Hyper-Realistic Paintings!

Believe it or not, these are all actually paintings. They are not photographs. Works by Roberto Bernardi, Eric Christensen, Steve Mills, Pedro Campos, Tom Martin, Jason Degraaf and Mark Goings.

Nature's at it's best when there are vistas in the landscape that take your breath away, all the best views (& girls) have some shapely hills or magnificent mountains with superb peaks you stare at for hours. It's true.

Puppies, kittens, lambs, calfs, you name it - if they are the animal world's newest editions and wrapped in soft fuzzy fur then our brain switches into mushy-gooey-mode and all we want to do is cuddle them and keep them safe.

And they do look pretty happy in those loving embraces, don't they? There's even some inter-species love going on in this, it just goes to show we can all live in peace and harmony.

Kim Jong-un requires all North Korean men to have the same haircut that he has. But just imagine if that extended outside of North Korea, specifically to celebrities who had to rock the dictator's slick do too.

For some of us that sit at a computer all day, having the odd slice (or 10) of pizza to keep us going, the thought of shedding the pounds and toning up to a six-packed muscle-bound human might seem impossible. Apparently though it isnt.

Movie magic really is a hell of a thing. They can take an average looking actor and turn him into a 7 foot tall monster, or a midget with hairy feet. Also they can take Chuck Norris and make him look like, well, Chuck Norris. Amazing.

The Beach Boys knew what they were singing about with songs about beautiful chicks, trouble is they got the wrong country. Forget California, the place to write lyrics of lament & longing is located in the far east. WOW.

These printers have identity issues, or thirsts for unusual substances. or are they part of the skynet uprising. Oviously though, some of these machines seem to be saying whatever the hell they like.

One of the few joys of living in New York has to be the cab rides, entrusting your wellbeing to a man who has a name on his taxi license that would, in any other situation, make you laugh so hard you'd wet yourself.

Now here's a great idea that should really should be taken to every subway station on the planet. Why aren't all subways packed with 8-bit style artwork? It makes for some awesome nostalgia moments.