Skyline

A Turkish artisan has kept the Istanbul skyline lit during Ramadan for decades. He may be the last

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ISTANBUL — In the heart of Istanbul, on top of the towering minarets that dot the city’s skyline, 68-year-old Kahraman Yildiz toils away at a craft that has illuminated the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for generations. Yildiz, a master of Mahya, the unique Turkish tradition of stringing religious messages and designs between minarets, is … Read more

Cool Stuff: LEGO Reveals Gotham City’s Building Brick Skyline From Batman: The Animated Series

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This year, DC Comics is celebrating 85 years of Batman, and with the festivities comes this 3D version of the Gotham City skyline. Using a lot of tiny LEGO pieces to deliver some impressively precise building details, this basically amounts to a plastic painting that is chock full of Easter eggs and references from “Batman: The … Read more