Uzbekistan’s Secret Underground
After the ban on photographing the Tashkent metro in Uzbekistan was lifted this summer, Amos Chapple, RFE/RL’s photographer went underground to reveal the art, architecture and nuclear-blast protection in Central Asia’s oldest subway system
Source: theguardian.com
Seed Beaded Ball Gown, 1888
Designed by Charles Frederick Worth
Worn by Clara Luz Romero Vargas, wife of the Mexican Ambassador to Germany, to attend the Coronation of Kaiser Wilhelm in 1888
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While meeting a religious figurehead of the town we were scouting.
Orc: Good evening father Religious dude: That’s not my title. Orc: ……..daddy?
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“Destinations” by Trey Ratcliff at stuckincustoms.com
Huh… well, I can’t argue with a 20. I guess you effectively one punch K.O. the T-Rex in the jaw.
Our GM, after the group’s barbarian lady rolls a crit success against the lizard king. (via yourplayersaidwhat)
Tilt-shift photography makes normal photos look like tiny models.
When scientists step outside their safe laboratories, anything can happen. Of course, studying wild animals or digging out million-year-old fossils sounds exotic and exciting, but that’s only one side of the spectrum. The other side is sometimes gross and scary but mostly it’s hilarious. In 2015 scientists started sharing their most embarrassing #Fieldworkfails, and recently French illustrator Jim Jourdane has decided to compile the most memorable ones and turn them into amusing whimsical drawings. (Source)