Disturbing Nollywood Photos – Pieter Hugo Captures the Reality of the Nigeria’s Films (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nigeria’s film industry a.k.a Nollywood is the third largest film industry in the world. However, it’s narratives often differ greatly from the story book endings almost always guaranteed by Hollywood…

Feral Homes – Abandoned Houses in Detroit Become Feral Beasts in Summer (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These images of abandoned houses in Detroit have been taken by blogger and photographer Sweet Juniper. They are part of a collection taken over three summers in the city once buzzing with the automotive…

Hick Competitions – Georgia Hosts the Annual Summer Redneck Games (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Every year since 1996, Rednecks gather in East Dublin, Georgia to celebrate their redneckness with appropriate games. The games include the mudpit belly flop and the pigs feet bob among others.

L-Bow,…

High Art Graffiti – Canada’s Montreal is a Serious Hotbed For Deviant Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Montreal is known for its history, fashion and artsy culture. Graffiti may not be the most socially acceptable form of artistic expression, but many in Montreal are putting their creative juices into art…

Gratitude-Inducing Photojournalism – Images of Heavy Pollution Evoke Appreciation for Cleanliness (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you didn’t think you could be moved be garbage, you need to take a look at these astounding images of extreme litter around the world. While the colors are beautiful, vivid and make for wonderful visual…

Eye-Popping Skin Tones – Poras Chaudhary Photos For Holi, the Celebration of Colors (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Poras Chaudhary photographed these incredible images and displayed them in honor of the Hindu Holi Festival, or Celebration of Colors. The festival is meant to welcome spring and offer a blessing to the…

Rear Projection Poses – ‘Vilena-Style’ Modeling Goes Viral in Russia (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The new photo pose in Russia that is spreading worldwide is called ‘Vilena-style’ modeling. Women hunch over to get their butt as high as possible and then photograph themselves in a mirror.

This unusual…

Nerdy 90s Grunge – Copenhagen Street Style Takes a Geeky Step Back in Time (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) From plaid jacket to (gasp) black Converse boots, the 90s grunge look is back in full swing in Denmark’s capital. Greasy, long, unkempt locks for ladies and the head-to-toe Denim Dan look for gents were…

Architectural Bridal Gowns – Anne Bowen’s Wedding Dresses Are Inspired by NYC Buildings (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Anne Bowen has taken a creative approach in the design of her first bridal gown collection. Each dress is designed with a specific New York City building in mind.

Quite appropriately, Anne Bowen debuted…

Political Fashion Face-Offs – Michelle Obama Style Squares Off Against Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Michelle Obama’s style is squaring off against that of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as the two travel to Strasbourg, France with their spouses for a NATO summit. Both women are noted for their fashion sense, so…

Viral Hemline Controversy – Japan Teachers and News Outlets Go Nuts Over Too-Short Skirts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Teachers at a high school in Japan have issued a set of posters to tell schoolgirls how to wear their skirts. The teachers think the girls are wearing them too short, so the teachers hired an artist to…

Bare Legs in Winter – Japanese Beauties Brave Freezing Temperatures to Look Hot (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There are times when women will sacrifice basic comforts for the sake of appearances, and these Japanese women are no exception this winter. 

Blogs in Japan and China have had a field day posting photos…

Cube-Shaped Architecture – Taipei Performing Arts Center is a Building for Blockheads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) NL Architects have designed the Taipei Performing Arts Center like a giant cube of Swiss cheese set over a public square, with the missing sections there to provide light and visual interest for the overall…

Water-Filtering Bridges – China’s Miyi Tower Will Clean River Below, Foster Cultural Arts Above (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Los Angeles-based architects Studio SHIFT and SWA Group recently won a competition to revitalize New South Town in the Sichuan Provence of China. What you see here are the renderings for the Miyi Tower,…

Eye-Opening Cultural Photo Blogs – ‘Life Goes On in Tehran’ Shows A Different Side of Iran (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Iran is the subject of much controversy, so much so that the country’s name tends to evoke images of grief, war and terror. That’s why I was happy to find Life Goes On in Tehran, a beautiful photoblog…

429-Yard Sausages – Record-Breaking Banger is World’s Largest (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Best Guinness World Record ever: Bucharest has won their place in in the hall of fame with the world’s longest smoked sausage. It’s 429 yards (or 392 meters) of ground meat and spices.

It took two weeks…

Norwegian Sculptural Fashion – Diverse Apparel by Pikene Bak Slottet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The truly creative Pikene Bak Slottet visions shown here are the works of Martine Richter, Ida Disengrenda, Grethe Larsen, and Siri M Larsen. Their Oslo-based studio is where this beautiful but extremely…

Manmusement Parks – Mannerspielplatz is Disneyland for Dudes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What a brilliant 17-acre idea from the Germans: a theme park called Männerspielplatz (men’s playground).

Instead of rides and watching parades, visitors to Männerspielplatz get to play with badass construction…

Super European Motorcycle Festivals – Hamburg Harley Days (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Hamburg Harley Days took place while I was there at the end of June. I had a chance to check out a few hundred machines, some of them shined up and luxurious, others beastly and uber-modified.

The…

Imromptu Global Dance Phenomenon – Where The Hell is Matt (2008) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Matt Harding, best known for his “Where the Hell is Matt” website and “Dancing” videos, has started a global impromptu dancing phenomenon.

Matt, 31, has spent the last 14 months creating a new video,…