As the 2024 Olympics Games are about to start in Paris today, let’s look back to the time when Ash Ketchum was the Indigo League torchbearer. The clip shows Ash asking to volunteer but if you know the episode, you’ll know it wasn’t all plain sailing. Let’s hope it is for the IRL … | Continue reading
Atlas Obscura compiled a list of the 14 best spots for tea lovers, including places in California, London, Glasgow, and Sylhet. The post Atlas Obscura’s 14 best spots for tea lovers appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
Morgan Spurlock’s brought attention to his infamous documentary, Super Size Me, where he went on a diet of nothing but McDonald’s and had to Super Size his meal whenever asked. It caused controversy and McDonald’s made a number of changes off the back of it. But for many years la … | Continue reading
Following on from another peculiar Alaskan thing, Miss Cellania posted about a tradition in the town of Glacier View where people launched driverless cars (no, not Teslas!): In the small town of Glacier View (population 375), Alaska, they’ve held a unique Fourth of July celebrati … | Continue reading
Arch Daily wrote about the Burj Al Babas project, launched in 2014 in the Turkish town of Mudurnu. The area was filled with Disneyesque castles for rich people but the fairytale soon descended into a Márquezian nightmare filled with abandonment: In 2018, as the global real estate … | Continue reading
In Alaska, there’s an abandoned igloo-shaped dome called Igloo City. It was built as a hotel in the 70s but developers never finished it and as time went on, the structure deteriorated to the point that it wasn’t worth fixing. So it’s just… stayed there, abandoned and decrepit. A … | Continue reading
For Variety Fair, Alfred Molina broke down some of his greatest roles and discussed his life in between them. He’s such an underrated actor with a brilliant range and I enjoyed watching this. There’s also a really candid moment at the end where he talks about his dad and I’m sure … | Continue reading
A while back I wrote about how you can eat banana peels. Well, some chefs from a London restaurant called Fallow decided to make a zero-waste banana dessert and included the peel to make “caramelised banana skin crisps”. It looks amazing and a great way to use all parts of a frui … | Continue reading
Kiosk: The Last Modernist Booths Across Central and Eastern Europe is a book about kiosks, those little shops you see dotted around European cities, selling everything from magazines to tobacco, chocolate, water, and chewing gum. Zupagrafika created the photobook to showcase thes … | Continue reading
In 1989, Craig Hickman released a drawing program called Kid Pix for the Macintosh. Hickman said that his son inspired him to create it after struggling with MacPaint and he wanted something that was simpler to use for all children. Naturally, you can’t get it nowadays but we now … | Continue reading
I found this list of Hurricane Beryl resources on Tumblr. Consider donating if you can and peep the reading list from Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora authors at the bottom of the document. (via) The post Some Hurricane Beryl resources appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
I have no skin in the game when it comes to 4th of July so I found a suitable video by Mojo to recognise the day: lots of explosions and how they went wrong. Can’t get more American than that! The post A bunch of wild 4th of July accidents appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
Yesterday, @xanindigo.bsky.social and @nameshiv.bsky.social taught me that not only did 7-Up used to contain lithium (specifically lithium citrate, a mood-stabilizing drug) but there was also a fake medicine called RadiThor that contained radium. The Conversation wrote about Radi … | Continue reading
Why are some Alaskan rivers turning orange? Atlas Obscura investigated: The reason for the change in color was as alarming as its hue: The waters are rusting. The post Why are some Alaskan rivers turning orange? appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
I think I found this on MLTSHP but can’t remember now. Someone’s been painting rainbows on abandoned houses in Asheville, North Carolina. ABC News 13 called it vandalism but the house is being demolished anyway: The property was recently acquired by Pisgah Legal Services, a nonpr … | Continue reading
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Spite houses are buildings constructed or redesigned due to disagreements over a variety of things such as land disputes, family feuds, protests, or just straight pettiness. Believe That picked 17 of the most fascinating for a video and some of these are peak levels of petty. The … | Continue reading
