Take a look at the pictures above - the left is Dr. Angry and the right is Mr. Smiles. Now, back away from your screen but keep on looking - see how the characters swap over? (via http://www.grand-illusions.com/angryandsmiles.htm)
Play the Game of Life (invented by John Conway in 1970 to illustrate cellular automaton) in this neat mushroom variation! http://a.parsons.edu/%7Ejoseph/k2/gameoflife/
The Minaret at Jam in Afghanistan was built in the 12th century. It stands alone in a remote valley surrounded by barren mountains. The tower is decorated with calligraphy and is accented with turquise ceramics.
For more awesome pictures of places you'll probably won't get to visit (Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, North Korea and so on), see: Link
Chris Jordan documents our penchant for consumption via his photo. The one you're seeing above is (probably perfectly good) cell phones, all thrown away. Link
Okay, okay - the first one is the famous pictures of the Beatles crossing Abbey street. The second one is of sumo wrestlers crossing the street in New York for World's Sumo challenge - Battle of the Giants "weigh-in" (Link) But I couldn't resist!
That Escher guy is really sneaky - here's a neat infinite loop clip of his Print Gallery illustration, showing a picture within a picture within a picture effect (or Droste Effect). Link
James Nachtwey's photos, in a series titled Witness, dramatically captured the anguish and devastation of war, famine, and diseases. Highly recommended. Link
