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Instead Of Taking Notes During Boring Meetings, This Artist Creates Funny Doodles (24 Pics) Have you ever been stuck in a meeting that should have been an email? If you have, you know that a pen and a piece can be a real lifesaver. And one artist going by BeastFlaps on Instagram knows that all too well. To fight boredom and make time fly by faster during boring meetings, the artist creates hilarious sketches and they are guaranteed to put a smile on your face....

Iron Fish That Saves Lives Anemia, closely linked to iron deficiency, is a serious illness, and Doctor Christopher Charles made this Lucky Iron Fish to save people from it. Iron deficiency affects about 3,5 billion people worldwide, causing pregnancy complications in women, stunted development in children, and a general loss of energy. This iron fish is designed for simple use: drop it in a cooking pot (hopefully with soup), boil it for ten minutes, and take it out....

Japanese Cat Owners Re-Purposed IKEA’s Doll Beds For Cats Pets need their own place to sleep, so why can’t it look just like a human bed? Japanese cat owners started a fun trend by using popular doll beds from IKEA for their beloved felines. The official purpose of the $20 Duktig is to be a bed for dolls and other toys, but who said that they’re not suitable for pets?...

Korean Illustrator Shows How Western Fairytales Would Look If Created In Asia When you think of classic Western fairytales, such as Alice in Wonderland or Snow White, Disney’s depiction of the princesses are probably the ones to come into your head first. Korean illustrator Na Young Wu, however, decided to bring a fresh and new perspective into our visualization of the fairytales by re-drawing them in a traditional Korean style called manhwa....

Life Before the Taliban: Afghanistan in the 1960s Afghanistan was not always the war-torn land of today. Back in 1967, university professor Dr. Bill Podlich went to Afghanistan for two years. He was accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and two teenage daughters, Jan and Peg. While working with UNESCO at the Higher Teachers College in Kabul, he traveled around the country and took many pictures. This was while Afghanistan was still a kingdom, and the Westernized cities provided a stark contrast to the rural areas....

Melancholic Portraits Of Elderly Animals Help Photographer Face Her Own Fear Of Mortality Philadelphia-based photographer Isa Leshko created a series of beautiful portraits of elderly animals as a means to explore our collective perception of old age and her own fears of mortality. The artist finds the animals in sanctuaries after they had been rescued from factory farms. Leshko first tries to make a connection with the animals by watching them and lying beside them for hours on end, trying to recognize their peculiarities and make them feel comfortable around her before the actual photoshoot....

Men’s Jewelry and Accessory Picks for the Summer Long gone are the days when men’s accessories consisted of only cufflinks and hats. There is now so much versatility in accessories and jewelry, making it hard to know what to pick for a stylish look. To help you out, we’ve gathered the best ideas for the summer. The trends range from the traditional, such as caps, to the more daring, with long scarves....

Micro corrida Minuscule corrida. Tuileries, Paris, novembre 2015. Jean-Jacques Koenig Living in Paris. Try to do something against violence with art and poésie.

Mother Of Four Makes Creative Sunny Side Up Eggs For Breakfast Anne Widya is a Hong Kong-based mother of four who doesn’t mind spending some extra time preparing breakfast for her little ones. She specializes in sunny-side-up egg creations where she turns fried eggs into funny elements of larger food illustrations. When submitting photos of her artworks to Boredpanda, Widya admited that, to prepare such elaborate breakfasts for her family, she often needs to wake up really early....

Moving To Japan Sounds Amazing, But Expats Share These 30 Unexpected Downsides Japan is often seen as a dream destination for its rich culture, delicious food, efficient public transport, and stunning natural beauty. But like any country, living there comes with its challenges, especially for foreigners. On Reddit, someone asked non-Japanese residents, “What’s the downside about living in Japan no one talks about?” and the responses shed light on aspects of daily life that many outsiders don’t usually hear about....

