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No Pants

The artist’s collective Improv Everywhere is dedicated to "Making Scenes". No Pants 2k9 is their first mission for 2009.
An "agent" wearing no pants
An "agent" wearing no pants
  Something interesting happened at NY’s Grand Central Station on February 24, 2008, a phenomenon that managed to capture the attention of newspapers around the world. Two hundred people froze like statues for 5 minutes. Can you imagine having everything suddenly freeze around you? How would you react? Those who were present experienced all sorts of sensations: laughter, confusion, fear, impotence, lack of understanding...

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 on 26 Jan 2009 by Marta Reig in News and curiosities Comments Send this to a friend

Saint Valentine's Gifts for Singles

You don’t have to be part of a couple to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Here are some gift ideas for the person you love best: yourself.

  Valentine’s Day is a celebration that clearly and quite blatantly excludes singles. Does not being part of a couple mean they don’t have a right to celebrate? Sometimes we forget that being single has a lot of advantages: there’s no mother-in-law, you sleep comfortably on an enormous bed, and you can go for days without cleaning and not get bawled out for it.

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 on 23 Jan 2009 by Marta Reig in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend

Saint Valentine's Gifts for Him

"Men + Valentine’s Day". It’s a hard equation to solve. Take a risk with one of our gift suggestions.

  Is there anything my husband wants? What more could my consumerist boyfriend possibly need? It’s all one big doubt. First, decide if you want to get him a gift at all, and then get to work. We’ll lend you a hand with some gift ideas for all sorts of guys, husbands, and boyfriends. You’re sure to hit the target with one of these gift suggestions selected by men who’ve assured us they’d love to receive them.

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 on 22 Jan 2009 by Marta Reig in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend

Saint Valentine's Gifts for Her

If she tells you she doesn't need anything, that's a lie. She just doesn't want you to get her another box of chocolate.

  Fifteen-percent of single women in North America send themselves flowers on Saint Valentine’s Day. It’s not a huge figure, but it’s nevertheless significant. Even if your girlfriend claims not to want a gift, what she’s really thinking is, "please don’t get me any more chocolate". Chocolate was fine years ago, but women today are constantly dieting and don’t want to gain any weight.

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 on 21 Jan 2009 by Marta Reig in Unusual gifts Comments Send this to a friend

Interesting Facts About Valentine’s Day

Most people claim they could care less about Valentine’s Day, but statistics say otherwise.
Even cookies take on the shape of a heart
Even cookies take on the shape of a heart
  If you are in a relationship, it’s hard to stay out of Cupid’s reach. It’s everywhere and all sorts of objects take on the shape of a heart and turn pink or red during this month. If you can manage not to celebrate, congratulations, you’re one of the lucky few. Most people end up succumbing to Cupid’s powers. Don’t believe it? Just look at the figures:

  • In the United States, the average couple spends 120$ on Valentine’s Day gifts.

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     on 20 Jan 2009 by Marta Reig in News and curiosities Comments Send this to a friend

    Japanese People Wearing Facemasks

    They wear them to protect themselves from pollen and from the flu. And also out of courtesy, so as not to pass on their germs.
    Children’s facemasks
    Children’s facemasks
    		  What’s up with the Japanese? Why do they wear facemasks?

    Let’s imagine that, on a very cold winter’s day, you find yourself in the middle of Tokyo on a business trip. You’re excited and eager to see new things in such an exotic land... After a while, you realize there are a lot of people out on the street wearing facemasks over their mouths, and you think: “What’s going on here?”.

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     on 19 Jan 2009 by Ayumi Nakai in Japanese Culture Comments Send this to a friend

    Tricks for Folding Shirts

    With these tricks, you’ll be able to fold shirts quickly. The result is almost professional. They look perfect!
    Fold this shirt in just a second
    Fold this shirt in just a second
    		  Are you tired of folding all those shirts when you do laundry? Not to worry. The Itou family, has a new trick in store for us on their show Itou-ke no urawaza. This time it’s how to fold shirts.

    Maybe you’ve already seen similar tricks, but here it is explained in greater detail. So you can’t possibly fail! Your shirts will look nice and it will only take you mere seconds to perfectly fold a shirt!

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     on 19 Jan 2009 by Ayumi Nakai in Japanese videos Comments Send this to a friend

    Doo Rags

    Olaf Ladousse has created Doo Rags, clever musical instruments made of recycled objects and toys.
    Doo Rags made from a sound game and WC cleaner
    Doo Rags made from a sound game and WC cleaner
    		  Olaf Ladousse

    Illustrator, industrial designer, musician, and creator of clever electronic components that produce music. Olaf Ladousse, of mutant nationality, has combined his knowledge of music (he’s played in groups for over 15 years) with his skills in Industrial Design, in order to make little musical instruments which he’s named Doo Rags in honor of a group from Arizona that goes by the same name whose leader, Bob Log III, included some recycled instruments in his set.

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     on 16 Jan 2009 by Marta Reig in Gadgets, inventions and prototypes Comments Send this to a friend

    Very British Stamps

    The Royal Mail postal service has created a special collection of stamps to celebrate the greatest hits of British design
    Mini Forever
    Mini Forever
    		  The collection, called British Design Classics, has been created in honor of the nation’s most iconic 20th Century designs. But, aside from the classic symbols that everyone associates with the United Kingdom, such as the phone booth or the red double-decker bus... can you recall any other British invention that’s traveled the world?

    There’ve been many designs, but in order to choose those that were most emblematic, the Royal Mail postal service elected a committee of experts with links to the world of design.

    The objects considered most influential by this committee included the miniskirt, created by Mary Quant in 1956, and the Anglepoise lamp by George Cawardine, which made even the darkest corners of every desk accessible thanks to its movable joint design.

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     on 15 Jan 2009 by Marta Reig in Art, design and architecture Comments Send this to a friend

    Mameshiba

    These bean-shaped, dog-faced dolls are Japan’s new family of pets
    Soy bean or dog? Mameshiba
    Soy bean or dog? Mameshiba
    		  What is Mameshiba?

    Is it a soy bean? Or is it a dog? It’s not exactly either. It’s a very strange, but very cute, creature that has the body of a bean and the face of a dog. It’s called Mameshiba. The Mameshiba family is made up of over 20 members, they have angelic faces and sweet voices, but the stories they tell will spoil any listener’s appetite...

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     on 15 Jan 2009 by Ayumi Nakai in Japanese videos Comments ( 4 ) Send this to a friend
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