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The interconnected, interlocking scaffolded book sculptures of New York based artist and graphic designer Stephen Doyle, who describes them as:

“miniature monuments, testaments to the power of language and metaphors of imagination….I conjured sculptures in which the lines of text shook off the shackles of the page, leapt up, out of the book, and started conferring with their neighboring lines of text, creating an aerial network of language, turning text into synapse, circulation… I soon realized that these three-dimensional diagrams seemed to have a poetic power of their own, recontextualizing language and ideas into sculptural forms, inspired by the books themselves.”

Now.

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Behold: the ‘Amadeus’ – a one-off alloy-clad take on the 1963 BMW 60/2 commissioned by the Haas Moto Museum, blurring the line between art and custom motorcycles and created by master builder Jay Donovan.

Housed on a unique x-frame setup, the handmade bike has steel fenders, inverted hand-levers with internally routed lines, a pair of megaphone-style exhausts and a tall seat, rear-sets, and clip-ons that force the rider into a full tuck

Or you could just look at it.

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Behold: what looks like the famous Horsehead nebula of Orion, but isn’t. To wit:

[This} is a reflection nebula cataloged as IC 4592. Reflection nebulas are actually made up of very fine dust that normally appears dark but can look quite blue when reflecting the visible light of energetic nearby stars. In this case, the source of much of the reflected light is a star at the eye of the horse. That star is part of Nu Scorpii, one of the brighter star systems toward the constellation of the Scorpion (Scorpius). A second reflection nebula dubbed IC 4601 is visible surrounding two stars to the right of the image centre.

(Image: Adam Block, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona)

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Behold: the Avengers Tower-esque Aston Martin Residences in Miami – a 66 storey glass and steel tower unveiled in 2017 featuring seven ultra sleek penthouses on the 56th floor with sweeping views of Biscayne Bay, the Miami River and the city’s skyline.

There are also 38 oceanfront condos on the 15th floor and a $50 million triplex that comes with its own Aston Martin Vulcan.

Owners will have access to a four-level facility that includes a fitness centre, virtual golf room, art gallery, two cinemas, full-service spa, and infinity pool, along with a private marina.

Completion in 2022 with prices starting at €4.65 million.

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