They say that your school years are the best years of your life, but those years are certainly not the longest. In fact, the amount of time the typical American spends surviving middle school and searching for a lifelong partner seem like mere instants compared to the length of an entire human life. What would… Continue reading Your Life in Weeks [CHART]
Month: May 2014
The Quick Reference Guide to Furniture Design Trends in 2014
Are you thinking about doing some Springtime interior redecorating? We’ve seen some interesting furniture design trends constructed in 2014 with 3D printed designs becoming more viable along with the traditional odes to the classics. Now Core77 has put together a clever little sketch and quick reference guide to the state of furniture design that ought… Continue reading The Quick Reference Guide to Furniture Design Trends in 2014
Wiz Khalifa Drops New ’28 Grams’ Mixtape and Selfie from Jail
Popular rapper and Pittsburgh-native Wiz Khalifa has just released his new 28 Grams mixtape for all to enjoy. The album comes shortly after Wiz was also just released from prison after getting locked up in Texas for simple marijuana possession while boarding a flight from El Paso to Dallas. Before leaving the joint, however, Wiz… Continue reading Wiz Khalifa Drops New ’28 Grams’ Mixtape and Selfie from Jail
Urban Photographs of San Francisco Seen through Puddle Reflections
Have you ever been to San Francisco? The town is infamous for its thick fog and a few rainy days. Now in a spectacularly murky new collection, photographer Angela May Chen gives us a further look at the city under the city, as seen through the reflections of puddles! via Laughing Squid
The Best Commencement Speeches of All-Time
Before most students officially graduate and venture out into the real world, there is one last lecture to listen to or commencement address. Since the late 1700s, these speeches have been sources of great inspiration and muse, often given by leading thinkers of the times like John F. Kennedy or even popular celebrities including Ellen… Continue reading The Best Commencement Speeches of All-Time
Is LinkedIn Creepy?
LinkedIn recently introduced a new feature that ranks your profile by views among your connections. So now you can see “Who’s viewed your profile” and how often you get checked out relative to your peers on the site. While it may be useful to know about potential job suitors, do you feel too embarrassed to… Continue reading Is LinkedIn Creepy?
Amputee Animals: This Sea Turtle Can Swim Again With His New Fighter Jet Inspired Wings
It’s amazing what science and technology can do today, like giving a disabled sea turtle the ability to swim again. Hofesh, meaning “freedom” in Hebrew, is a sea turtle living in Israel who lost his two left-side fins when he was entangled in a fishing net four years ago. The amputations immobilized the poor sea… Continue reading Amputee Animals: This Sea Turtle Can Swim Again With His New Fighter Jet Inspired Wings
Take a Walk Through This Imaginary World of Living Plant Sculptures
If you’re looking to get away from the real world for just a moment, you may want to catch the next plane to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Once there, you will be able see magical plant sculptures that you otherwise could only find in your imagination. Created by nonprofit International Mosaiculture of Montreal, the Imaginary… Continue reading Take a Walk Through This Imaginary World of Living Plant Sculptures
