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the life and times of a hungry panda bear

[iguanamouth]

This may not be up to your usual standard for drawing prompts, but maybe a literal "hedge hog"? As in, just a wild boar whose back is covered in shrubbery and flowers?

are you kidding me sign me up

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[artmonia]

Uprisings by Kozyndan

[smithsonian]

Every few years, these behind-the-scenes photos of our National Museum of Natural History go viral. 

With less than one percent of the museum’s collection on display at any given time, we need a lot of drawers. 

These images, captured over the course of almost 20 years, show the vastness and variety of specimens in storage but also represent very active science that goes on at the museum. What do we do with all those birds? They allow researchers to study a species’ variability, to learn how environments change over time, and to access raw data for continual investigation as the field advances. 

The Story Behind Those Jaw-Dropping Photos of the Collections at the Natural History Museum by @smithsonianmag

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Liberia: The Ebola Rape Epidemic No One’s Talking About

When the outbreak hit West Africa, fevers spiked—and so did rates of teenage pregnancy.

With everyone shuttered in for weeks, women and girls were raped. Little to no consequence has come for the men, and the women and girls had no one and nowhere to turn to.

[sharkkans]

[sizvideos]

Disney animator Glen Keane draw in virtual reality

Video

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THE POSSIBILITIES!!!!

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[mymodernmet]

Artist Uses Natural Landscapes to Color in Cutout Silhouettes of Animals

[newyorker]

“Houseplants” for D.I.Y.ers Who Have Killed Too Many Houseplants

Mop Upside Down in a Bucket

Imbue your living room or dining area with a tropical vibe with the addition of a Mop Upside Down in a Bucket. Its presence might inspire you to book an ocean voyage to an island paradise, which you could actually take, knowing that, when you return, your mop won’t have turned into a brittle skeleton that you have to shove into trash bags and then heave into an alley dumpster like some Mafia body or the paradise palm you forgot to tell your roommate to water. No, rest assured, Mop Upside-Down in a Bucket will still be there, just as droopy and gray as it was when you left.

Care: water as often as you mop (i.e., never).

Find more “houseplants” by Hallie Bateman on newyorker.com.

[love--rice]

Backup plan if my basil plant dies on me

[brandingidentitydesign]

VIEW: 33 Examples of Extraordinary Minimalist Packaging Designs

[gemmacorrell]

reposting for halloween.

from my book The Worrier’s Guide to Life.

[love--rice]

Design Spotlight: Treehotel

A Design Spotlight focus on the innovative Treehotel located in Harads, Sweden.

bucket list of places to stay! 

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[yrbff]

How We Treat Mental Illness Vs. How We Treat Physical Illness

[npr]

It’s World Mental Health Day. 

Remember, everyone experiences mental illness differently, and the way we talk about it can have a significant effect on someone’s well-being. Be kind and empathetic, regardless of a person’s diagnosis. -Vesta

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[npr]

What It's Like To Take Photos Of A Dying Man

Like millions of Chinese gold miners, He Quangui was stricken with the lung disease silicosis. At first he didn't want his story to be told, but over time he came to trust the photographer.

“I probably cried more for this story than any other stories I’ve done,“ says the photographer. “There were some film producers and editors that I wanted to work with. I showed them [my] footage and they were like, ‘Oh, this is unusable. There’s so much shaking and sobbing in background.’ That was just me. It was a very emotional experience.”