Author: staff
Old and young portraits sewn together
Posted by staff / February 7, 2012As the years tick by and hair grays, skin wrinkles, and youth fades, the aging process rolls on. Photographer Bobby Neel Adams takes on the passage of time and the farewell to being young with his trusty camera, snapping portraits and stitching the present day photographs together with one from the subject’s past. More images at …
Read MoreWhat will happen if same-sex marriage is legalized? Absolutely nothing.
Posted by staff / February 7, 2012Today a federal court ruled that California’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Perhaps the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had a look at this pie chart before it made its decision. It’s pretty simple people, nothing will change for heterosexuals if same-sex marriage is legalized. Full story at GOOD. All the top GLBT …
Read MoreNike made a sleek running blade for amputee athletes
Posted by staff / February 7, 2012Have you seen Nike’s latest shoe? In collaboration with world-record-holding amputee triathlete Sarah Reinersten and Össur Orthopedic Innovators, the ‘Nike Sole’ was developed as a prosthetic running blade for competitive amputee athletes. The blade is made from recycled materials for an added awesome factor. Via Like Cool. All the top new inventions.
Read MoreWear a ski maskāand a beard
Posted by staff / February 5, 2012Love to ski? And wish you had a beard? Well, you might be the just the demographic the Beardski Ski Mask is targeting. This winter accessory protects you from that harsh winter elements—while also making you look fit for the mountains. Available for $34.58 at Amazon.com. Full story at Bless This Stuff. Skiing + Fashion.
Read MoreHow long does it take for a 95mph fastball to reach home plate? [infographic]
Posted by staff / February 2, 2012Via Phoenix Bats. Batter, batter, swing batter.
Read MoreThe look of love: top 5 physical signs of attraction
Posted by staff / February 2, 2012When it comes to love (or lust, as the case may be), men and women know what they like when they see it. Ask people to describe their ideal romantic partners, and they might draw a blank or merely offer a vague outline, but that doesn’t matter so much, since they’ll immediately know when they …
Read MoreHandwritten love letter service
Posted by staff / February 2, 2012Overflowing with love, but dried out in the penmanship department? Hire the calligraphy masters at Paperfinger to transcribe your feelings onto paper. Bryn Chernoff, the mind (and hand) behind Paperfinger, writes out your words on textured Italian stationary with a beautiful swirling script and seals the love letter with a wax seal for a classy …
Read More11 things a Samsung Galaxy Tab can do that an iPad can’t
Posted by staff / February 1, 2012On Monday I had lunch with 4,500 of America’s finest at the U.S. Naval Academy. Conversation, of course, eventually turned to technology, and I asked my dining partners what kind of phone they used. All them said, “iPhone” with a twinkle in their eyes. Then it dawned on me: Apple has so kicked butt that …
Read More10 great gadgets for the neat freak geek
Posted by staff / February 1, 2012If your mantra is “You can never be too careful” and have a closet full of hand sanitizer to prove it, there are a whole host of other ways to completely degermify your surroundings, as Steve at WebUrbanist discovered. Even if you can’t control everything outside your front door, all within will be sterile enough …
Read MoreA handmade Star Trek USS Enterprise coffee table [photo]
Posted by staff / January 30, 2012Is there anything you can’t find on Etsy? Check out this incredible Star Trek USS Enterprise coffee table made out of ash, poplar and cherry wood. It took seller Barry Shields a month and two tries to cut the 1/4” glass perfectly. If you had built this, could you ever bring yourself part with it? …
Read MorePreschooler learns sharing is good, drugs are bad in hard lesson
Posted by staff / January 27, 2012Sharing is one of the big lessons preschool teachers seek to instill in their charges, but sharing packages of marijuana might cause a run on the snack table even the best prepared instructor is unable to handle. In an extremely sad turn of events, a four-year-old boy in Meriden, Connecticut was happy to show his …
Read MoreThe global growth explosion of AirBnB [infographic]
Posted by staff / January 26, 2012Via AirBnB. Like infographics? So do we.
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