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Living on Pennies, but Wearing Gucci
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Congo's fashion devotees call themselves "sapeurs," and at the moment, a group of them are attempting to revive a movement that has been in some decline in recent years, perhaps not coincidentally along with Congo itself.
RIP: The Novel
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A book that defends plagiarism, champions faked memoirs and declares fiction dead has the literary world up in arms.
The Internet and its Crazy Statistics [Graphic]
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Most Adulterous Professions
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A survey of the 1.9 million accounts on AshleyMadison.com, a dating site for people looking to cheat on their spouses, rounds up the most common occupations among the would-be infidelitous.
Ten-Year-Old: America's Youngest Fashion Designer
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Cecilia Cassini may be America's youngest fashion designer and she's one of the most eco-conscious too. She is definitely not your average 10-year-old child. The fifth grader recently founded her own fashion line and is making a profit from selling her unique handmade clothing for kids and teens at Los Angeles boutiques.
Actual Homeless Man Inspiring Fashion in China (Pic)
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Apparently the personal style of a homeless man living in Ningbo, China has sparked the interest of "thousands of online fans".
Swedes extend warm embrace to 'cuddle party' movement
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Swedes are often partial to picking up on trends from "over there", with the latest offering a new way to socialize American-style - introducing... the "cuddle party".
Star Trek: The Next Generation of Fandom
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From the fantastic to the ridiculous, here are 10 of the most interesting expressions of Star Trek fanaticism.
Hobbit Houses of the Real World [PICS]
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Welcome to the Shire.
50 Things People Want to "Save" (Graphic)
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Don't get us wrong, we're all for saving things. It's just the sheer volume of things that people want to save that amazes us.
Study: Millenials Talking A Green Game, Not Playing One
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The general thinking in companies marketing green products goes something like this: “It’s the young people we need to target! They’ll buy anything green.” But this perception is out of whack with reality, and Millenials (those aged 18-24) are less likely to have changed behaviors or made green purchases than the overall population.
LEGOS That Make Music
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Behold the awesome majesty of the Lego Sequencer MR II. This brilliant instrument is the work of Yoshi Akai, an avant garde artist/musician/
audio mad scientist from Japan currently blowing the minds of folks the world over from his base in Sweden.
How to make a thrift store painting more awesome (PIC)
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JFK Condolence Letters Published in New Book
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A new book features over a million condolence letters sent to Jackie Kennedy after President Kennedy's assassination. It includes more than 200 never-before published letters divided into three categories.
10 Jobs You Wish You Had
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We live in a country where, according to the statistics, adults somewhere between the ages of 18 to mid-thirties change careers an average of ten times. Most of us out there have daydreamed one time or another about having a different, and killer job … and if you deny this fact, you’re indeed a liar.
The Human Body as a Subway Map (PIC)
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Sam Loman [just-sam.com] created an original take on illustrating the inner structure and workings of the human body as the tight intertwining of different systems (e.g. arterial, digestive, musculetal, respiratory, etc.), by way of a subway map metaphor.
7 Notorious Backstabs Since the Ides of March
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The Ides of March (March 15) was an ancient festival celebrating the Roman God Mars. It didn’t end up being too festive for Julius Caesar, though. To mark the Ides of March, Shmoop looks back at other infamous betrayals throughout history, literature, and pop culture.
"ALL" Google Logos up until March 2010 (PICS)
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Holiday Logos and Events - Google style! A collection of "ALL" Google logos commemorating holidays and events around the world.Year:
* 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008
* 2009 * 2010....January - March.....and more to come......
Japan Airlines’ Uniforms Hit Fetishism Black Market
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Massive post-bankruptcy layoffs at Japan Airlines (JAL) have created some unexpected consequences for the already shamed company. JAL’s traditional (and somewhat conservative) stewardess outfits have historically been in high demand in Japan’s black market. An authentic JAL stewardess outfit rarely makes its way on the market, but when ....
China’s Human-flesh Search Engines: Online Vigilante Justice
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Human-flesh search engines have become a Chinese phenomenon: they are a form of vigilante justice in which Internet users hunt down people who have attracted their wrath. The goal is to get them fired from their jobs, shamed in front of their neighbors, run out of town. It’s crowd-sourced detective work, pursued online with offline results.
Mysterious snake appears in painting of Queen Elizabeth I
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A mysterious image of a coiled snake has appeared in a 16th century painting of Queen Elizabeth I, according to the National Portrait Gallery.
Chuck E. Cheese bans gangsta things from its Harlem location
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Establishments think that putting up a sign is a way of deterring certain undesirable elements of society from coming in, as if a sign has the power of making people reconsider their way of life. The latest attempt comes from a Chuck E. Cheese in Harlem which is banning everything from glass cutters to...towels.
How Lego was Built (Graphic)
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This week Danish toymaker Lego announced 2009 was a successful year, with a re-surge in the products popularity. Generating the largest profits for the company was its Star Wars and Lego City products. This announcement sees a return to form for one of the worlds best known toys
The Shame Cycle: The New Backlash Against Casual Sex
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Julie Klausner has slept with a lot of losers and perverts. She is not permanently wounded by these encounters and yet she feels bad. And then she feels bad about feeling bad. Why would she be ashamed? After all, Klausner is a feminist who doesn't believe there is anything wrong with casual sex.
Mansion in a Box (w/ photos)
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Modular homes have been around since the first trailers sheltered migrant workers in the 1920s. But the stigma of double-wides and flimsy suburban boxes is being blown away for the money-conscious Lexus set, who can now order their dream homes off the shelf.
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