Chrome Hearts is a luxury brand from Hollywood and in 2017, they created a Rubik’s cube in 0.925 sterling silver. While incredibly flashy, it is usable and has six sides marked with symbols such as daggers, hearts, and stars in replacement of colours. It was originally priced at … | Continue reading
For JSTOR Daily, May Wang looked at the history of olive trees in Palestine, and how their importance has been used against Palestinians by the State of Israel: […] Through numerous interviews and anecdotes borne out in legal cases, economics, and statistics, Braverman outlines h … | Continue reading
If you want to support an indie creative and put one of five human fingers up to AI, considering grabbing a Fuck AI Cheesy Glue Pizza Sticker by @obicynkenobi.bsky.social. We all saw the news stories – googling ‘cheese not sticking to pizza’ in certain countries served up AI sear … | Continue reading
Gastro Obscura looked at the correlation between temperature and flavour across North America, Europe, and Asia, referring to a Nature article that examined 33,750 recipes from 70 national and regional cuisines: “Variation in spice use is not explained by temperature and… spice u … | Continue reading
Contrary to belief, the iOS Notes app isn’t just for celebrity fake apologies; an artist called Chris Silverman uses it to create art. His project, https://notes.art/, showcases his daily drawings using the app and only the app as he explained in the interview (video above). He a … | Continue reading
Brown Brit is a short film by The Romantix (Jay Stephen and Ralph Briscoe) that follows Jay’s mother’s life, from her arranged marriage in India to her eventual life in London raising three kids. The pair spoke to It’s Nice That about the film and its origins: “Seven hours is a r … | Continue reading
Standards Manual is reissuing the DC Comics Style Guide from 1982, and you can pre-order it now. Here’s the blurb: Reproduced from a rare original copy, the book features over 165 highly-detailed scans of the legendary art by José Luis García-López, with an introduction by Paul L … | Continue reading
I featured some metal bird sculptures the other day and these magnetic modular Birdies by ESNAF have caught my eye. (via Colossal) The post ESNAF’s magnetic modular Birdies appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
In Gangseo District in Seoul, you’ll find a cake shop called Laoje Castella and an incredible chocolate castella. One slice costs KRW 12,000 which is about £6.83/$8.64 but that slice might take two separate sittings depending on your appetite. The above video shows the baking pro … | Continue reading
Matt Wilson is an artist from South Carolina and he’s been making sculptures from recycled and organic materials for the last 15 years. His metal bird sculptures are especially beautiful, in all their ornate charm. When you have the spoons, why not use them, right? You can follow … | Continue reading
For CNN, Nathaniel Meyersohn wrote about Red Lobster’s recent bankruptcy and why that’ll be a loss for the Black customers who still account for a higher share of customers than other major casual chain restaurants: In a 2015 presentation to investors, Red Lobster said 16% of cus … | Continue reading
I watched this cool Instagram reel of a Palestinian fabric shop owner from Old Jerusalem named Bilal Taher Abu Khalaf as he described his city’s textile heritage: He shares old photographs showcasing traditional attire worn by women in Jerusalem 70 years ago, including everyday d … | Continue reading
Victor Mair went to Gothenberg, Nebraska last week and visited a local historical museum. When he asked for the most unusual exhibit, he was pointed downstairs to a unique collection of barbed wire fence: From the way the barbs were wrapped around and woven through the horizontal … | Continue reading
Keisuke Teshima is an artist best known for his dragon art create with one brush stroke. Before the pedants get involved, there are other brush strokes involved for detailing but the main body is all done with a single stroke of his very large brush. The results are breathtaking … | Continue reading
David White is a glass artist and his Etsy shop is full of amazing glass art featuring dinosaur goblets (above), dinosaur earrings, and other dinosaur glass ornaments. The velociraptor goblet was made in collaboration with Andrew Pollack, a New Orleans based glass artist and teac … | Continue reading
