Illustrator Tim Doyle has a thing for depicting imaginary locations, the kind that you see on television and may be already very familiar with. We're talking scenes from the likes of The Simpsons, The Sopranos, Arrested Development and more, all given the hyper-realistic art treatment. Fans can scoop up print versions of these that range between $40-$500 USD.

The following is a series of "genetic portraits" by artist, Ulric Collette, who captured members of his family and spliced their images together via Photoshop. The result is a stark look at how they share similar facial features and traits. Strange, but pretty awesome if you ask us!

The Question Bridge is a transmedia art project that seeks to represent and redefine Black male identity in America. Through video mediated question and answer exchange, diverse members of this "demographic" bridge economic, political, geographic, and generational divisions. The project is in full swing and expanding into a a travelling series, educational curriculum and even a smartphone app! Have a look at their introductory video to see how it all works:

Anyone in the New York City area this weekend should head on over to the Brooklyn Museum's: Target First Saturdays event. As part of their Black Males Defying Stereotypes theme, the creative team behind Question Bridge will be available to discuss their work. Stop by!

Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052

Thanks to Barthalomäus Traubeck we can actually hear what a tree sounds like. Yep, sounds! The premise of the Netherlands-based artist's project titled "Years" is to sonically convey the age lines of a tree exactly the same way a turntable plays vinyl. With a little help from some high-end computer gear and Ableton Live music software, here's what he's been able to produce:

Two of the world's most iconic cities, Paris and New York, go head-to-head in a humorous and visual hardcover. A concept that began with Vahram Muratyan's online travel journal is now a blog and book, Paris Versus New York: A Tally Of Two Cities. Included in the iconic mix are fundamental contrasts between the subway and metro, bagels and baguettes, and The Apple Store (cube) and The L'ouvre (pyramid) among others.

Yep, we've been suckered! Earlier we reported a post about DC Comics and their supposed litigation against fan tattoos. Turns out the story was a complete hoax from 2011. The original April Fool's story appeared on ComicMix. We're sure we weren't the only guys that got had. We can imagine all the take-downs during that week. We apologize anyway and we won't be returning any calls to Hawkman, Superman or responding to any Justice League threats...

 

Outside-of-the-box fashion designer, Jeremy Scott, has unveiled his 2012 Adidas Originals Spring/Summer footwear line for the kiddies and man is it cool! Expect kid-sized versions of his the already-funky designs. Think plush, colorful, and with animals and wings. We likes!

Is music at the root of our human consciousness? This is the question that filmmakers, Elisa da Prato and James Fideler, attempts to tackle in her upcoming documentary, Music Of The Hemispheres (MOTH). The project focuses on the Music Of Thought Hypothesis theory by philosopher/professor, Dan Lloyd, who studies brain activity and its connection to music. This is accomplished through fMRI brain imaging, which then gets converted into sound via brain-data sonification. The result is a striking "symphony" of a person's thought patterns.

Readers interested in making the completion of this project and film a reality can connect to the MOTH Kickstarter page here and pledge. Only 14 days to go for it to reach its $16K USD goal!

FieldCandy is a UK-based company dedicated to making outdoor camping cool and design-forward. They do so by producing some of the funkiest and unique tents around. Check out their line of hi-res imagery that's sure to make a camper out of even the most demanding design aficionado!

They say God is in the details, and apparently so are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Presenting Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses--a Tumblr blog dedicated to the art of the popular 90's kids cartoon ubiquitously drawn onto all sorts of noses. Yep, celebrity noses, user-based noses, and more!