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Awesome (and free) Photoshop brushes
Posted by staff / April 1, 2010Despite the ever expanding community of Photoshop users who share everything from impressive tutorials to inspiring portfolios—a good high-resolution brush, for some reason, is hard to find. Thankfully, Ants Magazine compiled a great collection of top Photoshop brushes you can download for free. See a few below: Get them all at Ants Magazine. More handy …
Read MoreWho started the chocolate egg?
Posted by staff / April 1, 2010What comes to mind when you think of Easter? Church? Bunnies? Eggs? For those who don’t fancy the hard-boiled, poached or scrambled varieties, a chocolate egg is the perfect Easter treat. Who thought to improve upon nature’s most perfect food by mixing cocoa and sugar? It’s impossible to say who invented the chocolate egg, but …
Read More5 eccentric homes with hidden passageways
Posted by staff / March 29, 2010If you’re the type of twisted person who loves to scare the bejesus out of your friends and family, then we’ve got some houses for you. For a cool few million, you may even be able to buy one of these creeper houses for your very own. Eccentric homes with hidden passageways aren’t confined to …
Read More11 awesomely clever billboard ads
Posted by staff / March 28, 2010Advertisers have mere seconds to leave a lasting impression on you while you zoom by a billboard on the highway—that is, if you’re not caught in a dreary traffic jam. Here is an awesome collection of witty and memorable billboard ads. See a preview below: See all eleven at The Huffington Post. More on advertising.
Read MoreHow to reheat a bagel
Posted by staff / March 27, 2010The great thing about frozen bagels: yummy, inexpensive breakfast whenever you want it! The down side: the race to eat the microwaved, hot thing before it gets rock hard. Well, Fussy Eater gives a few tips on how to heat up a bagel to perfection. Tip: It includes a spray bottle. Full story at Fussy …
Read More30 lovely handwritten fonts
Posted by staff / March 25, 2010Time to break away from the Comic Sans and Helvetica and spice up your designs with a font that reflects you. And, let’s face it, if you think Times New Roman reflects your personality, you should book an appointment with your therapist ASAP. WebDesignBooth has collected thirty of the most beautiful handwritten fonts sure to …
Read MoreShoes to make everyone the same height
Posted by staff / March 24, 2010Imagine a world where you could look anyone square in the eye and never feel too tall, too short, or too average. Berlin-based artist Hans Hemmert created just such a world at a party he threw where guests donned special shoe-extenders to make everyone the same height of two meters tall. Definitely an interesting way …
Read MoreAre humans the smartest animal?
Posted by staff / March 24, 2010We’d like to think we’re pretty clever, but when you correct for body mass, dolphin brains aren’t far off from our own. What cognitive skills do dolphins possess, and could they really be our intellectual equals? It’s true, if you compare accomplishments and advancements, humans do seem to take the cake (thank you opposable thumbs). …
Read More31 fingers and toes
Posted by staff / March 24, 2010A six-year-old boy from China will undergo surgery this week in hopes of successfully removing the six extra toes and five extra fingers on his feet and hands. The boy’s thirty-one digits include three fingers fused together and eight toes on each foot and beats the current world record held by two Indian boys with …
Read More20 simple yet striking black and white websites
Posted by staff / March 23, 2010As the age-old saying goes, sometimes less is more. This is definitely true of website designs. Check out these twenty brilliant home pages, which consist only of black and white elements. See a few below: See all twenty at TutToaster. More on web design.
Read MorePush to allow Muslim girls to sport head-to-toe burkinis in UK
Posted by staff / March 23, 2010Schools in the UK are being told to allow young Muslim girls taking swimming lessons to sport special head-to-toe swim suits dubbed ‘burkinis’. The movement is the result of an increasingly large group of individuals who insist that contemporary swim suits are far too revealing. Those lobbying for the change say they want to encourage …
Read MoreWhat happens when you put Marshmallow Peeps in the microwave?
Posted by staff / March 21, 2010The folks who bring you sugary goodness by way of Marshmallow Peeps are getting in the Easter spirit by releasing the giggle-inducing results of a batch of experiments performed on the candies. The resilient little birds were subject to microwaves, cold, heat, and water to see how they reacted. The researchers even performed a medical …
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