• CULTURE

    Real NYC Taxi Drivers Get Sexy in a 2016 Calendar

    A 2016 calendar series titled NYC Taxi Drivers has officially hit the stands. Is it hot in here? Do these windows work? The calendar is the 2nd installment with the first one starting in 2015. The models come from all walks of life and feature different body types and style but all with one thing in common, which is their sexyness (and their taxi careers). All profits will be donated to the University Settlement Foundation. See the pictures below:

  • ART,  CULTURE

    Darth Vader in Everyday Life

    Photographer and Star Wars fan  Pawel Kadysz has begun a 365 day photo project featuring the infamous Darth Vader character doing familiar mundaine everyday tasks. The groceries don’t buy themselves.    

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    Oxford Dictionaries Announces that the Word of the Year Is an Emoji

    Technically not a word but things don’t get more official than making an emoji the Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries. The specific emoji is best described as “Face With Tears of Joy”. Oxford Dictionaries explains their decision stating the emoji “best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.” Wrapping up todays day and age it makes more sense than you think. “Emojis are no longer the preserve of texting teens.Instead, they have been embraced as a nuanced form of expression, and one which can cross language barriers.” -Oxford Dictionaries Related articles Marketers Heart Emojis Emojis are here to stay, so figure out how to use them Can a GIF Work…

  • CULTURE

    The Evolution of BARBIE from 1959 – 2015

    The doll of dolls has been through quite a few changes throughout her existence. Who knew Barbie would change so drastically not only from decade to decade but from one year to another.  Tenaflyviper had the idea of putting each version side by side for closer examination. See Barbie’s evolution to the present day below:

  • CULTURE,  FASHION

    Highest-Paid Models of 2015

    The roster has been made! Here are the world’s top highest-paid models of 2015 as stated by Forbes. Some new faces were added to the list, but the original OG’s of the industry are staying pretty persistent in their rankings. Congrats ladies. 1. Gisele Bundchen: $44 million 2. Cara Delevingne: $9 million 3. Adriana Lima: $9 million 4. Doutzen Kroes: $7.5 million 5. Natalia Vodianova: $7 million 6. Miranda Kerr: $5.5 million 7. Joan Smalls: $5.5 million 8. Lara Stone: $5 million 9. Alessandra Ambrosio: $5 million 10. Candice Swanepoel: $5 million 11. Karlie Kloss: $5 million 12.Carolyn Murphy: $4.5 million 13. Kate Moss: $4.5 million 14. Liu Wen: $4.5 million 15.…

  • ART,  CULTURE

    Pop Culture Cars by Mainger

    Iconic vehicles become characters of their own in well-loved movies and TV shows. Artist Mainger pays tribute in a car centered illustrations series. The pop culture cars featured include Drive, The Simpsons, Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Back to the Future, Mad Max and more.  

  • ART,  CULTURE

    SUR-FAKE by Antoine Geiger

    Our constant growing need of looking into a screen is something that comes along with the current ever evolving technology. Photographer  Antoine Geiger takes this observation and depicts warped faces being literally sucked into their screens. See the SUR-FAKE series by Antoine Geiger below:  

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    Rumblr, Like Tinder but for Fighting

    An app called Rumblr is currently in production by New York based recreation fighters. Known as the “Tinder of Fighting” it has brought some controversy due to it blatant violent nature. People are asking if it’s a gag app? Or would people be actually fighting? The modern Fight Club app has features pretty similar to the popular dating app Tinder, most notably the swipe feature that provides the other “opponents” height, weight, fighting style and we assume aggressive pic. If you both swipe right you can trash talk and set up a time and place. Apple has rejected the app for obvious reasons but the app keeps getting more attention. The beta version will be released…

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    CULTURE,  Misc.

    Millenial Merit Badges

    A cheeky series by Distractify poking fun at the technology reliant Millenials by creating 15 absurd merit badges with somewhat true statements. They badges include “writing out an entire word”, “Looked up from phone.” and more. See the series below: Images © Distractify / source