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    Ten YouTube Channels You Should be Watching

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    Artist Creates Large-Scale Sand Art

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    The Creators Project Blends Art and Tech in San Francisco

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    The Seven Best TED Talks So Far This Year

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    Daft Punk Album Rumours Prove To Be Just That

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    Spotify Music-Streaming Service to Arrive in Australia

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    Bloom: 28,000 Flowers Fill A Disused Mental Institution

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    The Color Run Leaves Participants Paint Splattered

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    New Daft Punk Album to be Released in June

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    The Kook: A Short Film Taking Home Big Awards

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    The World’s 11 Most Colourful Cities

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    A Bookmark Which Follows Your Reading

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    Visualising Art For The Visually Impaired

    Against most gallery conventions, there are no "Do Not Touch" signs to be seen, or felt for that matter, at this exhibition. Touching the artworks is most definitely required here.

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    365 Charming Everyday Things

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    Jon Rafman’s ‘The Nine Eyes of Google Street View’ Photo Project

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    Radiohead Announce Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2012

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