You may insist on the finest tailoring from Italy, the latest designs from Paris, but there’s no reason why your most elegant evening attire shouldn’t be bulletproofed from Columbia. He calls himself ‘the Armored Armani’, which sounds like a spoof film title, but we’ll go with it. Miguel Caballero is a fashion-conscious bulletproof tailor with…
Did you hear? Egypt’s capital is on the move. Though Cairo has been the official capital of Egypt for over a thousand years, a brand new metropolis – under construction since 2015 – is almost finished and ready to take centre stage as the country’s brand new capital. They just haven’t picked a name yet. The…
Debutante balls, or cotillions, are a centuries old tradition with roots in Europe as far back as the 1700s. The word “debutante” translates to female beginner in French, and refers to a young woman making her debut into polite society. The first of these lavish events was held by King George III in 1780 in…
The ship of Theseus, one of the oldest quandaries in Western philosophy, posits whether an object reconstructed with replaced parts can be considered the same as the original. But what if the ship is constructed with the same parts, in the exact same shipyard, only without the ship maker’s knowledge? It happens far more frequently than…
The World’s First Underwater Veggie Garden is Growing Lettuce, Tomatoes & More. Because, Waterworld.
Kevin Costner has entered the chat. Don’t laugh. This is where we’re going to have to grow vegetables if the planet keeps heating up. Someday, it might not be possible to grow food on the earth’s surface anymore and wouldn’t you rather know someone is busy figuring out how to navigate that problem ahead of…
2020 was a year of civil unrest and uncertainty, but it was also a catalyst for social justice, unity, and change. Many people saw an opportunity during the lockdowns to better themselves and their communities, both individually and collectively. One monumental example of this type of unity is with the birth of Freedom Georgia, a…
There was one fairytale character in particular that seemed to leave an impression on the ladies of the Victorian era. Rapunzel was originally written in 1790 by Friedrich Schulz and retold by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. The story was told during the Georgian era where long, loose straggling locks were unheard of and ringlets in…
Ever since the first time I saw Michael Jackson do his infamous gravity-defying lean in Moonwalker, it’s remained a total mystery as to how he and his dancers did it. I hopelessly attempted it in front of the television screen for years. But today, the mystery came to an end today and it feels ever…
This is in fact the second annual Hipster Olympics (I don’t know how I dared miss the first one) and it was held in Berlin over the weekend. Participants in the games competed in events such as the vinyl-spinning contest, the moustache finger-tattooing race and the ‘skinny jeans tug-o-war’. Of course, true hipsters (who would…
