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Star Wars merch sexism: Rey left off Monopoly, Leia given kitchen (PHOTOS)
Star Wars merchandise continues to baffle fans with its treatment of it’s female heroes. The new Monopoly game has omitted central character Rey and a new book has given Princess Leia a kitchen on the Millennium Falcon. The Monopoly game has left out female character Rey despite including Darth Vader who does not...
Artist creates amazing map of entire universe in one image
An artist has created in a stunning circular image of the entire observable universe using NASA images based on astronomical surveys provided by Princeton University. It’s also quintessentially geocentric – with Earth’s solar system right at the center. The South American artist and musician, Pablo Carlos...
Top 10 History’s Worst Torture Methods
It is often seen that the good deeds of the human beings are mostly talked about, very rarely do we see people talk about the harshness and the brutal nature of any person unless the person is very infamous for his wrong deeds. But there are some of the inhumane practices which surely need a special mention in everybody’s...
«Bitter Harvest»: trailer of Canadian movie on Holodomor released
The first trailer has been released of the feature film about Stalin's repressions in Ukraine, which led to the politically engineered Holodomor famine. A film by Canadian director Ian Ignatovich titled "Bitter Harvest" tells the story of love in the midst of violent events. The main roles in the film are played...
«Father’s Daughter» has changed beyond recognition
Girls from the Russian TV series "Daddy's Girls" rose. Now they are ready for more serious roles. Katya Starshova grown and changed. 14-year-old actress has changed hair...
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, nine things we learned
Benedict Cumberbatch once more donned the great detective's flapping overcoat for a giddily-anticipated feature length return to Baker Street Could Sherlock keep the Holmes fire burning? That was the real mystery as Benedict Cumberbatch once more donned the great detective's flapping overcoat for a giddily-anticipated...
Elizaveta Boyarskaya Showed Father without a hat (Photos)
The actress posted a photo of his family New Year. Actress Elizabeth Boyar once again denied all the rumors about the separation of Maxim Matveyev. The actress posted a photo of his family New Year: on the background of Christmas tree ornaments Lisa captured along with her husband and parents — actor Mikhail Boyarsky and...
New Eco Homes — in pictures (Photo)
The best examples of eco-friendly domestic architecture from around the...
What we will wear in 2016?
Lindsay Baker chooses the biggest upcoming trends for men and women, from feminine ruffles and tie-dye to pinstripes and puffs. Puffed up The voluminous puffy sleeve is set to be big in 2016 – very big. With a hint of 1980s New Romantic, and a touch of Victoriana, the leg o’ mutton sleeve will be back with a...
Viewfinder: the most inspiring and surprising images you’ll see this week
DEATH BY HAMBURGER (2001) BY DAVID LACHAPELLE Richard Avedon called him photography's answer to René Magritte, and certainly David LaChapelle's hyperkitsch images reveal more than a touch of the surreal. Here a monstrous, billowing piece of junkfood threatens to engulf the skinny individual beneath. ...
New Year celebrations light up NZ, Australia
Auckland's sky was lit up last night with half a tonne of fireworks, blasted from the Sky Tower to mark the New Year, according to The New Zeland Herald. “Happy New Year New Zealand, you're the first to see in 2016,” NZHerald reported as the New Year came to this country at 13:00 Kyiv time. The five-minute,...
The Learjet: The private plane that changed travel
A high-school dropout named Bill Lear was the mastermind behind an aircraft that flew the world’s wealthiest people, writes Jonathan Glancey. “Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away”, sang Frank Sinatra, topping the charts in 1958. They did – his friends, aquaintances and lovers,...