There's a clever solution to every problem, and the 18 brilliant inventions you'll discover below couldn't have summed up the opening words better. Inventions that you didn't know about, but you wish you had before, because they will make your life much easier or better.
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Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov combined the past and the present in an interesting way. With Photoshop, he teleported characters from famous artistic (mostly Renaissance) paintings into the 21st century and placed them in a modern environment. You can see the products from The Daily Life of Gods series below.
A variety of gluten-free products are a common sight in grocery stores today, but to someday come across gluten-free artwork and famous scenes, well, that's a surprise. But this is exactly what awaits us in the so-called gluten-free museum, where famous paintings by renowned painters and other famous scenes are exhibited, from which everything that contains or is related to gluten has been removed. Because if we can eat gluten-free food, why not art!
SUR-FAKE is a series of photographs by French photographer Antoine Geiger that depicts people in everyday situations with their gazes sucked into smartphone screens. But with an important detail. With photo manipulation, she created creepy scenes that reveal how smartphones suck us in and how we ignore the world around us. Has our obsession with portable devices gone too far? Have smartphones really stolen our souls?
A sad song as an antidote to sadness? When we have a bad day or a stressful period in our lives, each of us deals with problems in a different way. For some, a walk in the fresh air and nature helps, for others sports activity, and still others find solace in music. Did you know that listening to sad music can actually lift your mood? Read what scientists have to say about it.
It's Friday the 13th again. Some people will get goosebumps at the fact, while others will just wave their hands and say it's just another normal day of the week. Why are so many people afraid when Friday the 13th falls? Does Friday the 13th have magical powers? Is it necessary to be more careful on this day, to avoid certain things? We don't know all the answers to your fears, but we can tell you how to spend Friday the 13th to make sure it's a happy one!
Day to Night is a series of photographs by Stephen Wilkes, consisting of shots that compressed all parts of the day into one scene. The American puts his camera in a fixed place in a chosen location and takes over 1,500 photos in 24 hours, from which he finally composes one. The result is scenes of London, New York, Paris, Jerusalem in all shades of the day. The photographs are on display at the Day to Night exhibition in New York and Paris.
Most of the articles remind us what we should achieve, have and experience by the age of 30. The realization that we haven't achieved even half of what we should often lead us to feelings of worthlessness. Instead of worrying about what we should achieve, let's ask ourselves: why? Is it really necessary to follow unwritten rules and worry about what you should do?
You know the saying "love goes through the stomach"? It is probably no coincidence that gourmets are also passionate and devoted in love. Anyone who enjoys the flavors of different dishes also explores the flavors of life. And among them love is the sweetest. Why are food lovers also sensitive lovers and attentive partners?
Bushy mustaches are very popular these days, but mustaches come at a price. They always get dirty while eating food and drink. A problem that fat men know all too well. At the Swedish company Odd Company, they have therefore come up with a solution, or rather, reinvented the temporary mustache guard. One small step for a man, one big step for a mustachioed man! Introducing the Stache Shield, a mustache protector.
A slogan can be a key communication tool between a company and a customer. A slogan can be a hen that lays golden eggs, but it can also be a user. Probably the most evergreen Slovenian advertising slogan is "Slovenia, my country", which was created in the 80s of the last century, or Fructal's "In cooperation with nature", but when we think globally, most of you probably launched "Just do it" by Nike. Check below for other famous slogans of all time that have influenced our lives.
Kamnik was chosen by Boots, a British retailer of body care products and medicines, as one of the locations for its Christmas-themed TV ad. You will recognize him at the very beginning of the spot, which is more fairy-tale than Coca-Cola's Christmas spot.