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How people Photoshopped before Photoshop1856-57"Cloud Study, Light-Dark," Gustave Le Gray. Two separate negatives (the sky and the sea) are joined at the horizon. This enabled Le Gray to balance two different exposure levels.Image: "Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop" at The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAlmost as soon as th... Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia rapidly intensifies, menacing QueenslandSevere Tropical Cyclone Marcia was supposed to make landfall in southeastern Queensland on Friday as a Category 1 or 2 storm. Instead, residents of communities, from Rockhampton to Gladstone all the way down the coast to Brisbane, now face the likelihood of a Category 5 monster making landfall early... Samsung Gear VR: The closest you can get to Oculus, but it needs appsSamsung's Gear VR Innovators Edition, the closest thing to a consumer-ready virtual reality headset, is finally here. But don't take your wallet out yet. The $199 VR headset shell is a joint product from Samsung and Oculus VR, the Facebook-owned VR company behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality hea... Climate change could increase the spread of tropical diseasesMany tropical diseases such as malaria, Chagas disease and dengue are transmitted to humans via mosquitoes and other carriers known as vectors. These vector-borne diseases continue to have a major impact on human health in the developing world: each year, more than a billion people become infected a... John Oliver tackles some very important issues in 'Would You Rather'Would you rather Would you rather have screaming nipples or a tongue that constantly interrupts you? Only John Oliver could make one of these options sound remotely desirable. The comedian answered a series of "Would You Rather" questions submitted by fans while backstage at The Tonight Show See al... Afroman punched a woman on stage and paid $330 to get out of jailAfroman issued an apology on Wednesday for punching a female fan in the face who walked on stage and danced on him during a show. The 40-year-old "Because I Got High" rapper was arrested Tuesday night and charged with simple assault. He was later released on $330, according to police in Biloxi, Mis... Pinterest reportedly eyes $11 billion valuationPinterest is in talks to raise $500 million worth of funding, expected to increase the value of the photo bookmarking site to $11 billion, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal first reported the new funding round, citing sources close to the matter as saying the company, founded in 2010 by... 'Song For My Unborn Son' by Sam Martin will give parents all the feelsLOS ANGELES — Months after Sam Martin's wife told him she was pregnant, he felt compelled to sit at his piano, and write a song about the son he has yet to hold Martin saw the heartbeat in an ultrasound. A melody struck him. And like his child who will enter this world in mid-March, "Song For... Galaxy merger caught by Hubble telescopeA spiral galaxy gets twisted out of shape after coming too close to a cosmic neighbor in a gorgeous photo captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral galaxy, known as NGC 7714, lies about 100 million light-years from Earth. Between 100 million and 200 million years ago, NGC 7714 drifted to... Proposed rule would give U.S. power to cybersnoop worldwide, Google warnsA proposed change to an obscure federal rule could grant the U.S. government the power to search computers around the world. And Google isn't too keen on it. The U.S. Department of Justice wants to change the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41, a rule that governs the issuance of search warrants.... |