Society
Brilliant Examples of Clever Advertisement [28 Pics]
Jul 4 2012
Lets face it, advertisements are usually pretty boring. It's refreshing to see an advertisement that actually gets your attention and makes you want to find out more about the product.
Take a look at this round-up of our favourite ads.
Soviet Censorship of Images During Stalin's Regime [5 Pics]
Jun 22 2012
It's awesome being able to see how leaders in the past have used propaganda and censorship – this makes you really wonder what happens in the government today. This is a 5 image comparison of some popular censored images that were altered during Stalin's rule of the USSR.
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self”
Jun 19 2012
– Cyril Connolly. (English intellectual, literary critic and writer)
Miniature Memorials for Fallen Insects [4 Pics]
Jun 19 2012
Bug Memorials, by Carmichael Collective, are tiny tributes to fallen insects.
“We live in this world where we feel like it’s big news if Kim Kardashian changes her pants, so why in that same world can’t we take a moment to acknowledge the death of a moth” – Dave Damman.
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there”
Jun 18 2012
– Will Rogers; Will was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor. He was one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s.
“If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?”
Jun 12 2012
– Scott Adams (American creator of the Dilbert comic strip).
World's Stupidest Competition
Jun 11 2012
Its called Gloucester Cheese Rolling and apparently this madness happens every year too – these people are crazy! Video by Maximilien Czech.
“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world”
Jun 8 2012
– Lily Tomlin; an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer.
“Work like you don’t need money, love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching”
Jun 7 2012
– Unknown.
“An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn’t take his education too seriously.”
Jun 5 2012
– Charles F. Kettering, an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents.
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t”
Jun 4 2012
– Erica Jong, the author of the highly controversial novel about feminine sexuality – Fear of Flying (1973).
“Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it”
May 31 2012
– Cullen Hightower (a well known quotation and quip writer from the United States who is often associated with the American conservative political movement).
“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself”
May 30 2012
– Jim Morrison (the lead singer of the iconic American Rock band – The Doors).
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear”
May 28 2012
- Ambrose Redmoon (James Neil Hollingworth)
Famous Actors and their Stunt Doubles [20 Pics]
May 27 2012
A great roundup of many Hollywood movie celebrities and their stunt people side by side!
