Chocolate High-Heels – Probably the Best Valentine’s Day Gift for Women
Combining two of women’s favorite things in the world, chocolate and shoes, Texas chocolatier Andrea Pedrazza creates what can only be considered the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for the ladies – chocolate high-heels. The two weeks before Valentine’s Day is the busiest time of the year for Dallas-based chocolate shop CocoAndre. I’m sure there are other great […]
Women-Only Sleeping Cafe Opens in Tokyo
Power naps – those short periods of sleep during the day – have been known to boost brain activity and increase productivity at the work place. Now a sleeping cafe in Tokyo’s Akasaka business district is offering hard-working Japanese women the chance to enjoy the benefits of the power nap, for a fee. Stress and fatigue […]
Colomares Castle – An Enchanting Masterpiece Dedicated to Christopher Columbus
Boasting a combination of Byzantine, Roman, Gothic and Mudejar architectural styles, Colomares Castle, in the Spanish town of Benalmadena is a unique monument that pays homage to explorer Christopher Columbus. Looking at this fairy-tale castle with all its exquisite details, you could never guess it was built by a doctor with no architectural background, and two local […]
Josh Bryan’s Triangulations – Captivating Celebrity Portraits Made with Triangles
I’ve never been a fan of geometry, but I found Josh Bryan’s artistic use of a basic geometric shape simply irresistible. The 20-year-old English artist uses triangles of various sizes to create incredibly detailed portraits of celebrities he calls triangulations. “The creative process is quite simple,” Bryan told My Modern Metropolis. “I make sure the image […]
Talented Artist Tattoos Celebrity Portraits on Bananas
Honey is a talented graphic artist and designer from the Philippines, who occupies her free time by turning bananas into organic works of art. Her only tool – a common safety pin. Even when she’s not working with big names like Mercedes Benz, Seiko, Yamaha, Takamine, Carrows, or Volvo, Honey likes to be creative. Constantly trying […]
Dad Agrees to Pay Daughter $200 if She Stops Using Facebook for Five Months
A Boston father and his 14-year-old daughter have recently made the headlines after the man posted a photo of a Facebook Deactivation Agreement that states the girl will receive 200$ if she doesn’t log into her Facebook account for the next five months. Facebook addiction is one of the most talked-about issues of the moment, […]
Self-Taught Amateur Artist Paints with Ground Coffee and a Pinch of Sand
Alexander Wald works as a plumber in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, but in his spare time he likes to exercise his artistic talents by painting with unusual mediums like ground coffee and sand. Painting with coffee is not exactly unheard of. Artists like Karen Eland and Steven Mikel have been doing it for years, […]
Chinese Grandma Spends All Her Life Savings Taking Care of Stray Dogs and Cats
Grandma Bai, a 64-year-old animal lover from Chongqing, China, has spent the last 15 years taking care of stray dogs and cats, and has exhausted all her life savings in the process. American humorists Josh Billings once said “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself”, and […]
Extreme Mountain Unicycling Is as Crazy as It Sounds
As if coming down the side of a mountain on two wheels wasn’t hard enough, thrill-seekers have come up with an even crazier sport – extreme mountain unicycling. Saying this sport is dangerous and difficult is probably a huge understatement. If you though unicycling was just a goofy pastime, and out previous posts on Cycle Ball […]
Catalan Artist Folds Table Napkins into Awe-Inspiring Masterpieces
You might have seen napkins folded into impressive shapes at some fancy dinner, but they probably look like child’s play compared to the masterpieces created by Catalan artist Joan Sallas. 48-year-old Joan Sallas is considered the world’s best virtuoso napkin folder, and is credited with almost singlehandedly reviving the Baroque-style art that appeared in Renaissance Italy and reached its peak […]
This Is How They Harden Kindergarten Children in Siberia
The kids at the No. 317 kindergarten in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia are making themselves immune to flu viruses and winter colds by walking outside naked at temperatures as low as -15 degrees Celsius and pouring buckets of freezing cold water over their bodies. Ever since photos and videos of the extreme hardening process were exposed in the media, […]
Pink Lip Tattoos – The Latest in Nigerian Men’s Fashion
One of the most bizarre beauty procedure I’ve recently come across is tattooing the lips pink, which is apparently very popular in the African county of Nigeria. The main reason for this practice seems to be that women find men with pink lips more attractive. The other day, someone emailed me a link to a […]
Japanese Company Offers Valentine’s Day Insurance for the Lonely
Valentine’s Day, the most romantic celebration of the year, is fast approaching, and while some people can’t wait to declare their love and shower their partners with gifts, flowers and chocolate, for others it’s just a day of painful loneliness. However, Japanese bachelors no longer have to worry about being the only ones at the […]
Chinese Boy Has Been Living and Sleeping with a Python for 13 Years
A family from Dongguan, China, has recently made headlines after it became known that their 13-year-old son’s best friend is a 15-foot Burmese python. The predator even looks after the boy when his parents are away. Most grownups would turn away and run for their lives at the sight of a 220lb python, but 13-year-old Azhe […]
Fearless Artist Photographs Herself in the Most Precarious Positions
It’s hard to believe the photos bellow are real, but South-Korean artist Ahn Jun insists she does not photoshop any of her works. Although she will sometimes use measures of protection like a harness, the young daredevil really is dangling on the side of buildings or leaning out skyscraper windows, all in the nae of […]