Honolulu City’s Executive Director of Housing, Jun Yang, has announced plans to make transitional homeless shelters out of five decommissioned city buses. “The idea is to convert them into living, sleeping, showering, recreational facilities,” said Ma Ry Kim of Group…
May the facts be with you. #1. What do R2-D2 and the Energizer Bunny have in common? #2. Well played, Sir Alec. #3. Ugh. Sexist, much? #4. Something to keep in mind for your next Star Wars marathon. #5. Talk…
As a professional photographer, Elke Vogelsang frequently takes portraits of people and their pets. However, her favorite subjects remain her own three dogs: Scout, Ioli, and Noodles. After years of modeling for their human, it looks like these three adorable rescues have…
‘Stupid’ is a strong word, but we’re struggling to think of a more appropriate description for the people below: #1. Boom! #2. Yes, because that’s totally how you should go down the escalator. #3. You can’t recreate Jean-Claude van Damme’s epic split without disastrous…
If there’s one thing that Woodcraft By Design of New Zealand can teach us, it’s that flaws should be enhanced, rather than hidden. This is how artists of this Auckland-based creative woodworking studio handle the natural imperfections of raw lumber.…
Now here’s something you definitely don’t see every day: a raccoon riding an alligator, surfboard-style! Richard Jones and his family were out for a nice hike along Florida’s Oaklawaha River when his son disturbed a raccoon. Evidently startled, the animal quickly stumbled towards…
New Jersey teen Kyemah McEntyre was bullied all through high school. But the 18-year-old beauty showed her bullies who’s boss by designing a show-stopping prom dress. This is for always being labeled as, “ugly” or “angry”. Thank God, stereotypes are just opinions. –…
Does this look like a nice piece of heaven, or what? These super chunky blankets are painstakingly knitted by hand by Ukranian designer Anna Mo. The blankets look fit for a giant. Made with 100% merino wool, Anna uses oversized…
DVX, the revolutionary creative line of American Standard, has recently revealed a gorgeous line of faucets that will change the way you see plumbing forever. These stylish taps are created using laser sintering, a cutting-edge 3D printing method that uses a…
Oceans make up two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, but mankind has only explored five percent of them. So what mysteries are waiting to be uncovered in the other 95%? A team of scientists from America’s Ocean Exploration Team give us a good…
Did you know that Chinese is the world’s most spoken native language? Or that more people speak Spanish than English as their mother tongue? Journalist Alberto Lucas Lopez’s language infographic beautifully breaks down the world’s most popular native languages and where…
Nashville-based photographer Emily Blincoe is a woman after our own heart. In her Arrangements series, she takes assortments of random, everyday objects, and arranges them by size, color, and shape. The result? Incredibly cathartic images of glorious order that are…
Text scammers are way up there on our list of the world’s most despicable people, so it’s always fun to watch them get their comeuppance. Which is exactly what happened to a scammer named Harris when he tried to pull…
We’ve all heard it said many, many times — there are two kinds of people in this world. And to put it into perspective, talented illustrator and art director Joao Rocha of Lisbon, Portugal, created 2 Kinds of People Tumblr. He’s…
“Draw me like one your French girls, Jack.” This is exactly what these animals ‘working it’ for the camera are saying. It’s all in the body language, people! #1. Like a boss. #2. The classic ‘come hither’ look. #3. The…
You may remember Ivette Ivens as the family photographer from Chicago who staunchly advocates public breastfeeding by taking gorgeous photos of mothers breastfeeding outdoors. “It’s a totally normal thing,” she wants to remind everyone. Her I Breastfeed My Toddler art…