Smoking Statues – Banksy Twists Classic Art into Modern Pop Culture Shock Exhibits (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Banksy is having his first show at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery since 2000. The Bristol Exhibition, which opens on June 19th, 2009, can be expected to show a lot of Banksy’s to-be-expected shocking…

Nuns Behaving Badly – Zoso’s ‘Oh Forgive Me Father, for I Have Sinned’ is the Dark Side of Piety (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Everyone loves a nun, especially the misbehaving ones Zoso captures in ‘Oh Forgive Me Father, for I Have Sinned.’ These images depict nuns doing everything they shouldn’t, from putting on makeup to smoking,…

Otherworldly Places of Worship – Incredible Religious Architecture Inspires Piety (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) To worship or not to worship? That is the question that modern-day ministers and faith administrators would rather we not ask. In order to keep the faith, churches and places of worship worldwide are going…

Gravity Defying Monasteries – 10 Sanctuaries Perched up on Mountain Tops (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These ancient monastic structures are 10 of the most awe-inspiring monasteries, abbeys and sanctuaries in the world.

The spectacular places of worship vary in their design and longevity; some were built…

Sinful Catwalk Icons – Ricardo Oyarzun’s ‘Virgin Mary’ Models Rock Unholy Cleavage (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Using images resembling the Virgin Mary is apparently becoming trendy in Latin America. Recently, Trend Hunter spotlighted the case of a nude woman strongly resembling the religious icon, gracing the cover…

Sacrilegious Catwalk Icons – Ricardo Oyarzun’s Virgin Mary Models Rock Unholy Cleavage (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ricardo Oyarzun is a Chilean fashion designer who has caused a tremendous brouhaha in Chile because he plans to dress up his models as the Virgin Mary for a fashion show. In and of itself, using the venerated…

Drive-In Weddings – 7 Minute Swedish Express Marriage (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Church of Sweden, the largest Lutheran church in the world with close to 6.9 million members, started carrying out drive-in weddings lasting about seven minutes in an attempt to make marriage more…

Islamic Red Carpet Fashion – World’s Most Expensive Abaya Costs $350,000 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Abaya, a traditional Islamic outfit for females, gets the “world’s most expesnive” treatment on the hands of British designer Bruce Oldfield, a favorite of the late Princess Diana.

“This is the…

Lego Churches – Abston Church of Christ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Lego isn’t just for children anymore, even adults are having fun testing the architectural limits of building with the plastic toy bricks. As demonstrated by this church, the creative potential of what…

Calling Earthquakes Acts of Karma – Sharon Stone Calls China Disaster Payback (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In a quote the media will forever hold against her, Sharon Stone said, “I’m not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don’t think anyone should be unkind to anyone else.
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