Architects, designers, and engineers may create the world around us, but it takes an incredibly talented artist to fool a viewer into believing that they are looking at the real world, when they are actually looking at something that could fit inside a shoe box. Lori Nix creates tiny universes that could fit in a suitcase, showing that size really doesn’t matter when it comes to modern art.
We’ve all watched a child tear through wrapping paper with excitement to get through the gift it contains, only to discover that they find more entertainment value in the wrapping then the gift itself. This is often disappointing to the gift-giver as it was the gift, and not the wrapping paper, that they selected with care. But who says it has to be that way? Certainly not Gift Couture – a business that designs wrapping paper that is as fun as the present it contains.
J.K. Rowling may well have opened a real can of worms when she created
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans. And yes, can of worms could be a
flavor, right alongside of vomit and earwax. Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
preceded her with their amazing selection of the sweet treat and took
them out of the realm of an Easter-only candy. Now there is a new idea
floating out there on Quirky.com — alcohol-flavored jelly beans.
Not everyone likes to be around a significant number of people. especially not while on a holiday vacation. I don’t know about you, but a trip to Alcatraz Island would be an enjoyable way to spend a few days away from it all. It isn’t a prison, but The Seafort Hotel is equally cool with similar benefits of isolation.
There’s nothing like putting on your Sunday finest, breaking out your cello, and walking into the ocean for an orchestral concert. That might sound strange to you, but for Australian artist Andrew Baines, it sounds like just another day at the office. His living sculptures juxtapose normal people in strange and unexpected settings, usually involving sand, surf, and a healthy touch of Surrealism.
I write about animals all the time, but this week I decided to write
about party animals. Yes, humans like you and me, going to a party,
maybe a Halloween party, and acting like animals. Well here are some
great animal costumes that will make our acts complete!
Sometimes the most successful businesses are the ones that really step
back and look at what is missing, and take steps to pose a solution. One of the latest to cross our
radar is Garments for the Grave, and yes, the business name does
accurately describe what they offer, and its clothes are to die for.
These fabric fiends are always on hand when things go off the rails,
just try not to beat the stuffing out of them the first time your rage
takes over!
Finally there is a house pet that even PETA can’t object to! You don’t have to pet it, walk it, and clean up after it, and yet it is very much alive. Scientists at Yonder Biology in San Diego, California, have created the first bioluminescent pet by harnessing dinoflagelltates and their bioluminescence into the shape of a little dinosaur.
When bad luck is on the horizon there is only one thing you can do — quick! knock on wood! It is a superstition that dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The one place where doing this is a real problem is that haven of metal, plastic, and vinyl — your car. If one Quirky.com inventor has her way there will soon be a fix for this!
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