iPhone art alters reality



French photographer Francois Dourlen has created these incredible mini marvels - by using his iPhone to replace portions of everyday sights with hilarious pictures from pop culture and movies. From a tightrope walker crossing electrical cables to zombies rising from their graves, Dourlen turns reality upside down and gives it a humorous twist.

Lord of the rings. (Francois Dourlen/ Caters News)

Milwaukee Pug Fest



Milwaukee's Pug Fest, an annual event that helps pay for medical and dental bills for rescued pugs, attracted more than 1,700 pugs and other smushy-faced dogs along with 2,900 humans from the U.S. and Canada.

In this May 19, 2013, photo Chipper, right, and Chickory pose for a photo at the Milwaukee Pug Fest in Franklin, Wis. The annual event, that helps pay for medical and dental bills for rescued pugs, attracted more than 1,700 pugs and other smushy-faced dogs along with 2,900 humans from the U.S. and Canada. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

Abandoned Stars Wars sets in the desert



New York-based visual artist and filmmaker Rä di Martino has taken a series of eerie and beautiful photos that capture scenes of abandoned Hollywood film sets. Martino spent over a year traveling throughout the desert towns of Morocco and Tunisia hunting down the old Star Wars sets. 'No More Stars' showcases the backdrop of Luke Skywalker’s home on the fictional desert planet Tatooine, its massive structures that now stand like ancient ruins forgotten by time and man.

Rä di Martino's work can be seen at
Tate Modern.


Chilling out in Dubai's ice cafe


Hundreds of tourists eager to escape the heat are flocking to Dubai's Chillout cafe, the first "ice lounge" in the Middle East, whose interior is made entirely of carved ice, with frozen picture frames, ice curtains and frosty seats covered in fur.

Honeymooner Ahmed, form Saudi Arabia who got married last week, kisses his veiled bride at Chillout cafe in Dubai May 12, 2013. Chillout, owned by UAE's Sharaf Group, is the first ice lounge in the Middle East, with temperatures set at -6 degrees Celsius (21 degrees Farenheit). The cafe, with its illuminated interiors, curtains, paintings and seating arrangements, is all made of carved ice and frozen sculptures. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)