How are smartphones changing us? There are seven billion people in the world, and about six of them own a mobile phone, which is a surprising figure considering that only 4.5 billion people have access to a working toilet. A less surprising fact is that smartphones have a profound effect on our bodies and brains. If you are reading this news on your smartphone, your body position is as if an eight-year-old girl was sitting on your back! Check out other amazing facts about smartphones in relation to our lives.
Superhero movies have certainly left the biggest mark on the film industry in recent years. If films about men in leggings and capes were once as rare as four-leaf clovers, today they are made like on an assembly line. Comic book superhero movies have been popular since the 1930s. During this time, film technology advanced greatly, so it is logical that our superheroes also changed a lot during this period. See what Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Joker, Catwoman, Hulk, Thor and the rest looked like back in the day and how they look today.
Packing! Every year we face the same problem. The suitcase is quickly too small for everything we want to take with us on vacation. Can't decide what to leave at home and what not? What if we let you know that there is a way to fold that will never have to make those "hard" decisions again? See how to pack two weeks worth of clothes in one travel suitcase.
Art is considered to be an expression of its time, so it is logical that we are also the world's first selfie statue. It was placed next to the city hall in the city of Sugar Land, Texas (USA). People are disgusted, but what counts these days is the number of likes on social media, and we have no doubt that you would get quite a few if you took a selfie next to a selfie statue!
The OverJam Raggea festival will once again provide for a relaxed summer vacation this year. In the natural surroundings of the Soča River, not far from the Triglav National Park, between August 15 and 20, 2016, music stages and full tents will come alive under the control of reggae rhythms. The opening party is scheduled for August 15, the festival will take place from August 16 to 19, and an unforgettable afterparty is expected on August 20. Children will also be taken care of, who will be able to participate in various workshops in as many as four languages as part of the Overjam 4 Kidz program. Tickets for the event are now available.
In Slovenia, donuts are associated with Lent, but in the USA donuts even have their own day: every first Friday in July. On this occasion, Nissan showed an interesting method of decorating donuts with crumbs, and you can only imagine what happened when the Nissan 370Z Nismo got its hands, or rather, its tires. Don't do this alone at home!
You have probably thought about leaving everything overnight and traveling the world. Of course, you didn't have the guts to actually do it, but former model Jonathan Quiñonez actually did. One day he quit and waved her around the world. You can only imagine how his mother reacted! Like everyone else, she is protective and deeply worried about her son. Jonathan is aware of this, so he sends her interesting greetings from the trip, letting her know that everything is fine with him and that he is alive and well!
Every Star Wars fan has ever wished they owned a lightsaber. And he can have it. There are many replicas. But not replicas from under the fingers of Disney and Lucasfilm. That has now changed. The latter launched an official collection of replicas (Star Wars Collectibles) of some of the most iconic props from this popular space franchise, which are produced for them by Proshop at Pinewood Studios, the company that was also in charge of the originals. Breathe, Star Wars fans, breathe!
Justin Timberlake recently returned to the music scene after a three-year hiatus. He announced his comeback in style, with the song Can't Stop the Feeling, which many have already declared as the anthem of the summer and the successor to the song Happy, which we rocked to last summer. Before the official music video, Timberlake first impressed with the star version, but now the two got serious competition in the music video, which was shot by the Victoria's Angels for the same song, using the lip sync technique.
Špas'n'tek, a new running challenge in Slovenia, invites all beginners and experienced runners to run along a 6.5 km long course. The terrain is rough and therefore often a bit more strenuous, but it is in beautiful nature. The start begins at an altitude of 450 m, and the finish is at the top of a 35-meter ski jump. In the meantime, you will also have to climb the Murovica hill, which is 734 m high.
Outlook festival 2016 in Pula is one of the largest soundsystem festivals in Europe. Every year it attracts a nice selection of big names of the music scene from all over the world. The four-day festival will take place in an abandoned Roman fort in Štinjan, just a few minutes from Pula. If you want to indulge in the rhythms of dubstep, reggae, hip-hop, house and techno, don't miss the opportunity to relax at the Outlook festival and experience a new dimension of entertainment.
Film pod zvezdami is an annual cinema in the magical setting of the Castle Courtyard, co-organized by Kinodvor and Ljubljana Castle. In the most star-studded cinema in the city, a selection of high-profile films from the past cinema season will be shown again this year, and the schedule will be supplemented by premieres and pre-premieres.