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Big Pharma Billionaire Arrested for Bribing Doctors to Prescribe Opioids

Billionaire and founder of Insys Therapeutics, Dr John Kapoor, has been arrested for his involvement in a diabolical scheme involving his company's top selling opioid drug— Subsys. Curiously, it all went down on the very same day the Trump administration declared America’s opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. According to CBS News, Kapoor was arrested early on Thursday morning at his home in...

Mystery Fossil Teeth Spark Controversy About the History of Mankind

In 2016, a group of researchers in Germany found two fossilized teeth belonging to an unknown early primate. One of the teeth, the researchers say, is similar to that of closely related human ancestors, which have previously only been found in Africa. Their paper, recently published online ahead of press, prompted dramatic headlines claiming a need to rewrite the history of mankind. But how...
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This Street Artist is Stirring Controversy With His Thought-Provoking Work

Parisian street artist Combo hijacks familiar imagery from pop culture and alters them to carry new meanings that are thought-provoking, humorous and confronting. Early...

Artist Makes Awesome Sculptures Out of What he Finds in Dumpsters

Artist Bart Vargas spends his time gathering the unwanted, discarded 'trash' of other peoples' existence. He transforms things like bottles, keyboards, old toys, wood...

This Guy Paints Stunning Seaside Murals Standing on his Surfboard

Born and raised on the sleepy island of Oahu, Hawaiian surfer Sean Yoro learnt to appreciate life under a slow and careful gaze. When...

This Creative Photographer Takes Light Painting to a Whole New Level

Hannu Huhtamo is an artist based in Helsinki, Finland. There, exists is a dark period called the Polar Night where the sun doesn't rise for 50...

This Digital Artist Wants You to Think About the Relationship Between Human & Technology

Self-taught artist Gregoire A Meyer creates pieces that question what it's like to be a human spirit existing in the ever-advancing today world. His futuristic...

These ‘Double Portraits’ Explore the Relationship Between the Conscious & Unconscious Mind

UK-based painter Tom French creates intensely beautiful and dark 'double portraits' that explore the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious mind. A combination...

The Artist Behind These Realistic Portraits Only Uses Tape & a Scalpel

Artist Max Zorn makes incredible 2-dimensional artworks, but he doesn't actually draw or paint anything to produce them: he constructs his artworks by meticulously...

This Guy Tweaks Iconic Images to Comment on Modern Society – And Make People Think

Francesco Vullo toys with familiar images of pop culture in a way that is both playful and provocative. His work frames everyday objects in...

Hyperactive Man Has Produced Digital Art Every Day for the Past 3,416 Days

American artist Mike Winkelmann has been creating digital art consistently since childhood, when his parents bought him a computer to keep him busy. For...

This Artist Creates Awesome Mini Ecosystems Inside Old Mac Computers

French artist Monsieur Plant has been fascinated with vegetation from a very young age. By repurposing old computers into thriving terrariums, he makes a...

This Photographer Wants You to Dive Into His Ethereal Underwater Art

When artist and photographer Kim Keever grew tired of traditional painting methods, he began looking for ways to create interesting landscapes to shoot in the...

This Artist Combines Classical Paintings & Memes, and the Result is Hilarious

Artist Shawn Huckins is fascinated by the evolution of human communication. His paintings depict this timeline of evolution, brought on by the immediacy of...