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JULY 26 – AUGUST 2

Reflecting back on the impact musician and beloved Irish hero Glen Hansard left on the world, exploring a defunct version of the Space Shuttle that the Russians never flew, and so much more.

The outpouring for Glen Hansard from around the world has been inspiring.
Meet the Lightfoot: A Solar Panel You Can Ride to the Store

SOLAR

Meet the Lightfoot: A Solar Panel You Can Ride to the Store

It’s dorky as can be. We love how honest the design of this solar powered scooter is.

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Painless Tattoos are Here. Does That Make Them More Desirable?

TECHNOLOGY

Painless Tattoos are Here. Does That Make Them More Desirable?

CipherX applies real permanent tattoos with a dissolving microneedle patch in fifteen minutes, no machine and no artist. Whether that advances the form is the question.

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We love weird. Weird animals. Weird art. Weird culture. What's something weird that inspires you? Email us! info (at) moss and fog (dot) com.

Too Weird for Fiction (These 12 Animals Are Somehow Real)

ANIMALS

Too Weird for Fiction (These 12 Animals Are Somehow Real)

A duck-billed mammal. A dog that hibernates. Birds that start wildfires on purpose. Twelve real animals so strange we double-checked every single one.

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Watch the Baltic Sea Breathe Under a Sheet of Ice

OCEAN

Watch the Baltic Sea Breathe Under a Sheet of Ice

We could stare at this mesmerizing sea ice for hours….

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Remembering Irish Troubadour Glen Hansard

MUSIC

Remembering Irish Troubadour Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard was about as genuine a musician as you could find. He will be missed.

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An Elegant House That Folds Up and Drives Away

TINY HOME

An Elegant House That Folds Up and Drives Away

This elegant, folding tiny home is a huge upgrade from most off-grid accommodations.

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Russia's Incredible Space Shuttles that Never Flew

OUTER SPACE

Russia's Incredible Space Shuttles that Never Flew

The sad fate of the failed Soviet Space Shuttle program, Buran.

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The Swimming Pool That Behaves Like a Sheet of Paper

ARCHITECTURE

The Swimming Pool That Behaves Like a Sheet of Paper

Elegant Swimming Pool Project in Tehran is "Peeled Open" A swimming pool is normally a hole. You dig, you line it, you tile it. The pool is defined by an absence in the ground. This one is the opposite. It…

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Edited by Ben VanderVeen · About Moss & Fog

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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