Pioneering Artist Paints in Virtual Reality and Her Works Are Beyond Impressive
Talented French/Russian artist Anna Zhilyaeva has been pushing the boundaries of painting by combining the centuries-old art form with one of the most advanced technologies of our times, virtual reality. Of all the uses for virtual reality, painting was probably not at the top of your list, and that’s exactly what makes Anna Zhilyaeva’s art […]
Teen Buys Cheap iPhone Online, Gets iPhone-Shaped Coffee Table Instead
A Thai teenager recently got his five minutes of internet fame, after going online to buy a cheap iPhone, only to receive a coffee table shaped like the Apple smartphone. Usually, when a luxury product is being sold for much cheaper than its market price, you owe it to yourself to check that everything is […]
This Restaurant Bathroom Makes Users Feel Like They Are Being Watched
If you suffer from shy bladder syndrome, good luck using the bathroom at this Lithuanian restaurant, which makes you feel like you’re being watched by dozens of people. The bathroom at Galeria Urbana, a restaurant in Kaunas, Lithuania, first made news headlines in 2018, when photos of its unique décor went viral online. The restaurant […]
Extreme Experiment Confines 15 People to Secluded Cave for 40 Days
In an attempt to gather data on the effects of long-term isolation without any notion of time on the human brain, 15 volunteers will spend 40 days in a cave in Ariège, in the south of France. In what is being described as a “world first”, eight men and seven women will be spending 40 […]
Liquor-Infused Toothpicks – The Perfect Way to Enjoy Spirits Without Drinking
What do you get a man who has everything? Why, whiskey-infused luxury toothpicks, of course! With so many things just one click away nowadays, it’s hard to surprise people with truly original gifts, but every once in a while you stumble across something special. For example, I was surfing the web yesterday, as I usually […]
Company Sells Bottled Fresh Air for Over $100 a Bottle
A UK company has sparked controversy online for selling glass bottles filled with the “freshest coastal air” for up to $105 per bottle. Coast Capture Air started bottling fresh air and selling it as a souvenir and a talking point about the importance of clean air in the modern era, but then people from polluted […]
Pink-Obsessed Woman Becomes Professional Real-Life Barbie
Bruna Barbie, a Brazilian influencer whose love for everything pink has drawn comparisons to the world’s most popular doll, makes a living by showcasing her unique lifestyle on social media. Born Bruna Carolina Peres, the Brazilian Barbie hails from the southern state if Paraná and claims that she has been fascinated with pink for as […]
The Beautifully Painted Stones of Roberto Rizzo
Italian artist Roberto Rizzo turns bland river stones into incredibly detailed artworks inspired by the animal kingdom. From mammals like cats and dogs, to birds and fish, there is almost no creature that Rizzo can’t turn a stone into. Roberto Rizzo has always believed that stones have a soul, and using his mind’s eye and […]
Self-Cleaning Underwear Can Allegedly Be Worn for Weeks Without Becoming Smelly
A Minnesota company has created what it calls “the world’s cleanest underwear”, an innovative self-cleaning undergarment that can be worn daily for weeks, even months, without becoming smelly. HercLéon, a material innovation group known for creating the world’s first self-cleaning socks, t-shirts and bedsheets, is now taking on the underwear industry with Kribi, a line […]
The Body-Painting Illusions of Gesine Marwedel
Gesine Marwedel is a talented body-painting artist who has the power to transform the naked bodies of her models into mind-bending optical illusions. From swans, to owls, to dolphins, there doesn’t seem to be anything that German artist Gesine Marwedel can’t morph her models into, using body paint. But while most of her works are […]
Chinese Actress’ Nose Tip Dies After Botched Plastic Surgery
Popular Chinese film actress Gao Liu recently posted photos of her damaged nose on social media, as a warning about the possible dangers of plastic surgery done wrong. Liu, a young singer and actress who has starred in multiple films and TV programs and was considered an up-and-coming star in China, had gone off the […]
This Insane Laptop Has Seven Foldable Displays
The Expanscape Aurora 7 prototype is being marketed as the world’s first seven-screen laptop, a 17.3-inch behemoth designed with IT professionals and content creators in mind. Having more than one display is quite common for PC workstations, but multiple screens have obviously been more difficult to implement on laptops. Well, until today, that is, as […]
Man Prefers His Hyper-Realistic Doll Girlfriend Because It Doesn’t Ask For Anything
A 34-year-old Hong Kong man has been getting a lot of attention because of his unusual amorous relationship with a silicone doll, who he says he prefers to a real woman, for various reasons. Xie Tianrong has been in a relationship with his girlfriend, Mochi, for almost two years, and despite the fact that she […]
Talented Artist Colors Anime-Inspired Paper Cutouts With Real-World Environments
Japanese artist Kotetsu blends illustration photography and kirie (Japanese traditional paper cutting) to create beautiful works of art that bring anime heroines into the real world. Instead of using ink or colored pencils to color the outfits of his illustrations, Kotetsu cuts out the paper canvas and juxtaposes his creations against various backdrops, thus letting […]
Too Beautiful to Eat – The Hand-Painted Macarons of Anna Zhirova
Anna Zhirova is a self-taught food artist from Russia who specializes in hand-painting macarons to create unique edible works of art. An architect by profession, Anna Zhirova came up with the idea of hand-painting macarons completely by accident, but she found the idea fascinating. She had been drawing for as long as she could remember, […]