JSTOR Daily curated a queer reading list featuring writers from North Africa and the Maghreb (a region in western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia): The status of queer literature in the Maghreb and the Arab world is complex and … | Continue reading
I’m honoured to have technical architect and Blacksky creator Rudy Fraser as my next interviewee. What is favourite city in the world? Paris. It has a lot of parallels to NYC from a fashion and culture perspective. They even have French Drill music! Paris is also where I proposed … | Continue reading
We’ve seen it a million times, but one more “how to make a real lightsaber” video isn’t gonna hurt. This one comes from HeroTech who built an extendable and retractable lightsaber and put together a tutorial on their website (for paid members only). All jokes and mild snark aside … | Continue reading
It’s Nice That spoke to Brad Ogbonna about his ‘colourful and considerate depictions of the people of Dakar‘: One of the defining characteristics of the regions is the amount of colour on display. From the home exteriors and interior decor to the clothing people wear […] The post … | Continue reading
A few years ago, Danny Gonzalez reviewed The Little Panda Fighter, a bootleg version of Kung Fu Panda, and it’s hilariously bad (the film, not the review—that’s just hilarious). It was released in 2008 by Vídeo Brinquedo, a Brazilian animation studio and amongst its cast was none … | Continue reading
Researchers from American Bird Conservancy (ABC), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, SELVA, ProCAT Colombia, and World Parrot Trust have made some important observations of a very rare species called the Santa Marta Sabrewing. The species is one of the rarest amongst birds in the … | Continue reading
The Ishango bone is a tool and possible mathematical device from prehistoric times. Its name is taken from the area of Ishango in the Democratic Republic of Congo where it was found. […] The bone, probably a fibula of a baboon, large cat, or other large mammal, has been dated to … | Continue reading
The Book of Colour Concepts by art historian Alexandra Loske explores four centuries of colour theory from changes in science to the Mary Gartside, the first woman who published an illustrated book in colour in 1805. (via It’s Nice That) The post Taschen’s new book explores four … | Continue reading
A man gets home early from work and finds his wife in bed with his best friend. He gets his shotgun and says “I’m going to shoot your balls off!” His best friend begs him, “Please, we’re best friends! Give me a chance!” So he says, “Alright then, swing ’em!” The post My second fa … | Continue reading
Batman Saves the Congo is a book by Alexandra Cosima Budabin and Lisa Ann Richey Can which questions the influence of celebrities on the development field and whether they can promote change for the good or just act as mouthpieces for major corps: In 2010, Ben Affleck, known for … | Continue reading
I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re goin’, and hook up with them later. The post Mitch Hedberg on dreams appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
I missed this last month but good to see Colombian President Gustavo Petro call out Israel’s genocide of Palestinians for what it is and announce plans to cut diplomatic ties with the nation state. “Here in front of you, the government of change, of the president of the republic, … | Continue reading
Last June, I wrote about Arisa Trew becoming the first female skateboarder to land a 720 at 13 years old. Well, she’s gone a few degrees better and landed her first 900 at 14. Join me next year when she lands a 1080! Incredible achievement. The post Shout out to Arisa Trew (again … | Continue reading
I found these articles on Kenyan culture and thought I’d group them into one blog. It’s Nice That spoke to Kennedy Mirema about his work shining a light on Kenya’s cultural richness: Throughout Kennedy’s creative direction there is an immediate bonding of people and landscape, gr … | Continue reading
It’s common knowledge that the original Coca-Cola recipe had cocaine in it. And while it might seem obvious to us now to remove a hard drug from a soft drink, what was the actual reason? JSTOR Daily consulted a journal article by Michael M. Cohen where he claimed it was about aut … | Continue reading
The poster for Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage, a 1994 SEGA Genesis game starring Spider-Man, Venom, and of course, Carnage. The post Paint The Town Red appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading