Tag: Society

Temple of Trash

September 12th, 2009 | 0 Comments

We generate so much trash on a daily basis that it wouldn’t be surprising if future generations mistakenly thought that we actually worshipped all the garbage we toss into landfills. That’s the idea behind Salzig Design’s Temple of Trash, a temporary structure built in a Rotterdam, Netherlands port area as part of the 2007 Follydock [...]

World’s 10 most expensive pens

May 26th, 2009 | 5 Comments

10. Conway Stewart Westminster Teal Pen Priced at $1,800, British pen company Conway Stewart has released the latest version of this popular pen this time in teal enamel. The pen takes its design cues from the palace of Westminster with its Gothic style engraving on the cap and barrel. The small diamond-shaped recesses mimic the [...]

Typography IF by Rudyard Kipling

February 28th, 2009 | 3 Comments

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being [...]

Free Hugs

February 17th, 2009 | 0 Comments

Sometimes, a hug is all what we need. Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign [...]

The biggest pool in the world!

February 2nd, 2009 | 0 Comments

The world’s largest swimming pool is now officially found in the San Alfonso del Mar Resort in Chile, but given our deep love for hotel pools, we figured it’s time to take a closer look, especially since the Guinness Book of World Records decided it was worth looking at, too. The San Alfonso del Mar [...]

Humans microchips

January 31st, 2009 | 0 Comments

All Australians could be implanted with microchips for tracking and identification within the next two or three generations, a prominent academic says. Michael G Michael from the University of Wollongong’s School of Information Systems and Technology, has coined the term “uberveillance” to describe the emerging trend of all-encompassing surveillance. “Uberveillance is not on the outside [...]

The Difference Between Women and Men

January 29th, 2009 | 0 Comments

We like to think that men and women are fundamentally the same, excepting their reproductive organs. We all want the same rights and opportunities, and for some things, such as women’s suffrage, it was a long, hard fight to achieve equal footing. As a result, we’re often appalled at stereotypical suggestions that the sexes might [...]

Be Yourself, it is only you can do!

January 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments

Do you know that out of 6.6 billion people in this world, nobody looks alike? Even an identical twins have different thumbprints. Not only humans, but also plants and animals differ from each other. Isn’t this amazing? Do you think this is merely a coincidence? Absolutely not… Existence has purposefully made us different from each [...]

Make it in sky

January 27th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Marriage in the Sky # is a marriage celebrated in heaven for couples who want to bring their chapel a little closer to angels on their wedding day by raising it 50 metres up in the air. # is a unique event meant for couples who wish to transform an ordinary marriage into a magical [...]

Duck race

January 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment

The origin of the rubber duck is not known, but its history is inevitably linked to the emergence of rubber manufacturing in the late 1800s. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber and lacked squeakers. The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in American pop culture and is often symbolically linked [...]

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