Piranhas in a Brazilian river are frenzied as they voraciously devour food being tossed to them by the locals. These people had better be careful not to lose their footing! Yikes! -Via i09
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Did you know that the athletic shoe brand ASICS is an acronym? The acronym stands for "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano," which means “Healthy soul in a healthy body” in Latin. The article linked below provides brief stories/explanations behind forty brand names. Some you may have heard; others, such as the ASICS acronym, you may not have. At least I didn't know it, and I'm wearing a pair of ASICS as I write this. See how many brand names that you know the story behind here.
Charlie Anders over at i09 has compiled an interesting list of short stories that, in spite of their brevity, tend to make a mark on the psyche. As any good list of short stories does, it includes Bradbury, but also fans out to be representative of a number of different voices and tones. Here's what she has to say about Saunders' Escape from Spiderhead (text available at the link to the left):
"This one story has a lot of Saunders' most frequent concerns, but with even more creepiness and dystopian satire than usual. The main character is a test subject in a special facility, where they completely control his mind and emotions using bizarre drugs — and this leads to a lot of weirdly unsettling sex scenes. But that's just the beginning. Fiction is full of dystopias where corporations or science gone mad are controlling people, but this story still stands out for how powerfully it examines questions of what makes us who we are. But mostly, just creepy as hell. Like a lot of the stories on this list, I chose this one because it keeps bugging me." Amazon
Read the titles and descriptions of the remaining short stories on the list here.
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Do you remember what your first answer was to the oft-presented question to youths everywhere "What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's an answer that's bound to go through many changes from year to year. While I'd be happy to hear any child answer "happy" or "a good person," that's not generally been the intent of the question. Obviously, the question is more designed to ascertain the child's vocational interests, and while that is often the type of answer these boys and girls provide in this amusing collection of responses, some delightfully deviate from the norm.
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Batman the movie was the first feature film based on the character. The 1966 film, made in the glow of enthusiasm for the 1966-1968 television series, starred most of the TV series cast. Adam West starred as Batman and Bruce Wayne, Burt Ward was Robin and Dick Grayson, Lee Meriwether was The Catwoman, Cesar Romero played The Joker, Burgess Meredith The Penguin and Frank Gorshin as The Riddler. Highbrow cinema it wasn't, but like the television show, many fans remember the cast and production as an irresistable combination of comic and camp.
This collection of photos from the set of Batman shows West, Ward and company in their caped and tighted finest, doing Batman and Robin type things, as well as other activities (like coffee breaking and making phone calls) of the non-superhero variety.
Images: Look magazine
This Avengers-themed abode is the work of Absolook Interior Design. The floorplan boasts a living room decorated with a giant SHIELD emblem, an Iron Man bedroom and a Hulk-inspired kitchen (what better room for preparing and eating one's greens?).
See additional photographs of the Avengers-loving lair in this article.
Images: Absolook Interior Design
In a follow-up to his series of Post-Punk Super Friends, Brazilian artist Butcher Billy has recently published a series of illustrations depicting post-punk icons such as Siouxsie Sioux and Robert Smith as Marvel heroes. Don't miss the rest of this fun collection at Billy's Behance site.
View more of Butcher Billy's artwork over at his NeatoShop.
If you've seen one hipsterrific/big following Instagram account, in a way, you've seen them all. Aside from a few stray mavericks and true originals, many people tend to post the same types of things over and over. One case for the different day, same stuff point is artist Joanna Zhou's series that divides the majority of Instagram posts into twelve subsets. She's illustrated all twelve. See if you can guess the twelve categories before you see them all here.
Image: Instagram
Some people like to live unconventionally, bucking tradition and creating new "rules"
for themselves as they go along. A number of such personalities are embracing the idea of ink on their fingers to signify their marital statuses, rather than metal and jewels. There are things to be said for going that route: it is less expensive (provided it never has to be removed) and there are no limits in terms of original design. The photos featured here are of tattoos that various wedded couples opted to wear in place of jewelry. What do you think of the practice? Would you consider such a move, or would you rather stick to ye old gold?
See more wedding ink in this article.
Image: Skullspiration.com
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Long-distance runner Rosie Swale-Pope is a resident of Great Britain who is on a mission to raise awareness about cancer and to inspire people to live their lives to the fullest. She is currently making her way across America on her own two feet, running and pulling a trailer that serves as her shelter while on the road. The trailer, which she's nicknamed the Icebird, can weigh up to 300 pounds when fully stocked. Swale-Pope was prompted to begin her journey after she lost her husband to cancer. She explained,
“By the time my husband and I realized, it was too late to save him, and after he died in my arms, I felt if I stayed at home just crying and talking, who would listen to me? And I decided to run around the world.”
Swale-Pope has experience with journeys that require physical endurance. The physically fit 68-year-old has run 27 marathons and guesses that she’s run about 50,000 miles in total.
Read more and see additional pictures of this amazing lady here.
A frightened raccoon in a hollow tree trunk slowly and cautiously reaches with both paws to grab the little treat offered to him. -Via Tastefully Offensive
An Australian fisherman has a marlin on the end of his fishing line and is reeling it in when he gets a surprise at the end. (Warning, profane word at the end, though slightly cut off.)
Studio DRIFT created what they call the Shylight, which is a light fixture made of layers of silk, draped and sewn together in such a way that it blooms like a flower when powered on. Shylights are currently on exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. Visit the Studio DRIFT website to learn more. -Via Gizmodo
At Sweden's Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Göteborg Landvetter Airport, people waiting to board flights or pick up their bags can pass their time by playing popular arcade games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders to benefit the Red Cross. The idea is for travelers to deposit their leftover foreign currency in support of a good cause. -Via Design Taxi
Specialty children's bed makers Fable Bedworks created the ultimate bed for mini-astronauts to dream of their future planetary conquests. The "Deepspace Defender" bed features a counter balanced twin bed that raises and lowers with a control switch, built-in lights controlled by an electronic membrane keypad and hidden shelving on either side of the bed. At a price of $14,300, the bed is expensive enough to prepare parents for the cost of space camp and the necessary education in preparation for astronaut training.
See a gallery of photos of the Deepspace Defender here, and visit Fable Bedworks to see their other beds, The Dragonslayer Stronghold, Penny's Palace, The Ol' Chuckwagon and more.
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