Japan’s Zauo Restaurants, Where You Catch Your Own Meal
Zauo, which translates as “sit and fish” is a unique restaurant chain where clients are given fishing gear and get to catch what they want to eat. It’s one of those quirky places where you just have to go for an authentic Japanese experience. I don’t know if they were inspired by the old saying […]
Photo Realistic Paintings by Alyssa Monks
Using photos for loose reference, Brooklin-based artist Alyssa Monks creates incredibly realistic paintings that make viewers scratch their eyes in awe. Although many set photo realism as their ultimate goal, artists that can make people ask themselves “Is this a photo I’m looking at?” when they look at their masterpieces, are really rare. Alyssa Monks […]
Italian Truck Fan Builds Awesome Remote-Controlled Big Rig
Luca Bordin is a big fan of American trucks, and since he couldn’t get his hands on a real rig, the Italian handyman decided to build his own Peterbilt 359. Luca, who lives in Venice, Italy, told Wired Magazine he finds European truck small and dull compared to the American behemoths, but even if he could […]
Japanese Student Creates Leg Hair Font
A student from Japan’s Tama Art University came with the idea for a leg hair font, after his teachers asked him and his colleagues to create new typefaces without the help of computers. Creating original letters without the use of digital design seems almost impossible in this day and age, and 20-year-old Mayuko Kanazawa started scratching […]
Mind-Blowing Painted Illusions by Oleg Shuplyak
Oleg Shuplyak is a talented Ukrainian oil painter who uses hidden images to turn his artworks into mind-blowing optical illusions. Born on September 23, 1967, in the Ternopol region of the Ukraine, Oleg Shuplyak studied architecture at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute, but his passion was always painting. Although he creates all kinds of beautiful paintings, it […]
Graffiti Masters Turn Side of Building into Awe-Inspiring Masterpiece
Montreal-based graffiti crew A’shop has managed to transform the bland side of a building located at the corner of Madison and Sherbrooke Street West into an amazing piece of art. Graffiti artists Fluke, Guillaume Lapointe, Antonin Lambert, DoDo Ose and Bruno Rathbone spent two weeks researching the project and gathering tools they needed, and then worked 16 […]
ArKay – The World’s First Alcohol-Free Whiskey
American company ArKay Beverages has created the world’s first alcohol-free whiskey and claims their product tastes just like the real thing. I’m the kind of guy who doesn’t get why anyone would want to drink alcohol-free beer, so ArKay’s whiskey-flavored drink is something I will probably never understand. I mean who drinks whiskey simply because […]
Sweetest-Ever Music Video Was Made with 288,000 Jelly Beans
Director Greg Jardin spent the last two years making a music video for singer/songwriter Kina Grannis using a whopping 288,000 jelly beans. I think it’s fair to say this is literally sweetest video ever created. Inspired by the jelly bean art of artists like Roger Rocha, Malcolm West and Kristen Cumings, Greg Jardin thought it […]
Japan’s Pig Rodeo – Animal Cruelty or Just Plain Fun?
Although pigs aren’t exactly known for their speed and stamina, the people of Mikame, in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture seem to think they’re the perfect animals to ride. Ehime Prefecture has been known as Japan’s pork production capital for a long time, and 25 years ago someone thought it would be a great idea to celebrate […]
10 Coolest Finds of the Week #16
Hamster Drag Racing (YouTube) Man Builds Crazy Bike Just for Fun (Orange News) Couple Share Home with 14 Skunks (The Sun) 10 Creepiest Abandoned Water Parks on Earth (Environmental Graffiti) 10 Unusual and Unbelievable Underground Places (Oddee) Marble Village of Dhee Ayn (Atlas Obscura) First Manned Multicopter Flight (The Escapist) Heterochromia in Cats (Environmental Graffiti) Prosthetic Noses, […]
7-Year-Old Girl Forced Dance in Inappropriate Attire to Support Her Family
During the day, Huang Doudou looks like a normal 7-year-old girl, but seeing her perform at her night job, wearing excessive makeup and dressed inappropriately, you’d think she was twice her age. Huang Doudou, a primary school student from Urumqi, China, has recently caused controversy in Chinese media, after her shocking story became viral. The […]
Fan Turns His Home into Altar for Bollywood Star
Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most popular actors in the world, but no one’s a bigger fan of the Bollywood actor than Vishal Singh, a man who has turned his home into an altar to the movie star. The 38-year-old businessman who runs a homeopathic medicine business in Lucknow, India says there’s nothing he wouldn’t […]
Ukraine’s Amazing Underwater Painters
You can’t rush art! That’s what they say anyway, but that rule doesn’t apply to the members of Ukraine’s national school of underwater painting, who have just 40 minutes of oxygen to complete their masterpieces. Painting usually takes patience and comfort to produce memorable works of art, but the artists painting in the depths of […]
Paga Village – Where Crocs and Men Live in Perfect Harmony
The small village of Paga, in Ghana, defies the laws of nature as local population bathes and swims in the same nearby pond as over 100 deadly crocodiles. So far none of the villagers have ever been harmed by the reptiles. Something very weird is definitely going on in the African village of Paga, where […]
Smoking Tiger Rug Made from 500,000 Cigarettes
Xu Bing, one of China’s most renown contemporary artists, has created a unique tiger rug from 500,000 cigarettes. And it looks smoking. A real tiger rug is a rare thing to have, but rarer still is one made from hundreds of thousands of tobacco cigarettes. Weighing an impressive 440 pounds, this cigarette rug has to […]