If there is a beer in Harry Potter world - the bottles would look like these!

Absolutely stunnig work and gallery from this site - http://beerlabelsinmotion.tumblr.com. Trevor Carmic - you are doing a great job a your GIFs are just amazing. I WANT MORE!

The Bizarrely Beautiful World of Relics in Religious History (io9)

One of the more controversial aspects of many religions is a history of preserving "relics," or pieces taken from the bodies of saints. Here are some of the most unusual examples of these macabre objects of veneration.

full gallery - io9.com

The Coolest Flags in Human History (io9.com)

"A flag embodies the hopes and aspirations of a country or state. It's more than just an emblem — it's a grand statement. So it's too bad so many flags are kind of boring. Here are some flags from throughout history (plus a few current ones) that bring some serious pizzazz."

Complete selection of weird and/or awesome flags here - io9.com

Flood alert in some regions (Lidovky, Aktualne)

"Heavy rain last night increased the water level of rivers in the northern, western and southern parts of Bohemia, specifically the Usti nad Labem, Plzen, Karlovy Vary, Liberec and South Bohemian regions.

Central Bohemian Regional Office Director Zdenek Stetina called a working group meeting on Friday morning in order to prepare for a possible flood threat during the weekend.

Prague City Hall spokeswoman Tereza Kralova said that "preventive anti-flood measures" have been implemented after the water level of the Vltava river increased. The Prague City Hall reacted by closing floodgates at the Certovka channel and asking drivers to move their cars from the Vltava riverbank. Also, all events scheduled to take place at the river bank, including the regular Saturday farmers' market and the Khamoro Roma festival, were canceled or moved to another location. Ship traffic near Prague has been suspended and the capital city's ports closed."

online stream - lidovky.cz

50 Incredible Tattoos Inspired By Books (BuzzFeed)

Complete gallery - buzzfeed.com

How historical figures would have looked today (The Telegraph)

"Famous faces from history including William Shakespeare, Henry VIII and Horatio Nelson have been given a modern makeover to see how they would look if they were alive today.

The project, comissioned by history TV channel Yesterday to celebrate its new series, the Secret Life Of..., saw digital artists working closely with history experts to ensure the portraits gave a real sense of how historical characters would look if they were alive in the 21st Century."

Gallery - telegraph.co.uk

The Amazing, Unstaged World Hiding Behind a Museum’s Closed Doors (Slate)

What happens in museums when no one else is around? Like many of us, Klaus Pichler had no idea—until he happened to stumble upon an illuminated room at Vienna’s Museum of Natural History as he was walking home one night.

Curious about what lay behind the scenes at one of his favorite museums, Pichler peered into one of the museum’s back rooms and found an unusual site: an ensemble of shelves, cupboards, computers, and, much to his surprise, a group of taxidermied animals.

“It was as if Noah’s Ark was right before my eyes,” the Austrian photographer said via email.

full amazing gallery - slate.com

Ghostly photos of abandoned theme parks (PSFK)

"Derelict places once bursting with the happy laugher of children (and adults) can conjure up ghostly thoughts and memories of episodes from ‘Goosebumps’ and shows of that ilk. Architizer has compiled a gallery of once-lively places, which can be found across the globe from Japan to Louisiana."

full gallery - psfk.com

The New Landscapes of Yao Lu (Phaidon)

"The Prix Pictet-shortlisted photographer's work brings to mind the Japanese master Hokusai - but look again!"

"At first glance these photographs by Chinese-born and Prix Pictet shortlisted photographer Yao Lu bring to mind the work of the Japanese artist Hokusai and the school of Ukiyo-e.

But look again and you'll realise they're not what they seem.

Yao's works are entirely man made. The shapes resembling oriental landscape paintings of waterfalls, cliffs and mountains are in fact landfills and mounds of derelict rubble draped in the green mesh used to prevent dust blowing away from building sites or that cover skips while they’re in transit."

More stunning pictures here - phaidon.com and here (dailymail.co.uk)

The Cheesegrater, the Walkie-Talkie and the Gherkin: Amazing aerial pictures show how London's skyline has changed over 18 spectacular months (DailyMail)

"From the wedge-shaped 'Cheesegrater' to the more solid-looking 'Walkie-Talkie', these spectacular photos taken from 2,400-feet above London show how skyscrapers have been springing up in the capital in the past 18-months.

Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes took the pictures while flying in a helicopter over the financial district of the capital.

Despite the rest of Britain being in the doldrums after the economic downturn, these photos show London is still climbing."

Full gallery  - Daily Mail

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2295728/How-The-Leadenhall-Building-Cheesegrater-come-tower-London.html#ixzz2O43Mo2KH
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Evolution of the New York Driver’s License (NYT)

"New York State first began issuing paper licenses to chauffeurs in 1910, and the shape, form and style have changed over the past century, adapting to new laws and technologies. The following is a sampling of how the license has evolved."

full gallery - New York Times