Summer’s coming! ‘Tis the season for t-shirts and flip flops. And with the temperatures rising to white-hot levels, you might be tempted to reach for a bottle of icy cola instead of your staple merlot. But we have some ideas on how you can…
Tokyo-based freelance illustrator Maori Sakai‘s animated gif illustrations are as sweet as can be. They capture everyday happy moments through Sakai’s unique lens of whimsy and magic. Sakai has been drawing for most of her life, and learned the basics of sketch at her art sciences…
#1. They’ve mastered the system. #2. They do not respond to threats. #3. They’re willing to face scary creatures alone. #4. They’re getting with the times. #5. They’re learning the art of comedy. #6. They can’t be bossed around. #7. They throw bad…
Connecticut-based Ty Foster is an internationally recognized pet photographer. Lately, he has decided to document every dog’s nightmare: the cone. His new photo series, entitled ‘Timeout’, humorously captures the misery these poor animals feel when subjected to the plastic prison that…
London-based artist Max Ellis is something of a squirrel fan, having photographed these critters with various props many times before. Now he’s at it again. Ellis’ latest shoot involved one of the little guys holding a tiny purple umbrella, and yep, it’s as cute…
Attention all bibliophiles! Hold on tightly to your paperbacks and hardcovers, because your books are now growing legs! Well, not really. But with the help of Olena Mysnyk’s crafty boookmarks, your books will seem just as ready to take off on an adventure…
The SK government has decided to repurpose an abandoned section of highway in their capital district into a 55-foot-high elevated park. Named the Seoul Skygarden, this enormous project will be spearheaded by innovative Dutch studio MVRDV and will include 254 species of trees, shrubs, and…
A military veteran was jailed for breaking a car window to free a dog trapped inside. The whole incident started when 46-year-old veteran, Michael Hammons, was in a strip mall parking lot in Athens, Georgia, and heard someone say there was a…
A starter pack meme is a multi-panel meme featuring a collection of items, people, or situations that are typically associated with a particular type of person. The concept of the starter pack meme is similar to that of a stereotype:…
Seattle-based shutterbug Kindra Nikole‘s haunting photo series entitled Dreamscapes looks like it was touched by none other than mother earth herself. Rife with dreamlike imagery, her photos feature models at one with nature, wearing the most intricate dresses made of lavender flowers and petticoats of fern. What’s even…
If you’re a speaker of more than one language, you have probably lost a battle or two trying to find the right English word for a certain foreign term. But there are just some words that are not in the 1,025,109 words of…
In a galaxy far, far away… someone had the hankering to look like Chewbacca, the 7-foot Wookiee hero covered in fur. So he hopped aboard his Millennium Falcon II and went to the planet Earth to purchase this luxuriously furry garment, called the I…
Ripping around the slopes on a snowboard with a 3-year-old girl nestled in between your legs is not exactly everyone’s idea of sensible. But 3-year-old Kinsley didn’t seem fazed in the least. The fearless toddler let her dad take her on an…
Anyone with a functioning uterus can agree that menstrual periods are an unfortunate but unavoidable discomfort. And although it sucks for the most part, the monthly experience can be improved with easily available feminine hygiene products, pain killers and a little compassion. Only in rare cases does a…
Avery Jackson is just a regular 7-year-old. She describes herself as someone who “likes to climb trees, be a ninja, dress up as different animals…” And then she ends with this kicker: “… and oh yeah, I’m transgender.” The New York Times recently…
Remember Sid the Sloth from the Ice Age movies? Well, he has a real-life lookalike. And it’s a dog. Zappa, a 15-year-old Italian greyhound, has an uncanny resemblance to the beloved animated sloth Sid. Owners Sadie, 23, and Rosalie Millen, 28, said…