Staffless Pay-What-You-Will Bookstore in China Actually Works
A peculiar outdoor bookstore recently opened in Nanjing, China. There is no cashier desk and no working staff to keep an eye on the books. Instead, visitors are invited to peruse the reading material on offer and pay whatever they want for books by dropping the money in a lock-box. Organizers say the aptly named Honesty […]
MC1R – The World’s First Magazine for and About Redheads
Over the years, redheads have borne the brunt of many jokes, enjoying very little appreciation in the fashion world. Changing all that is MC1R – the first and only magazine dedicated to gingers. In scientific lingo, MC1R is a protein that regulates skin and hair color in mammals. A mutated MC1R protein is believed to cause […]
Company Brews Beer with Lobsters and Sea Salt
The Oxbow Brewery in Newcastle, Maine, has come up with a brand new brew that combines two of the state’s summertime favorites – beer and lobster. The offbeat lager, called ‘Saison dell’Aragosta’, is made by cooking live lobsters in unfermented beer. ‘Aragosta’ is Italian for lobster or crayfish. The name was chosen to honor Giovanni […]