon Van Etten Photos - Atlanta, GA

By Paste News at 5:00 PM on March 21, 2011

Photos by Max Blau  read more

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The House From Up is Real—and it Flies!

By Bo Moore at 1:17 PM on March 7, 2011

The house from Pixar’s Up has been created in real life, balloons and all. The folks at National Geographic recreated Carl Fredricksen’s airborne abode at a private airfield in Los Angeles as a part of an upcoming series, How Hard Can it Be?, which premieres this fall....  read more

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Bright Eyes, Cursive Photos - Atlanta, GA

By Paste News at 12:00 PM on March 7, 2011

Photos by Max Blau  read more

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Deerhoof Photos - Seattle, WA

By Paste News at 4:30 PM on February 28, 2011

Photos by Chona Kasinger  read more

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Meet Brian Dettmer, Book Sculptor

By Bo Moore at 3:31 PM on February 28, 2011

Contemporary artist Brian Dettmer is a surgeon with words. Utilizing tweezers, knives and surgical tools, Dettmer slices into books one page at a time, painstakingly removing sections of paper. Nothing is added or moved, only removed, leaving behind incredibly intricate images, words and designs....  read more

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Trent Dabbs, Damion Suomi Photos - Decatur, GA

By Paste News at 4:03 PM on February 25, 2011

Photos by Max Blau  read more

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Belgian Photographer Reimagines Architecture

By China Reevers at 3:33 PM on February 25, 2011

Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin’s collection, “Fictions” has taken the world of architecture and turned it on its head. Dujardin has created buildings that are surprisingly realistic—albeit also completely trippy—looking....  read more

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Artist Creates Oil Paintings of Iron & Wine, The National, Vampire Weekend

By Nathan Spicer at 9:00 AM on February 24, 2011

Joe Simpson has begun a project of creating oil paintings of his favorite musicians, including Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, The National’s Matt Berninger, Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam, Faithless’ Maxi Jeff, The Guillemots’ Fyfe Dangerfield and more....  read more

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Our Favorite Cats That Look Like Ron Swanson

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 10:32 AM on February 23, 2011

We’re not exactly sure where felines fall on Ron Swanson’s Pyramid of Greatness. After all, cats can’t resist fish, while Ron hunts it “for sport only. Fish meat is practically a vegetable.”...  read more

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