Octopus High-Heel Shoes That Let You Walk On Tentacles Release the shoe kraken! That’s how we imagine the introduction of the Polypodis went. Designed by Kermit Tesoro, these are high-heels without actual heels. The shoe is made from multiple intertwined tentacles, which will make your foot like the Nautilus on a particularly bad leg of the journey. Or you can imagine yourself like a sea princess on the hunt for Namor, Poseidon or Neptune....

Our Beloved Jeans If there’s one type of garment that can be found in just about any closet around the globe, it’s definitely a good old pair of jeans. Since the very beginning, jeans have overruled the styling departments and left a significant mark on the fashion industry. From skinny jeans, baggy trousers up to boyfriend jeans and black denim, this must-have clothing item has managed to win the heart of every person, regardless of their gender, age and style preference....

People Are Recreating Terrible Thrift Store Art At Home And It’s Hilarious (40 Pics) Recreating artwork using objects in their homes has become a pastime for many creative people who are stuck in quarantine. And while we’ve seen recreations of famous works by Picasso, van Gogh, and Klimt, there’s another style of painting that is often overlooked when it comes to art recreations. I’m talking, of course, about thrift store art – a unique art form that’s rarely recreated for a good reason....

People Call Out 25 Gourmet Upgrades That Ruined Perfectly Good Food Some classic dishes are a comfort to our hearts, souls, and stomachs. Their warm familiarity can soothe us, and their simplicity is appealing no matter how often we enjoy them. However, modern society seems obsessed with upgrading food. These innovative enhancements may be trendy and Instagrammable, but do they truly elevate the dish? Recently, u/burgher89 , curious about others’ opinions, inquired online: “What food, in your opinion, didn’t need a ‘bougied up’ version, but food trends have caused it to happen anyway?...

People Recall 25 Of The Most Shocking Things They Saw On Live TV Somethings get indelibly recorded in our minds to the point where we cannot forget about them even if we wanted to. These core memories can be related to a personal experience or even something we saw happening to someone else at the time that shocked our minds so much so that it became unforgettable. Today, we explore a series of events people witnessed on Live TV that traumatise them to this day....

People Shared The Dreams They Never Gave Up On And These 40 Pics Capture Their Joy There’s something incredibly moving about watching someone finally achieve a dream they refused to let go of. Whether it took months or decades, whether the goal was big or small, the joy on their faces says everything. Recently, people across the internet shared the dreams they chased with stubborn hope and the moments they finally came true....

Person Asks People To Share Products That Are Unnecessarily Gendered And Here’s 30 Of The Best Responses We live in a world where the definition of gender is constantly challenged and as every meaning of the word, it evolves with how the society uses it. So, it’s no wonder that things like pink ‘women’ razors and pens raise an eyebrow more often than not. And while it’s still somewhat understandable why companies choose to put gender labels on certain products (like shaving creams and hygiene items), some cases are simply leaving baffled....

Photographer Exposes The ‘Truth’ Behind Professional Portraits, And It’s Pretty Awkward We’ve already told you that you shouldn’t trust the pictures posted on social media (check out that post here ) and we’re back to remind you that nothing has changed. The photographers are still manipulating angles to make puddles look like lakes, and still use photoshop to make it seem like you’re swinging on a swing made of flowers....

Photographer Finds Beauty In Vulnerability And Struggle Through The Ancient Art Of Kintsugi Italian photographer Teresa Carnuccio is an advocate for strength hiding in vulnerability, of beauty lying in imperfection. This self-portrait series on Kintsugi is about celebrating the battles the soul has come through, accepting and honoring the scars that testify to how it has been shattered and has come together as more complete and precious. The title is borrowed from the ancient Japanese technique of repairing porcelain vessels accentuating the cracks with gold instead of concealing them....

Photographer Isa Leshko Captured Emotional Portraits Of Rescue Animals Who Escaped Slaughterhouses Or Farms (15 Pics) Isa Leshko is an American photographer best known for her photographs of elderly animals. For the past decade, the photographer has been taking pictures of rescued farm animals and has even released a photography book titled Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries . In an interview with Bored Panda, Isa said she sees her photos of animals as fine-art portraits....